In my last entry I will talk about what the mean purpose is of The Red Devils at his moment. We are now first in the preliminary for the world championship.
We have played four games and won all four of them. Beside that we have only conceded 1 goal and we have scored 21 goals against our opponents. So we have 12 points and are first alone followed by Greece who have 10 points. Bosnia and Herzegovina are third with 7 points. Cyprus are fourth with 3 points. Estland are fifth with three points but because their goals balance is worse than Cyprus they are fifth and nor fourth. Finally we have Gibraltar who are last with no points.
Our latest game against Estland was the mental boost we needed so badly after the draw against our norther neighbors. After 25 minutes it was already 3-0 with two beautiful goals of Meunier, Mertens and Hazard. Then Estland scored against us but we were much better so we finished the game with a phenomenal score of 8-1.
If our national team keep playing like the game against Estland I think we will not only win the preliminary but also become world champion in 2018.
In this entry I will talk about the selection of The Red Devils. The Red Devils are a very good team with some of the best players in the world. We have three incredible goalkeepers with Thibault Courtois( Chelsea), Simon Mignolet( Liverpool) and Matz Sels( Newcastle United).
A lot of strong defenders: Laurent Ciman( Montreal), Luis Pedro Cavanda( Trabzonspor), Leander Dendoncker( RSC Anderlecht), Thomas Foket( KAA Gent), Christian Kabasele( Watford FC), Vincent Kompany( Manchester City), Thomas Meunier( Paris Saint-Germain FC) and Jan Vertonghen( Tottenham Hotspurs).
Many creative midfielders: Axel Witsel( Zenit.-Petersburg), Youri Tielemans( RSC Anderlecht), Thorgan Hazard(Borussia Monchenglad.), Moussa Dembélé( Tottenham Hotspur), Steven Defour(Burnley), Timmy Simons( Club Brugge) and Kevin De Bruyne( Manchester City).
Finally we have our attackers Michy Batshuayi( Chelsea), Christian Benteke( Crystal Palace), Yannick Carrasco( Atlético Madrid), Eden Hazard( Chelsea), Romelu Lukaku( Everton FC), Dries Mertens( Napoli), Kevin Mirallas( Everton FC) and Divock Origi( Liverpool).
Roberto Martinez has not taken Radja Nainggolan up in the selection which I found a big mistake. Radja Nainggolan is a key player in his team AS Roma which is a big team in Italy. Despite Radja has proven we can use him very good in our national team, Roberto Martinez has replaced him by Timmy Simons. Timmy Simons is a key player of Club Brugge and has many experience but still many people including me found Nainggolan a much better choice! Roberto has said that Radja isn't performing well the latest time.
For this entry I have chosen to talk about my favorite player which is Vincent Kompany. He is our former captain, because of his recent injuries he can't play for our national football team. Vincent Kompany was born the 10th of April 1986 in Ukkel(Belgium). When he was 17 years old Kompany joined the A team of Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht. Despite his young age Kompany grew almost immediately into a key player. Anderlecht eventually finished 1st that season, afterwards Kompany won the trophy Young Professional Football Player of the Year. On the 27th of January 2005 Kompany won the golden boot.
Bigger clubs were becoming interested in the young defender and in June 2006 Kompany went to the German team, Hamburger SV, who paid 10,5 million for him. Vincent has got a difficult time when his mother dies. At that moment he is also injured. His trainer said that Kompany dragged the team down. It was clear that Kompany had to found a new club. On the 22th of August 2008 Kompany signed a contract for four seasons by Manchester City. Now Vincent is still a member of the team.
Vincent Kompany is not only a footballer but also a philantropist. He is an ambassador for SOS Children's Villages since 2006. Together with his wife Carla, he also founded the association "Vica" on. The social project supports young people who are struggling to develop in their city. In 2012 he founded a record label to support young music talents. He is my favorite football player because he wants to make the world a better place.
The Red Devils made some challenges were they challenged their fans to do something. For the first challenge they asked that as many people watched a football match of them. When enough people did this they would make each other red with paint. You can watch this funny video, just click the link below.
For the second challenge they asked at their fans to made a video. In this video they should make as much sound as possible. Of course many people made a video which created funny images. As compensation the players of our national football team played a football match playing 3 against 3 wearing sumo wrestling suits. This created a funny video which the fans enjoyed enormous. Just click the link below to watch the video.
For the third challenge they asked at their fans to open their houses and invite people to come over and watched the Red Devils together. This was a big success so the Red Devils had to do something in return. They made a video were they guided us around in their stadium. Just click the below to watch it.
The purpose of this is to get some media attention but also to create a unique feeling between the fans. Other people who see the video maybe want to experience this unique feeling and become fan of The Red Devils. This is good for our national team because when you feel that the fans our supporting you they will perform better.
Hello my name is Kevin Meert and I am 19 years old. I live in Sint-Kwintens-Lennik, it is a little village next to the capital of Belgium, Brussels. I study marketing at the Arteveldehogeschool in Gent.
For our course of English we have to make a blog about something that interest us. Since I was a little boy I liked football a lot. When I was 6 years old I started playing football by a local team. I have played for that team till I was 16 years old. At that age I started working in a local store so I couldn't play any matches on Saturday anymore.
I wanted to have some money so I stopped playing football. For my blog I have chosen to talk about The Red Devils because i like football a lot and almost everybody who lives in Belgium is a big fan of them.
But not only the football side of the Red Devils excites me, also the marketing side behind it. For example when the Red Devils went to the European Championship Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike produced a song. So when people were listening to the radio and they hear this song they should automatically think about The Red Devils. The purpose of this is to make sure that a maximum of people were supporting our national team.
The Belgium national football team is a team of footballers representing Belgium since 1904 in international competitions. The Belgian Team is nicknamed the Red Devils which was invented by Pierre Walckiers in 1906. Our northern neighbors are our biggest rival, they are called the Dutch team. The majority of home games are played at the Koning Boudewijn Stadium in Brussels.
The coach is Roberto Martinez and the captain Eden Hazard. Vincent Kompany was the captain of the team since 2011 till 2015, but he is injured now so Eden Hazard is replacing him.
The greatest achievements of the Belgian team so far has been a gold medal at the Olympics in 1920, a second place at the European Championship in 1980, fourth place at the 1986 World Championships and six consecutive participations in world championships between 1982 and 2002.
Other significant achievements are four wins against then reigning world champions: 2-0 against West Germany in 1954, 5-1 against Brazil in 1963, 1-0 against Argentina in 1982 and 2-1 against France in 2002.
Jan Ceulemans has 96 caps which is the Belgian international record. The top scorer title is shared by Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst, they both have made 30 goals for the national team. Adidas is the clothing sponsor of our national team.
For this entry I have chosen to talk about my favorite player which is Vincent Kompany. He is our former captain, because of his recent injuries he can't play for our national football team. Vincent Kompany was born the 10th of April 1986 in Ukkel(Belgium). When he was 17 years old Kompany joined the A team of Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht. Despite his young age Kompany grew almost immediately into a key player. Anderlecht eventually finished 1st that season, afterwards Kompany won the trophy Young Professional Football Player of the Year. On the 27th of January 2005 Kompany won the golden boot.
The Red Devils made some challenges were they challenged their fans to do something. For the first challenge they asked that as many people watched a football match of them. When enough people did this they would make each other red with paint. You can watch this funny video, just click the link below.
Hello my name is Kevin Meert and I am 19 years old. I live in Sint-Kwintens-Lennik, it is a little village next to the capital of Belgium, Brussels. I study marketing at the Arteveldehogeschool in Gent.
