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Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen believes Belgium deserved a point against Germany
Stopper feels his side were worthy of a draw...
4 Sep 2010 08:08:00
By Gary Niblock
Belgium captain Thomas Vermaelen says his side's 1-0 defeat in their Euro 2012 qualifier at home to Germany was undeserved.
The stopper feels that the goal lost to Miroslav Klose was a needless one and a 0-0 draw would have been an accurate reflection of proceedings on the night.
He told Sporza: "The goal was not necessary. A scoreless draw would have been a fairer result as the Germans created few clear-cut chances.
"In the second half, we also created chances but lacked the clinical touch to put them away.
"It is certainly a bad result for us and I am deeply disappointed however we must move on to the next game."
The decisive goal came after 51 minutes through Klose after a Daniel Van Buyten mistake.
Belgium travel to Istanbul on Tuesday for a tough trip to face Turkey, who defeated Kazakhstan 3-0 in their opening match.
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The stopper feels that the goal lost to Miroslav Klose was a needless one and a 0-0 draw would have been an accurate reflection of proceedings on the night.
He told Sporza: "The goal was not necessary. A scoreless draw would have been a fairer result as the Germans created few clear-cut chances.
"In the second half, we also created chances but lacked the clinical touch to put them away.
"It is certainly a bad result for us and I am deeply disappointed however we must move on to the next game."
The decisive goal came after 51 minutes through Klose after a Daniel Van Buyten mistake.
Belgium travel to Istanbul on Tuesday for a tough trip to face Turkey, who defeated Kazakhstan 3-0 in their opening match.
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And here are some quotes from today's goalscorer, Danny Welbeck: "It's still the same, me and Ashley [Young] playing together.
"We know each other's games and obviously we're training with each other day in and day out.
"So, it was really good to start up top with him."
"We know each other's games and obviously we're training with each other day in and day out.
"So, it was really good to start up top with him."
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