In the early morning of July 2, Beijing time, the 1/8 finals of the European Cup, France VS Belgium. I thought it was Mars hitting the earth, but I didn't expect it to be a hypnotic war. France won 1-0 to advance to the last eight. How to evaluate this 1.8 billion euro matchup? On social platforms, fans complained wildly: boring and dull!
On paper, it's a real power-to-power conversation: France are ranked No. 2 in the world and Belgium are ranked No. 3 in the world, both seeded for this tournament and boast top stars such as Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Kevin De Bruyne.
As much hope as there is, there is as much disappointment as there is. However, fans should be mentally prepared: France's three group stage games were dull and ugly, scoring only 2 goals; Belgium is like a scattered sand, with their own fronts and De Bruyne alone.
In this 1/8 final, the scene is still ugly. Belgium conceded possession and fought back with iron determination; France are also extremely cautious, worried about the speed of the sprint of Doku and Opponda. No. 2 and No. 3 in the world, teamed up to contribute a boring, hypnotic game.
Belgium wanted to drag it out until extra time, but Vertonghen killed the team's hopes. In the 85th minute, Muani made Vertonghen to set up an own goal, France won 1-0 to advance, and the dull battle finally did not enter extra time and penalty shootouts.
Objectively speaking, the last 10 minutes were quite exciting, but most of the time, the game was lackluster. On social platforms, fans frantically complained about this 1/8 final:
"France vs Belgium match, fans fell asleep watching ......"
'In my opinion, neither France nor Belgium deserve to qualify for the last eight.
'It's heart-wrenching to see France vs Belgium, why didn't the Belgian boss let their players play well? The worst defense is not wanting to win. The Belgian Golden Generation is over. ”
"France vs Belgium, it's super boring. Thankfully, they scored one goal so we didn't have to watch 30 boring extra minutes of extra time. ”
"After watching this game, it was horrible. The coaches on both sides have thrown away all their love and feelings, there is no fun, no passion, and the fans can't feel the joy of football. ”
Since the European Cup, in addition to the two giants of Spain and Germany, fans who have stayed up late to watch the game have not experienced the happiness brought by football. From the 24-16 points in the group stage to the sluggish and dull knockout stage giants, the European Cup did not arouse the enthusiasm of fans.
Twenty-four hours ago, England's 1.5 billion squad was in a slump, and despite the 2-1 win over Slovakia, it was an indisputable fact that England's football was boring and ugly. Twenty-four hours later, France, ranked No. 2 in the world and the favourites to win the tournament, also played a passionless and calculating football. Chinese fans sighed: stay up the deepest night, watch the worst ball!