"Oh, you know you have to be careful with emotional reactions in the disappointment that we didn't win, he said of Doku's comments. So what's important is that we all perform on the field. We will do that. Look, we are all concentrated, we all know what we are going to look for. The federation leaders, the players or the staff are all very motivated and quite serene to close it [qualification]."
"It's [Doku being right] not so important. What counts is to be united. I repeat, it is not always easy to answer after the matches when there is frustration. Sometimes you miss a bit of clarity in the analysis. But come on, that doesn't count; it's over. What is needed is that after [Tuesday's] game, despite the fatigue that will be there after the game, we have a ticket for the USA in our pocket."
Belgium drew 1-1 with Kazakhstan after Hans Vanaken's second-half equaliser, leaving them unable to secure automatic World Cup qualification one game early. Liechtenstein sit bottom with zero points and no qualifying goals, and Opta gave Belgium a 96.8% chance of victory in the upcoming match. Jeremy Doku reacted emotionally after the Kazakhstan draw, saying players and the coach must improve and that the opponent had been misanalysed. Rudi Garcia, suspended for the Liechtenstein game, urged caution about emotional reactions, stressed unity, concentration and motivation across federation leaders, staff and players, and insisted the focus is to secure a ticket for the USA.
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