At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the French players refused to train in support of team mate Nicholas Anelka. They would want to forget about that particular outing in a hurry. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/06/20/1986190/world-cup-2010-france-in-crisis-as-squad-refuses-to-trainarticular
Belgium has a decent history when it comes to World Cups and they’ll be looking to improve on past achievements.. Their best finish to date was in 1986 when they finished in 4th place.
They beat the Soviet Union and Spain in the Round of 16 and Quaterfinals respectively before getting stopped in their tracks by a Maradona inspired Argentina.
They qualified for the World Cup in emphatic style. One of the best qualification records in Europe.
Kevin De Bruyne was a revelation during the qualification stages leading the way with his goals. Again, this just hammers on the individual talents Belgium are blessed with. Every single foray forward won’t always come from Hazard when players like De Bruyne are always also present.
Can’t help but feel for the defenders they’ll face at the World Cup because the sheer possibility of these two playing against you could bring anyone to tears.
Ever since Jose Mourinho took the managerial reigns of Chelsea he has turned Hazard into a true world beater and possibly Chelsea’s best player this season. During his days with Lille in the French Lique un he drew comparisons with the wingplay of Cristiano Ronaldo but not until this season are we seeing why such a comparison was made.
From his direct running to his keen eye for goals and assists, Hazard looks the real deal aged just 23.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j989juzKnkI
One of the main reasons Arsene Wenger is still trophyless at Arsenal, putting 100% faith in young talents is not always the answer and could easily backfire. For example, supposedly they qualify for the next round and meet a team like Italy or Brazil that have wealth of experience in those stages, they’d probably struggle a lot.
Over half of the likely squad coach Marc Wilmots will be taking to Brazil are under 25 with the only veterans being Vincent Kompany and a couple of others.
Such young players will relish the big stage and would strive to replicate what Footie god, Pele did In 1958, where he won the world cup with Brazil aged just 17.
