My Belgian 1st XI... feel free to add

[accountantpete]

Pepin The Short

 

[Durian]

Just found a Belgian footballer called Mark De Man!

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

Hercule Poirot, mon ami.

 

[Fnaar]

Henri Van Der Noot, of United States of Belgium fame (1790) could possibly knock a few in from the wing (right or left, not sure what his side was, tbh).

 

[Fnaar]

Urbanus...who is billed as Belgium's funniest comedian.

......but that might not be very difficult

Har har, looek oeveer hjaar, I hev poot mayonnaise oen der chips

 

[rich p]

Actually, you can be manager Mort, as an honorary Belge.

 

[Haitch]

I'll be in Belgium Friday-Monday, near Dinant, birthplace of Adolph Sax himself. If the team's playing can you give me a shout?

 

[Bollo]

Vincent Kompany. Less immense this season than last, but still has a surname like a 1970s supergroup.

 

[rich p]

I'll be in Belgium Friday-Monday, near Dinant, birthplace of Adolph Sax himself. If the team's playing can you give me a shout?

Playing the sax?

 

[ArDee]

Who could forget the great internal megastar (only known in France) Johnny Holiday

 

[rich p]

Who could forget the great internal megastar (only known in France) Johnny Holiday

JH is Belgian or are you using PaulB's theory?

 

[Haitch]

JH is Belgian or are you using PaulB's theory?

Holiday, J. born in San Francisco (near Brugge)
Haliday, J. né à Paris (auprès de Bruges)

 

[brodiej]

I'll admit it's a struggle but so far my team is...
King Leopold II,

Georges Simenon Tin Tin Captain Haddock Poirot

Fellaini Hazard Eddie Merckx

Dembelé

Benteke Magritte

This is one of the great threads of our age. After much tactical thoughts - here is my 2 Euros worth

Personally I'd see King Leopold II as more of a midfield enforcer in a diamond formation and I'd like to see Poirot using his little grey cells as the manager.

I'd stick Magritte in goal - they're always a bit surreal and put Van Damme up front with Benteke. You'd need plenty of crosses with these strikers.

I'd use full backs with "good engines" to get box to box and provide the crosses - Boonen as left back and move Merckx to right back.

If I were to be really critical I'd replace Tin Tin as centre back with Vincent Kompany and Captain Haddock with Plastic Betrand, given they don't exist.

Magritte

Merckx Kompany Plastic Bertrand Boonen

Fellaini King Leopold II Hazard

Dembele

Benteke Van Damme

Manager : Poirot

 

[Yellow Fang]

Adolph Quetelet, the famous statistician.
Leo Baekeland, inventor of Bakelite (Belgian born anyway).

 

[Fnaar]

It's great to be a Belgian
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