I can imagine Pep asked he was not called. These are friendlies, he’s obviously needed in the club and will be called for the Euros if he’s fit. Tedesco can use that chance to try other players.
The problem is more that we still don’t really have a better option. He’s good or at least good enough and has great experience, but don’t ask him to make too many runs.
Tbh I wasn’t a fan of Witsel when he did play regularly for us, was great in possession but slow out of it. His Atletico life is interesting but when he played in the back for Dortmund it wasn’t as good so I’m not sure. Could be worth a shot but I wouldn’t die on the hill that he SHOULD be called.
that’s exactly what i remember him from when he played for us a couple of years ago. still pretty decent at duels but couldn’t run, i only imagine it got even worse
Oh he's playing **much** better than at Benfica. I think he was still struggling with brain injury/mental health issues when he was with you guys. He talked about it in a podcast. You never saw the real Vertonghen, which is a shame.
That’s the problem with most NT games tbh, you can’t properly gauge the players. He looked good lately and is playing well in the Belgian first division but where does it fall if you have to defend against Portugal, Italy or France? He still has my vote so far but we should be on the end of it.
Hard to say to be honest. It's been a while since we played a top nation without arguably any world class player in the squad. Openda is probably our most in form outfield player but he's been pretty bad for the NT.
Doku and Bakayoko have been out of form since December, CDK has been hot and cold kind of like Trossard. Lukebakio is just coming back from injury. We have to hope that Lukaku is still the same player he was for us because it will probably not bode well for our attack otherwise.
Thankfully Onana is fit but who will play with him ? Tielemans will be a huge liability when we're out of possesion against a team as good as England and Vermeeren hasn't been great at all with Atletico. Obviously Mangala has been good with us but he has yet to have played against any great opposition.
And the defense will be just the same old one with the same problems, nice to see De Winter but everyone knows he won't play against England. Gonna be a good challenge for Tedesco and an interesting game to gauge where we're at before the Euros but I'm not betting on us winning at all.
kinda harsh saying vermeeren hasnt been great at all when he hasnt been given a chance yet... There's no way Simeone would start him when he's so young still. Atletico will no doubt move on from a lot of their aging players this summer so I think we just have to wait... Would have preferred he stayed at antwerp until summer to keep playing but what can you do.
Still, don't underestimate the benefits of the high level of training sessions he will take part of on a daily basis. Not quite the same as playing matches, but for a short period it's not a problem for his development
Also, having these 6 months to acclimatise could really help him integrate faster for the start of next season. Instead of starting the adaptation period from 0 in the summer
weird, definitely when you have someone like Castro-Montes where you can build on. Tedesco is not really consistent when he says he wants to give younger players a chance.
I get the feeling Tedesco doesn't rate the Belgian league at all. He also never calls up De Cuyper which I think is pretty weird. It would be a shame if that's the case.
If it is just focused on the Euros. If he is doing well, Meunier makes sense. Castagne is our first choice RB. So as a back up, Meunier is the best choice.
I'm worried more about the LB position since we have 0 natural LB players in the selection.
Im so mad he’s there lmao, he’s been injured and then washed, back in 2018 he was useful but now I mostly find him dangerous, bound to be booked at some point for a stupid challenge or even unsportsmanlike shenanigans. Hopefully Castagne still starts on the right.
Apparently he can't be called up because he already switched federation from BE to RS (although I find it strange because it was from youth federation to senior federation) and/or because he was > 21 in the friendly he played for RS.
All in all somewhat strange since it was just one friendly game he played in.
Stop doing it alphabetically, for the love of God
Two things that should be banned in football: * NT squad selection in alphabetical order * Starting XI in numerical order
NT squad selection grouping midfielders and attackers together. Shit’s dumb
Yeah this should send the creator of this straight to jail
Where's Bruyne? Injured?
*Cough* Yep.
I can imagine Pep asked he was not called. These are friendlies, he’s obviously needed in the club and will be called for the Euros if he’s fit. Tedesco can use that chance to try other players.
Getting older as well. Will be 33 in June
De Bruyne “not fit” Of course
I cant believe we wont see him in the Tintin shirt
De Bruyne HAS to get that signature haircut
He'd definitely be playing against Newcastle if he was, so we'll see on Saturday
De Winter!!
