After just seven minutes in Frankfurt, Slovakia caused the first major upset of this summer’s Euros when Ivan Schranz scored after Jeremy Doku made a mistake.
The underdogs’ goal was sufficient to secure the victory as Belgium missed numerous scoring opportunities, with Lukaku mostly to blame for the losses.
The striker, who played for Roma on loan from Chelsea last season, has a reputation for giving hilariously bad performances in crucial matches. Despite scoring twice against Slovakia, VAR disallowed both of his attempts.The first occurred when Lukaku headed in a close-range header from Amadou Onana, but replays revealed that Onana’s effort was actually goal-bound and had the potential to tie the score.
“Romelu Lukaku ought to just stop doing that.” It is entering! Wright, a former striker for England and Arsenal, told ITV.
Given how the game has gone for him, I’m not sure if he’s desperate to score or anything else. We are aware of the offside margins; if he leaves it, it’s a goal. How about saying nothing?It’s a striker’s instinct, but the goalie is outmatched and there isn’t a defender in sight. He was free to leave that.
Chris Sutton, a former Chelsea player and BBC pundit, was equally harsh, saying, “To be honest, Lukaku was awful in the first half.” These were three enormous opportunities, the kind that he usually seizes.
He might have already secured the Golden Boot. Although Slovakia didn’t truly provide many opportunities, Belgium’s wastefulness is the issue.Nonetheless, a frustrated Wright spoke up for the 31-year-old about the second goal that was controversially disallowed due to a handball against Lois Openda.
This оne isn’t gоing tо hаppen. I аpоlоgize; I knоw the rule is pretty strict, but whаtever they sаy аbоut it,’ he sаid.
Thаt is severe. In аll hоnesty, hоw cаn they аrgue [it shоuld be prоhibited]? due tо the fаct thаt they pоssess а smаrt bаll оr sоmething similаr?
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