Leicester City defender Wout Faes needs to change his attitude and buck up his ideas, with pundits and analysts in Belgium less than impressed by the 26-year-old.
Sporza cover a range of comments from analysts and pundits today, with the Leicester City defender not coming out looking well from it.
The Foxes were beaten by Enzo Maresca’s side thanks to goals from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez, with a late Jordan Ayew striker proving to be nothing more than a consolation.
Faes struggled throughout the game, and it seems some of his actions in that defeat have left those watching back home unimpressed.
Sporza explained that Faes was seen with arms raised in the air after both goals conceded. He did this before the ball had even hit the back of the net and was also seen to be shrugging his shoulders.
This happened before the opening goal, in which he played a crucial and calamitous role, and then again for the second Chelsea goal.
The fact he did this before the ball had even reached Enzo Fernandez, left those watching at VOO Sport furious.
“Look! The ball is still in play… Unlikely. Play, boy! Who do you think you are?” they are quoted as saying about the Leicester defender.
“Every time they concede a goal, he does this. He says: it’s not me, it’s the others. It’s exactly the same in the national team. Now I understand Theate (who got into a fight with Faes against Italy) better.”
Their colleagues at 90 Minutes also noticed the Leicester man’s behaviour, and former Belgian international Steven Defour was particularly unimpressed.
“For me, those hands in the air are not really the problem but do that after the action. Continue to the end, now he really stops,” he added.
“Faes now also has to do things with the national team that he is not actually made for. He is a good defender but needs someone next to him who makes the play. He should not do that,”
“While in principle it is really his strength to continue until the end. Even with the Red Devils, I thought he made four technical mistakes against Italy,” concluded Filip Joos.
“I remember his first game against Tottenham, where he was really good. But he was involved in the goals conceded. In the Premier League, they punish you mercilessly.”
