The rebellion against the fans led by De Bruyne

Erratic, far from its best level and with an irregular measure, Belgium his fans, who for a decade, since the emergence of the ‘Golden Generation’, have dreamed of a long-awaited title have exhausted their patience: they demand excellence, not points victory, and they whistle. to his players, surprised and disappointed by the attitude of their fans.

Nothing is expected of men of Domenico Tedesco who, after qualifying for the round of 16, his audience bid farewell to all his men with loud whistles. The goalless draw match Ukrainein another moderate rivalry of Belgium, angered a fan who was tired of the expectations their pick had generated and then come to nothing. The image, for some, is confusing.

When the match is over, a group of players from Belgium He approached the stands where his fans would greet him and was met with boos and whistles; Kevin De Bruyne He reacted with a strong command directed at all his teammates: everyone in the locker room. They followed, delighted and resented the behavior of a fan they neither understood nor shared.

One by one they paraded in front of the press to tell their disbelief at that reaction. The first, his coach, Domenico Tedesco: “I was surprised. The only thing that mattered was the qualification. We lost the first match, so the conditions were not easy. After our victory against Romania (2-0) everyone is happy. My players don’t understand that they are whistling us now. Ukraine “It was a tough opponent and we did everything we could to score,” he said.

De Bruyne, who gave the order to deny greetings to his fans, was also displeased by their attitude: “And if we go all out and lose… Then what happens?” For the captain of Belgium, undoubtedly the best in his team and one of the few to have completed a remarkable group stage, he removed any doubts about the commitment of a group that wants to win and bring joy to its country. Then, he asked his fans for help. “We still need our fans,” he added.

His companion and another of the veterans, Jan Vertonghenwas along the same lines: “I came first (to the stands) because I was happy with the classification. There was disappointment in not winning, yes. But being whistling after having qualified, it is the first time that happened to me” he highlighted. Yannick Carrasco was a little harsher: “We don’t understand that reaction. It’s disappointing. We went to the locker room because we don’t think it’s normal for them to whistle at us. You can’t forget where it came from.” Belgium. Now we’re in all the tournaments.”

The former player of Athletic hit what needs to be hit. Until the emergence of the ‘Golden Generation’ in which they still live De Bruyne, Lukaku and Vertonghen as maximum exponents, Belgium He is always in big competitions. He even touched glory in third place in Russia World Cup 2018 and restored hope to a fanbase disaffected at the World Cups in Germany 2006 and South Africa 2010 and the Euro Cups in Portugal 2004, Austria and Switzerland 2008 and Poland and Ukraine 2012. Belgium has accumulated five major tournaments of continuous failure

Therefore, they do not understand the tactlessness of their fans. neither Meunier, who, injured, saw from the stands a reaction that for him was also a mistake: “It’s not that we don’t understand the fans, but we feel that it’s disproportionate. There’s no point in creating tension,” he said at a press conference less than 24 hours after the incident.

now, Belgium will face a tough nut to crack in the round of 16, France. The combination of Didier Deschamps It is also in low hours. Their group stage was equal or worse than Belgium. But, for now, their fans did not whistle for their team. And it is that, around the choice pointed out by Domenico Tedesco ‘dynamite’ explodes. And it is not the ‘Red Dynamite’, as it is known in Belgium, it is some fans who are desperate to win with a good image in front of the reaction of the total misunderstanding of some players who are angry with their fans.