France beat Belgium 1-0 in the round of 16 of EURO 2024 to reach the quarterfinals. The only goal scored by the "Gaulois" was an own goal by Jan Vertonghen in the 85th minute.
In the phase where France scored, N'Golo Kante passed the ball to Randal Kolo Muani. The young French striker turned and shot, the ball, although not dangerous, hit Vertonghen's foot and changed direction, leaving goalkeeper Koen Casteels helpless.
France beat Belgium thanks to an own goal
Despite dominating Belgium, holding the ball 56% of the time and shooting 18 times (compared to 2 of their opponents), the French team still had to wait for their opponents to score an own goal to decide the match.
In total, France scored 3 goals at EURO 2024, but 2 of them came from their opponents' own goals. France only had 1 player score, that was Kylian Mbappe with a successful penalty kick against Poland. In the history of EURO, perhaps few teams have scored only 1 goal, but reached the quarterfinals like France in this year's tournament. In the past 4 matches, France has not scored more than 1 goal in any match. Coach Didier Deschamps' students won 1-0 against Austria, drew 0-0 with the Netherlands, drew 1-1 with Poland and won 1-0 against Belgium.
Why does coach Deschamps have so many great attackers, but France still scores the worst goals among the European giants? 90 minutes ago Belgium provided the answer.
Similar to the three group stage matches, France dominated possession against Belgium thanks to an energetic midfield. With the comprehensive attacking and defensive capabilities of the duo Jules Kounde and Theo Hernandez, France had many options to approach the goal.
Mbappe was followed by Belgian players like a shadow
However, France's finishing was very poor. Mbappe, Aurelien Tchouameni, Antoine Griezmann and Marcus Thuram missed chances, and almost couldn't even hit the target despite having a large gap in front of the Belgian goal.
For example, in the case of Tchouameni, the young player had 4 second-line shots with similar scenarios, but only 1 time the ball hit the goal. Or Mbappe dribbled skillfully and seized good opportunities, however, the striker born in 1998 lacked sensitivity in the situations of kicking.
EURO 2024 is the tournament France has played least effectively in 10 years of Deschamps coaching.
In the quarter-finals, France will face either Portugal or Slovenia. But regardless of who they face, the Blues will need to adjust their "aim". Coach Deschamps needs Griezmann to regain his ball control and Mbappe to finish more accurately.
If the French attack regains its form, the "Gaulois Rooster" will be very formidable. Because France is still very strong in controlling and deploying the game, only having problems in decisive situations.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doc-la-nhu-doi-tuyen-phap-chi-tu-ghi-1-ban-van-vao-tu-ket-euro-2024-185240702011224896.htm
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