The Senne Lammens form for Belgium was evident from his strong performance against France in the UEFA Nations League on Monday, September 28. France won the match 1-0, but Lammens did a commendable job of keeping the mighty French forwards at bay for a long time. France scored the match-winner only in the 88th minute of the match.
The Senne Lammens form was evident in the previous match against Italy as well, when the 24-year-old goalkeeper played well to help his team to a 2-0 win. Lammens has been the No.1 goalkeeper for Manchester United for the last couple two seasons and has made rapid strides in his career since then.
He made a total of 18 saves in the last two matches for Belgium and conceded a solitary goal.
Senne Lammens Form Helps Belgium Carry Their Tradition of Great Goalkeepers
Michel Preud’homme and Jean-Marie Pfaff were great for Belgium in the 1980s and 1990s. Preud’homme played for Belgium 58 times, and Pfaff ended up with 64 caps for his country. Then, in the current century, Thibaut Courtois rose to prominence with his stints at Chelsea and Real Madrid.
Courtois has played in 115 matches for Belgium since 2011. However, it seems now that he might be on the verge of putting an end to his 15-year-long international career. Courtois is now 34 and moving towards the twilight of his career.
Therefore, the Senne Lammens form should give the Belgians a lot of hope for the future.
Lammens has played in 39 matches for Manchester United so far and has done a lot to alleviate the frustrations the Red Devils had while Andre Onana was in goal. In fact, the Senne Lammens form was one of the reasons why Manchester United managed to finish in third position in the Premier League table last season.
Lammens has succeeded in cementing his status as the premier goalkeeper for his club. Prior to coming to United, Lammens had spent four seasons in the Belgian Pro League for Club Brugge and Antwerp.
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Extra Time Notes
Belgium will play against Turkiye in their next match in the UEFA Nations League. Turkiye have lost both of their matches so far, and hence, the Belgians will fancy their chance of putting it past them.
Under Mark van Bommel, Belgium is trying to rebuild their team after most of the players of the so-called Golden generation have either retired or are on the verge of retiring from international football. Belgium finished third in the 2018 World Cup, which remains their best-ever finish in the tournament.
At the moment, the Red Devils, as the Belgian national team is also known as, have a youngish defence and hence, they need the Senne Lammens form to be top-notch. Lammens has so far justified the hope of Manchester United supporters after he replaced Andre Onana in goal.
Replacing Courtois is not going to be easy for the national side, but Lammens has done a decent job so far. The Senne Lammens form shows enough promise, and Van Bommel will expect that his team will have a smooth transition from Courtois to Lammens as far as the goalkeeping job of the Belgian national team is concerned.
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