“The only thing he still needs to work on is his head game. Lukaku has everything except that.” Words from Emile Mpenza earlier this week in Het Laatste Nieuws. Prophetic words: Lukaku played a fantastic match, scored his 60th international goal, but failed to make the 2-0 with the head on a clever cross from substitute Vanaken. Lukaku (laughs): “I got a good header, didn’t I? But it was a good reflex from the keeper. I’m not going to bother with that. I did what had to be done for the team. This gives a great feeling. Now it’s just a matter of getting a bit sharper and getting the other players 100% (read: Eden, Kevin and Axel, ed.). Then a lot is possible.”
Nacer Chadli was the surprise of the chef against Croatia, he appeared on the left wing and is pleased with his performance. “It was not easy this season, I had a lot of injuries. It was important to me that I could play and that I could show something on the pitch. We played a good game. I think 1-0 is a good result, we could score more tonight. The most important thing is that everyone is match fit, everyone has to be ready to play.”
