Chapter 167: The Final List

Seeing that there is only one week left before the European Championship registration, the other national teams participating in this tournament have already submitted their lists to UEFA, and only the Belgian team has not moved.

Switzerland, Geneva, the Belgian national team's chosen location, is still deserted, only Antienes' coaching staff, and one Dugan.

Regarding Zuihou's 23-man roster, Antienes also has a headache and can only wait for Digan to arrive before making Zuihou's decision.

The three players in the goalkeeper position are not difficult to determine, the first one is Bailly, who is currently playing for the Genke team, his performance this season has been very good, although the Genke team finally finished second in the league behind Standard Liege, but Bailly's performance has attracted a lot of attention, and it has even been revealed that the Freiburg team in the Bundesliga is very keen to bring in the Belgian powerful goalkeeper to solve the problem of the team's backline conceding too many goals.

Proto, the main goalkeeper who once represented the Belgian national team in the Shijie Cup in Germany, will definitely get a spot, and he has also been the main goalkeeper of the national team in the previous European Championship qualifiers.

However, this season, Plotto's main position at Anderlecht has become very unstable due to an injury sustained after the winter break, and he will also face the impact of Eric Bailly in the position of the main goalkeeper of the national team.

Plotto obviously looked at this very indifferently, and said in an interview before: "Whether it's me, or Bailly, or someone else, our purpose is the same, that is, to defend a defense line for the Belgian team, so no matter who appears in the position of the main goalkeeper, others will express their blessings, we just want to contribute the most to the national team!" ”

Zuihou a third goalkeeper, Digan and Antienes chose the domestic mid-stream team Denterlet's Mignolet, he has secured the position of the team's main goalkeeper this season, and has also performed well in the league, of course, in the European Championship, he is difficult to have the opportunity to play, and bringing him is just to help the young goalkeeper accumulate experience.

The position of the two full-backs is not difficult to choose, the main left-back must be Sylon Balz, he won the Russian Premier League and the League Cup with Zenit St. Petersburg this season, has always been the absolute main force of the team, tall, but not clumsy, the impact ability of the side is very strong, this season's UEFA Cup final, it was his two wide crosses that helped the team defeat Glasgow Rangers and win the first European trophy in the team's history.

Lombartz's substitute, Degan, recommended Pokolinho of AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie, who has also performed very well this season, attacking well, and has been praised by the Dutch media as Sinzenden, especially in attack, as a defensive player, he has scored six goals for AZ Alkmaar throughout the season, and his attacking ability can be seen.

There is no doubt about the main position of the right-back, which belongs to Bayern Munich's star Van Bitten, because of Lucio's injury, Van Bitten successfully rose to the position this season, occupied the position of the main central defender, and finally helped the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich regain the league title from Stuttgart, but in the national team, his position should be transferred to the position of right-back, although the attacking ability is not strong, but the defensive ability is absolutely trustworthy.

Van Bitten's substitutes, Digan and Antienes chose to play for the domestic powerhouse Lokren Drul, although young, but Drul has become the captain of the Loquelen team, the defensive ability is average, but the forward impact ability is very strong, and the attitude of the game is positive, and Van Bitten can form a very complementary model.

What really makes it difficult for Degan and Antienes is the central defender position, which can be said to be full of talent in the central defender position of the Belgian national team since Vermaelen and Vertonghen came to the fore.

Kompany is sure to occupy a main position, although he missed most of the games due to injury this season, but Kompany's strength, in the position of central defender, can be said to have been among the first-class level of Shijie, especially in the Champions League final, in Thiago. After Silva went off injured, it was his excellent play that ensured Fiorentina to keep the goal in the second half.

Kompany's partner, Digan recommended Ajax's captain Vermaelen, the previous life-and-death battle with Portugal, Vermaelen played for Belgium for the first time, and then in some warm-up matches, he was the absolute main force of the national team, in Ajax, he and Vertonghen's central defender partner, also constituted the strongest defensive line in the Eredivisie, after the end of the season, it is rumored that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made up his mind to bring in the rising star of European football.

After discussion, Vermaelen's partner in Ajax Vertonghen was finally selected in the 23-man squad, although he has no experience in international competitions, and his position in Ajax is far less important than Vermaelen, but his strength is obvious to all, strong body, strong air defense, and fast speed, but one-on-one frontal defense is not good, but as a substitute, he is obviously very suitable.

It is more difficult to determine the number of places for a central defender in Zuihou, Hojkens and Van den Borough were both regulars in the national team before, and Van den Borough even occupied the main position for a time, but this season, Van den Borough rarely got the opportunity to play in Genoa, and even entered the transfer market for a time.

Hojkens is also a veteran of the national team, and previously represented the Belgian national team in the 2002 Korea-Japan Shijie Cup, and the 2006 German Shijie Cup.

The position of the central defender is not easy to determine, and the position of the midfield is even more difficult, since the European Championship qualifiers, the Belgian team has begun a major change, and since that time in a series of warm-up matches, Antienes has used a total of more than 30 midfielders, including the old courtiers of the national team, and young rookies, who should be taken to the European Cup, Antienes also made a difficulty.

