Iordanescu credits Belgium as ‘complete team’ after loss in Cologne

Belgium are a “complete team” according to Romania boss Edward Iordanescu.

The Red Devils finally got some points on the board in Group E at Euro 2024, beating their opponents 2-0 in Cologne on Saturday night.

It was a good response from Kevin De Bruyne and Co, who lost their opener against Slovakia.

Youri Tielemans got the side off to a brilliant start, scoring after just a minute.

It was an open game after that, but Belgium struck a killer blow in the second half through their captain.

He ran in behind from a goal-kick and slotted effortlessly past the goalkeeper to double Belgium’s advantage.

It was a hard-fought battle from Romania, but still not enough to win the game according to their head coach.

🤯📊 Group E final day will be INSANE…

Slovakia vs Romania
Ukraine vs Belgium

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— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) June 22, 2024

Speaking at his post-match interview, he said: “They’re a team with lots of quality: they have speed, they have explosiveness, power.

“They are a complete team. They are candidates to win the title.

“We never gave up, we fought very hard. In the second half, we were better.

“With a bit of luck, we could have got a point. We had chances to equalise.

“In terms of challenges, this was the highest level.

“We had a great start to the tournament, now let’s see how we deal with difficulty. We need solidarity and unity.

“We will analyse it a lot with the team. We had a lot of duels in this game, in contrast to the first game.

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— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 22, 2024

“We did have our chances. We will always try and be better and we will try and improve for the third game. I have complete faith in our team.”

Romania go into their final game against Slovakia knowing a win will put them through to the knockout stages.

All three teams in Group E sit on three points, but Iordanescu is confident his side have…

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Author : Mitch Fretton

Publish date : 2024-06-22 21:57:09

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