No minutes for country, rival hails Sporting ace: “Europe’s best” | OneFootball

Zeno Debast did not play a single minute in Belgium’s matches against Italy and France, but that did not stop him from standing out. The Sporting centre-back received strong praise from Nathan Ngoy, one of his direct rivals for a place at the heart of the Belgian national team’s defence.

highlighted the characteristics of the Lions’ ‘number 6’. “Everyone has a different profile,” he began by explaining.

Ngoy believes that De Winter and Mechele have more similar characteristics, while Debast and Theate offer different solutions. In the case of the Sporting player, he was particularly complimentary in his assessment of his ability on the ball.

“If I’m close to Zeno [Debast], who is one of the best defenders in Europe in terms of ball control, I let him handle building up play more often,” said the Belgian centre-back, acknowledging the Leonine player’s quality in the first phase of build-up.

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