Orel Mangala, a 25-year-old midfielder for Nottingham Forest, played 90 minutes in Belgium’s 5-0 victory over Estonia. The Belgian media praised Mangala highly for his performance.
Mangala assisted Romelu Lukaku by delivering a wonderfully weighted ball into the striker’s path, who held off his man and finished skillfully.
The Reds midfielder had a 97% accuracy rate on 44 of his 47 passes, according to FotMob, and also made six ball-winning recoveries.
Amadou Onana’s decision to occupy a deeper position allowed Mangala to advance further, and the Forest player completed seven crucial passes into the final third.
Orel Mangala’s performance impressed Belgian media.
After the Red Devils’ decisive victory, Belgian outlet HLN rated the players, with Mangala obtaining a very acceptable grade.
He made a few good turns, they said, awarding the Reds midfielder a 7/10. Several times very effectively infiltrated and was ominous. proved that he knows where he belongs. Excellent performance.
Even though it was just a friendly matchup with bottom-ranked Estonia, his performance gave Forest supporters hope.
The 25-year-old’s performance demonstrates what he is capable of when he has a dependable anchor behind him, giving him more opportunity to develop into a box-to-box midfielder.
His lovely through ball to Lukaku demonstrates his passing prowess, which we haven’t seen frequently at the City Ground because Mangala plays a deeper role.
However, Ibrahim Sangare’s arrival may give Mangala more time to perform, like he did for Belgium last night.
