Saturday, June 18, 2016

Belgium coach lashes out at critics after Ireland win (The Associated Press)

Belgium coach Marc Wilmots sits on the bench prior to the Euro 2016 Group E soccer match between Belgium and Ireland at the Nouveau Stade in Bordeaux, France, Saturday, June 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

In a prickly post-match news conference after Belgium's convincing 3-0 win over Ireland on Saturday, Wilmots said he ''bluffed'' the media into thinking he would drop Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne. Many thought that both players had put in poor performances in Belgium's 2-0 loss to Italy in their opening Group E match at the European Championship, and called for them to be replaced against Ireland.


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