The first to confirm is the three veterans of the national team, the team's second captain Gul is definitely going to be selected, although he is old, but Gul's performance this season is still very eye-catching, the Anderlecht he played for only won the third place in the league, not his responsibility, in fact, he has done well enough, whether it is defense, or the back row to insert the attack, he has shown great strength, and because he has played for the country for many years, in the team's locker room, he still has the absolute right to speak, The internal stability of the Belgian national team is inseparable from this veteran.

The next to be confirmed for the squad is another veteran Simmons of the team, his impact ability on the left side has not diminished with age, but has become more and more demonic as he gets older, especially the cross at a 45-degree angle, which is probably an important reason why Antienes cannot part with him.

This season, Simons still occupies the absolute main position in the Eredivisie powerhouse Eindhoven, and has repeatedly performed well, scoring a total of five goals and ten assists for the team, and his outstanding performance has also earned him a place in the national team.

There is also Boufer, although his ability is not as outstanding as Simmons and Gul, but the victory is diligent, over the years with the Belgian national team to fight in the west, whether as the main force, or as a substitute, he has no complaints, just try his best to play every minute of the game, this season in Glasgow Rangers, he is also the absolute main force, although in the League Cup Zuihou lost to Zenit St. Petersburg, but in the semi-finals, if there is no goal for him, The Scottish side may not even be able to make it to the final.

In the squad circled by Degan and Antienes, only three veterans who participated in the 2006 Shijie Cup remained, and the rest were young talents who emerged in the last year.

Standard Liege midfielder Marouane Fellaini is a player that Degan is very fond of, and his interception ability in midfield is very prominent, and it can be said that Standard Liege can finally win the league title this season, and Fellaini is a great contributor.

Not only has he been outstanding in defence, but in attack, he has also scored with headers from set-pieces and a long-range shot from the back row, and it is said that a number of teams in the top five leagues are now optimistic about the young Moroccan, ready to recruit him after the European Championships.

The core of Alkmaar in the Eredivisie also ended up in the careers of Dugan and Antienes, and this season AZ Alkmaar eventually finished third in the Eredivisie, and Dembele also won the Eredivisie's Most Valuable Player, and as a striker, he also finished as the team's top scorer with 15 goals.

Along with Dembele, his partner Martens at AZ Alkmaar was also selected for Maltens, who has also performed very well this season, scoring six goals for AZ Alkmaar, which makes Degan even more impressive, his passing ability, 13 assists, is absolutely commendable for a Belgian player whose ability has always been average.

In addition, the 23-man squad is also included in the standard Liege team's wide duo De Foure and Witsek, both of whom are the kind of wide players with outstanding jishu and strong impact ability, and the two of them will also compete with Simmons and Bufel for the main position on the wing.

Zuihou was selected as a midfielder, a little surprisingly, it turned out to be the defender Na England who plays for Piacenza in Serie B, he is currently only a substitute player in Piacenza this season, and has only made ten appearances for Piacenza in the league this season, but Digan is very optimistic about this player, and finally Antienes was also persuaded by him to add the Indonesian descent to the 23-man squad.

Dugan's optimism on Na England is mainly due to his excellent performances in Cagliari in the future, with a balanced attack and defence, and outstanding vertical movement on the pitch, which could complement Fellaini if he has the opportunity to play.

Zuihou is the striker, although Deegan was banned by UEFA, he couldn't play in the group stage, but I believe that Deegan was selected, no one will question it, as long as Belgium can successfully qualify for the group, then how far it can go in the future mainly depends on Degan's performance.

After the Mponsa brothers were selected for the European Championship qualifiers, they were never selected for the national team, replaced by a group of young players, the young Greek Mirallas who played for the Lille team in Ligue 1 has been the main striker of the Belgian national team for a long time, although he did not score many goals in the game, but no one can ignore the role of Mirallas in the team, the body is not very strong, the speed is not very fast, and the ability to break through face-to-face is also very average, but his tactical execution ability, as well as the ability to grab points in front of the goal are very good, Known as the Crouch of Belgium.

There is also Bolaite who is also in the French league, strong, fast, although Jishu is average, but the ability to sprint 30 meters is rare in European football, and the most important thing is that this player is a rare high-prolific goalscorer, whether it is in the Belgian league or in the French league, he has maintained a high scoring rate, and can score double-digit goals on average every season.

The 23-man squad of the Belgian national team to participate in this European Championship was tinkered with by two people in the hotel, and it was drummed out, and as for the final result, it can only be tested after the game starts.

The biggest problem facing the Belgian national team now is the suspension of Degan, and if Belgium can't even break through the group, then it is superfluous to say anything.

But fortunately, the strength of the other three teams in this group is not too strong, although Switzerland has the advantage of home, but the strength is at most the second rate in Europe, the Czech Republic has a brilliant record, but unfortunately, after the retirement of the golden generation of players such as Nedved, the former powerhouse has gradually declined, and only one Turkey is left to pose a threat to Belgium, and the two teams will also face to face in the first leg of this group.

If Belgium can win Turkey, the prospects of qualifying will be bright, but once they make a mistake in the first game, then Belgium will have to fight the Czech Republic in the second game, and then the group will be a round of Zuihou, facing the host Swiss team, the prospects of qualifying are really worrying.

As long as you can survive the three games in the group, then in the next knockout round, although the opponent you face is stronger, when Digan comes back, things will be much easier.