Belgium vs. Turkey: Arda Turan and Eden Hazard to star – Euro 2012 Qualifier preview
Belgium and Turkey will lock heads on Friday, June 3, at the King Baudouin Stadium in their Euro 2012 qualifier. This is a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitalô-c40903 game for both teams in terms of qualification and a win for either side will make rest of the journey extremely difficult for
the losing side. Both managers will field in their strongest line-ups in a bid to grab the second spot in the group.
Belgium
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Belgium-c2850 manager, Georges Leekens, will lead his team in an all-important encounter on Friday. Rote Teufel are second in the table behind the leaders, Germany, with nine points. Of the six games that they have played in the competition, Belgium have won on
three occasions. They have lost two fixtures while one game ended in a draw.
The Red Devils will be hoping to turn the tides against the Turks who are by no means the underdogs. The last time these two teams met in the same competition, Turkey emerged victors by a 3-2 margin. Leekens’ side have been inconsistent in defence as they
have conceded nine goals compared to the 14 they have scored themselves.
Turkey
Guus Hiddink will lead his proud Turkish unit against the high flying Belgians. The Turks finds themselves third in the table with nine points from five games and have played a game less than their opposition. A win for Hiddink’s side would take them up
to the second spot with 12 points. This will certainly make Turkey’s journey easier at the expense of the the Red Devils.
The Crescent-Stars have amassed three wins from five games in the competition so far and have netted in eight goals. To their credit, they have the second best defence in their group after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904. They have let slip only six goals so far in five games which
indicates a decent enough http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Defence-c38904.
Team News
Belgium
Team http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romelu-Lukaku-c31672 has also been ruled out due to a foot injury. Apart from these couple of casualties, Rote Teufel will have the full squad up their
sleeve and are likely to go in with a 4-3-3 formation. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jean-c18112 Francois Gillet.
Turkey
Left back Hakan Balta will be missing from the line-up which means his position will be snapped up by Ismail Koybasi or Caglar Birinci. The Turks do not have any major injury concern.
The Crescent-Stars will field a 4-5-1 formation with Semith Senturk playing as a lone striker. Volkan Demirel will be guarding the visitors’ net.
Players to watch
Eden Hazard will certainly be the man to handle for the Turks as the striker has been in sublime touch in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lille-OSC-c39800 striker will be hoping to replicate his sublime club form onto international stage on Friday night.
Midfielder Arda Turan will be the key player for Guus Hiddink’s men. The 24-year-old has been in fine form during these qualifiers and has netted in three goals in as many games.
Prediction
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Turkey-c3026 have not won away from home in their last seven games and it is highly expected that this streak is going to stretch as the home side look in decent enough shape to record a 2-1 win.
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