2023-06-13 07:02:10
The European Championship qualifier against Belgium is the worthy setting for superstar David Alaba’s 100th international match. Before that, the “Krone” looks back on his previous highlights in team dress.
After the birth of his second child, David Alaba goes into his 100th international match on Saturday in Belgium with a lot of momentum. Before the hit in the European Championship qualifier, the “Krone” looks back on the five best performances of the soccer superstar in team clothing: First European Championship group game on June 13, 2021 in Bucharest, 3-1 against North Macedonia Alaba presented itself at Austria’s first Victory at a EURO as a cautious defensive leader with a clever build-up game and also set many offensive accents. His perfectly timed submission to Gregoritsch’s 2-1 was decisive. The “Krone” wrote at the time: “The captain was the boss.” UEFA also chose Alaba as the best player of the game, which was proven with numbers. 90 percent of his 105 passes arrived – two highs! In addition, the teammates looked for Alaba the most. 89 passes were played to him. David himself emphasized one thing: “The game showed what kind of team spirit we have.”Third European Championship group game on June 21, 2021 in Bucharest, 1-0 against UkraineAlaba played as a left-back, closed his side, switched often go on the offensive. He set up Baumgartner’s golden goal with a corner. The captain beamed after the heated battle: “The attitude was outstanding. We had a big goal and we never lost sight of it.” That’s what we’re here for, it gives you goosebumps.” Everyone had them in the 84th minute. Alaba thundered the ball under the bar from seven meters and cheered with team boss Marcel Koller. The Swiss prophet said about the 21-year-old: “World class is also reflected in how you treat your teammates and how you behave in a team. David is on the right track there. However, experience is also part of the title of world class, which he still lacks. But he will surely get that over time. Then you can talk about world class.” Qualification for the European Championship on September 8, 2015 in Solna, 4:1 against SwedenAlaba started the gala with a converted penalty. Like Antonin Panenka in the 1976 European Championship final against Germany, he lifted the ball into the middle of the goal. After that he fiddled further. After the fixed qualification for the EM 2016, Alaba sang with a megaphone, a mega party rose in front of the fan curve. Everyone wore a jersey with the inscription “France, we are coming”. European Championship round of 16 on June 26, 2021 in London, 1: 2 aet against Italy. Like the whole team, Alaba also showed an absolutely top performance. After the unfortunate end said the captain: “We were brave, we had the right attitude. You noticed that the Italians had more and more respect for us. It hurts a lot. One or two percent may have been missing.”
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