Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has sent a warning to his players after their defeat to Egypt in their World Cup warm-up clash.
The Red Devils, who are ranked second in the world, went down 2-1 to the Pharaohs in an international friendly on Friday evening.
Martinez was not happy with the performance or result on the night and urged his players to change their mentality ahead of the World Cup campaign.
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"It wasn't the result or the performance we expected, but maybe we needed that," Roberto Martinez said after the game, as per KingFut.
"I don't know what went wrong. Maybe it was Michy Batshuayi getting injured early in the game and suddenly the players thought they might suffer the same fate and miss the World Cup in the process.
"Egypt deserved to win of course but this result is not unacceptable before the World Cup. The mentality must change. So, this is a good wake-up call.
"We've been together for six years now. I know the players very well. But today, we did not play to win," he added.
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