Witsel’s era reopened a door to the Belgian team that had been closed

One of the most remarkable things in the current era of Atlético de Madrid It concerns one of the oldest players in the colchonero team. We are talking Axel Witsel. The Belgian has become one of the undisputed for Simeon in the current campaign.

After the first year in which he replaced the starting positions with the substitutes, which even caused serious doubts about his continuation at the club – let’s remember those words from his father in which he said that he spoke to Cholo about his role in the team-; He moved on to a second season – his final contract – where he is currently the third outfield player with the most minutes this season -1,523-, just behind. Griezmann and Nice; and of OblakOf course, as a goalkeeper he played everything.

In those 19 games Athletic takes time, Witsel He participated in 18 of them, 17 as a starter. He only stopped playing on the first day, when he was suspended; and he was not the only starter in the derby match real Madridwhere despite everything he played 45 minutes.

The truth is that this shocking performance made all the difference for him. And not only in the club environment, but also in his national team. Let’s remember that the Liège announced on May 12 his farewell to the national team Belgium “to spend more time with my family and focus on my club.”

THE BACKGROUND OF THE WORLD CUP

The blow is the ‘red devil’ within Qatar World Cup ended the phase of Robert Martinez to the head of the national team but criticism also fell on some players, in the case of red and white, who ended up on one side.

After 130 international matches, incl World Cups and Euro Cups behind him, like the door of Belgium It is closed to him. Nothing could be further from the truth. In recent days, the current coach of the Central European team, Domenico Tedesco, This once again opened the door for the return of the player, who is now 34 years old. “Who knows? Most players still leave the chance to possibly come back. I brought it Franky Van der Elst at that time, like Timmy Simmons. If it’s not necessary, then you shouldn’t do it, but it’s always an option. If everything is spoken properly and everything is laid out properly, and there is still motivation on the part of the player, then the return is certainly negotiable. See, for example, in Didier Deschamps together Karim Benzema. It is often seen. Never say never in football,” commented the Italian coach.