[Berlin_Freeper]

Gary Speed
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[Berlin_Freeper]

The pressure that come with being a so-called ‘Golden Generation’ is often disregarded. When a country stumbles across its best group of players in decades, maybe ever, it’s presumed that success will naturally follow. That the fulfilment of their potential is not a question of if, but when.

Of course, that’s not always the case. England’s ‘Golden Generation’ didn’t even make it past the quarter-finals of a major tournament, failing to even qualify for the 2008 European Championships. Now the pressure that comes with such a tag has fallen on the shoulders of Belgium. Their current generation is a golden one and they are expected to distinguish it with silverware.