Warning to Belgian fans: “Lukaku must not whistle”

Thomas Meunieredge of Belgium and of Trabzonspor Turkish, spoke on Thursday about the criticism and whistles his team received from a section of its fans after drawing (0-0) against Ukraine and said “there’s no point in creating tension” before facing the French team in the round of 16.

After a gray goalless draw against Ukraine, Belgium celebrated their qualification for the next round. Many players went to the part of the stands where their fans’ section was located with the intention of saying hello before saying goodbye. They were greeted by a loud whistle and Kevin de Bruynethe captain of Belgiumordered his players to the locker room.

Neither the coaching staff nor the squad members Belgium They understood the reaction of their fans and, less than 24 hours after the incident, Meunierwho watched the game from the stands because he was recovering from an injury, told a press conference that he didn’t understand that reaction.

“The players went to greet the fans, but they simply turned away because the reception was special. I agree that not everything was perfect. It’s not that we don’t understand the fans, but we feel that it is disproportionate. We don’ t play go for the tie, we wanted to win I was sitting in the stands and I also thought we could do a little better in the locker room, we didn’t celebrate after the 3-0 win. Romania” he declared Meunier.

“We have already felt the support of the fans, which is great, but there is no point in creating tension. It is an honor to now face France. We live for these kinds of games and it is imperative that we all go in the same direction. France This is a very strong team, there is a lot of talent. But they came second like us. We are at fifty percent and we will take advantage of our opportunities,” he added.

For the player Trabzonsporthe problem with their fans started when they changed Romelu Lukaku, which was booed by the Belgian public, something “nobody understood” in his team. “IN LukakuYou don’t just whistle at him. And not that the whistles were directed at Tedesco (his coach),” he commented. Meunier.

Meunier clarified that his team did not make any kind of calculation during the match against Ukraine and highlighted that another crossing option could deal with the Netherlandsa team “where you can also lose.”

“The objective was not to go for a tie, that happens spontaneously. We are very happy to face France, it will be a gala match,” he added. Meunier before saying that the French team was “more” than Kylian Mbappé: “It’s a very complete group and the key is mendality. We have to do it,” he said.

Finally, Meunier spoke about the injury that kept him out of the Euro Cup group stage and indicated that he was “feeling good” and had completed “a good rehabilitation” with intense individual sessions. The defender of Trabzonspor He reported that he hopes to return to training with the rest of the group next week.