Belgium head coach, Roberto Martinez has revealed his side’s game plan against France, ahead of their 2018 World Cup semi-final fixtures on Tuesday night.
According to Martinez, his side will need to stop Paris Saint-Germain star, Kylian Mbappe when they face the Les Blues at the St Petersburg Stadium.
The 44-year-old, however, admitted that his players will need to be at their best and play the Didier Deschamps’s men without fear.
“The players have been working together extraordinarily well for many years, and they deserve to be exactly where they are today,” Martinez told ESPN FC.
“It’s a trip into the unknown. We’ve never been in such a situation, and that’s why we need our team spirit more than ever against France. We need to be the best version of ourselves.
“Both teams have the right mix of youth and experience and also lots of individual talent.
“We will need to anticipate (Mbappe) and be well-positioned. We need to defend spaces more than the player himself. But we are not going to forget the others since France has a very complete attacking pattern.
“This group of players needs to play without fear to keep all of its options open. It’s like a voyage to the moon: We need to face it full of illusions.”
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