The protector of Atlético de Madrid Axel Witselwho was not summoned along Belgium since we got to the bench Domenico Tedesco at the back of Qatar World Cup 2022made sure on Wednesday when he took over as captain that he does not attach importance to the armband.
“I didn’t ask for anything. Kevin He gave it to me straight. Those things don’t matter to me. “It’s nice to have him but he doesn’t need to be a leader,” he declared after the game. Witselwho entered the second half, inherited the captain’s stripes of Kevin de Bruyne and brought calmness to the team.
Upon reaching the choice of Belgium and not summon a veteran like Witselwho was angered by the gesture, Tedesco He explained that it was because he hardly had any minutes in the red and white club, but the door was open.
A year later, the coach moved to Madrid last month to talk Witsel and fix the situation with the midfielder converted to a defender, and he agreed to return to the national team.
Tedesco also had a public confrontation with the goalkeeper of Real Madrid Thibaut Courtoiss, who a year ago was angry with the newly arrived coach of Belgium so the goalkeeper understood it as a disrespect to his hierarchy by not giving him the captain’s armband in the absence of Kevin de Bruyne.
Courtois He later said that his concern was not the armband issue, but that he was not honored after making one hundred international appearances.
The goalkeeper left the team concentration, since then he did not return to the national team and did not play anymore European Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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