It was a horror moment to forget for Jeremy Doku after his attempted piece of skill deep in Belgium’s half resulted in Slovakia scoring a shock opening goal in Monday’s Euro 2024 clash.
The Manchester City star has become a regular starter in Belgium’s set-up but was at fault when he made a woeful pass across the box to gift Slovakia an easy goal against the run of play.
Doku’s pass across his own area was intercepted and the follow-up shot was initially saved by Koen Casteels before the rebound was tapped in by Ivan Schranz from close-range.
Jeremy Doku was at fault after his mistaken pass gifted Slovakia an easy opening goal against Belgium
The defensive error was a rare lapse in concentration by the 22-year-old who has starred under Pep Guardiola’s guidance since moving to the Premier League champions last year.
Critics were quick to pounce on Doku’s mistake online, with one post on X analysing the error and stating: ‘We’ve just seen why Jeremy Doku is so good and yet so frustrating in the first 8 minutes of this game. Unplayable but very naive.’
More to follow.
