The choice of Belgium, Domenico Tedesco, called now to fight the next German Euro 2024 to the footballer Atlético de Madrid Axel Witselwho announced his retirement from the national team, but not the goalkeeper of Real Madrid Thibaut Courtois, I’ve been annoyed with coach for a year.
“There is no doubt that he is a quality player,” who enjoys many minutes in the Atlético de Madridsaid the Italian-German coach at a press conference on Wednesday in Tubize, south of Brussels, when announcing the list of 25 players who are also included Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Romelu Lukaku (Roma) or Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
The ex-atlético is also on the list Yannick Carrasco, now a Saudi Al-Shabab player and the red and white midfielder Arthur Vermeeren.
“He can be the future of the Red Devils, he has special abilities,” Tedesco commented on the Belgian pearl.
The return of Witsel It is an revealed secret. Last week, the Belgian media noted that Tedesco has traveled to Madrid to convince the 35-year-old player, and he showed himself ready, despite the fact that they both disagreed publicly in recent months about the reasons that led to the midfielder’s departure, who now became a defender.
“I met him, I wanted to talk to him looking into his eyes, explain to him the situation (…). He is an experienced player, he can also help the youngsters,” he explained.
Courtois is not coming back
Also generating interest is the remote possibility of a return of Courtois, that a year ago he was angry with the new coach for what he understood to be a disrespect to his hierarchy, he abandoned concentration and since then the tension has not decreased, at the same time that the goalkeeper suffered two injuries that prevented he from playing most of the time.
However, and despite receiving the discharge and having the possibility to defend the purpose of real Madrid in Wembley in the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund, The Belgian goalkeeper will not be with the Red Devils in Euro Cup, as the 32-year-old goalkeeper himself revealed in December.
“He is honest, he is clear. He knows his body (…). The latest information we have is that he is not ready for the Euro Cup,” concluded the coach.
Koen Castels (Wolfsburg) will be Belgium’s starting goalkeeper in Germany in Tedesco’s first tournament as coach, who arrived on the Belgian bench after the World Cup debacle in Qatar ended the Belgian team’s six years under the direction of Spaniard Roberto Martínez, in which the now coach of Portugal has achieved great numbers but no trophy.
At the back, the coach will have the reference of 37 years of experience Jan Vertonghen, who has finally been included in the list with defenders such as Zeno Debast (Anderlecht), Thimoty Castagne (Fulham), Thomas Meunier (Trabzonspor), Amadou Onana (Everton), Maxim De Cuyper (Bruges) or Johan Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven).
De Bruyne is back
The European Cup It will also be the scene of the return of the director of the Belgian orchestra for a decade and midfielder of Manchester City, Kevin de Bruyne, who returned to the national team after nearly a year due to injuries to compete, at age 32, in what could be his last major championship with the national team.
“We know him. He’s not a kid who talks a lot. But he leads in many ways,” commented the coach.
De Bruyne will be joined in midfield by players such as Charles de Kaetelere (AC Milan) but he did not invite Hans Vanaken, the organizing center of Brugge.
Up front, Belgium’s offensive weight will continue to decline Romelu Lukaku, that after bad weather at Inter Milan last year, this campaign and with a shirt of Rome He has 21 goals in all competitions.
Belgium He will also have Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) or Loïs Openda (Leipzig) in attack, in addition to Doku.
“We still have an open spot to reach 26 players,” Tedesco also recalled.
The Belgians will debut on June 17 against Slovakia, in a group where they will also be measured Romania and Ukraine.
Source: La Verdad
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