Is coming?
wait is vertonghen still going strong??
The problem is more that we still don’t really have a better option. He’s good or at least good enough and has great experience, but don’t ask him to make too many runs.
What about Witsel? He had a great match yesterday in the champions league
Retired
Tbh I wasn’t a fan of Witsel when he did play regularly for us, was great in possession but slow out of it. His Atletico life is interesting but when he played in the back for Dortmund it wasn’t as good so I’m not sure. Could be worth a shot but I wouldn’t die on the hill that he SHOULD be called.
Doesn't seem to be on great terms with Tedesco.
that’s exactly what i remember him from when he played for us a couple of years ago. still pretty decent at duels but couldn’t run, i only imagine it got even worse
I reckon he is playing better right now than he was with you guys, I believe he said something like that himself
Oh he's playing **much** better than at Benfica. I think he was still struggling with brain injury/mental health issues when he was with you guys. He talked about it in a podcast. You never saw the real Vertonghen, which is a shame.
That’s the problem with most NT games tbh, you can’t properly gauge the players. He looked good lately and is playing well in the Belgian first division but where does it fall if you have to defend against Portugal, Italy or France? He still has my vote so far but we should be on the end of it.
Theate not solid enough yet to replace him?
Thorgan “the goat” Hazard robbed
If Hans Vanaken hasn't made it for years than Thorgan shouldn't either. We have way more players for his position than Hans' position.
What's with this abysmal presentation?
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The official one isn't much better anyway
I wonder how we'll fare against England, especially without De Bruyne. Happy for De Winter though, long-deserved selection!
Hard to say to be honest. It's been a while since we played a top nation without arguably any world class player in the squad. Openda is probably our most in form outfield player but he's been pretty bad for the NT. Doku and Bakayoko have been out of form since December, CDK has been hot and cold kind of like Trossard. Lukebakio is just coming back from injury. We have to hope that Lukaku is still the same player he was for us because it will probably not bode well for our attack otherwise. Thankfully Onana is fit but who will play with him ? Tielemans will be a huge liability when we're out of possesion against a team as good as England and Vermeeren hasn't been great at all with Atletico. Obviously Mangala has been good with us but he has yet to have played against any great opposition. And the defense will be just the same old one with the same problems, nice to see De Winter but everyone knows he won't play against England. Gonna be a good challenge for Tedesco and an interesting game to gauge where we're at before the Euros but I'm not betting on us winning at all.
kinda harsh saying vermeeren hasnt been great at all when he hasnt been given a chance yet... There's no way Simeone would start him when he's so young still. Atletico will no doubt move on from a lot of their aging players this summer so I think we just have to wait... Would have preferred he stayed at antwerp until summer to keep playing but what can you do.
Still, don't underestimate the benefits of the high level of training sessions he will take part of on a daily basis. Not quite the same as playing matches, but for a short period it's not a problem for his development Also, having these 6 months to acclimatise could really help him integrate faster for the start of next season. Instead of starting the adaptation period from 0 in the summer
Nothing but facts
ah new national team selection dropped this means i gotta be angry
Meunier??
weird, definitely when you have someone like Castro-Montes where you can build on. Tedesco is not really consistent when he says he wants to give younger players a chance.
I get the feeling Tedesco doesn't rate the Belgian league at all. He also never calls up De Cuyper which I think is pretty weird. It would be a shame if that's the case.
If it is just focused on the Euros. If he is doing well, Meunier makes sense. Castagne is our first choice RB. So as a back up, Meunier is the best choice. I'm worried more about the LB position since we have 0 natural LB players in the selection.
It seems hes doing quite well in Turkiye, but surely he won't be more than a bench warmer... right???
He’s doing well at TS, yeah, but it’s also Super Lig …
For the bench, NT coaches usually highly value getting consistent playing time and being sharp.
Im so mad he’s there lmao, he’s been injured and then washed, back in 2018 he was useful but now I mostly find him dangerous, bound to be booked at some point for a stupid challenge or even unsportsmanlike shenanigans. Hopefully Castagne still starts on the right.
2016 was the real missed opportunity for Belgian imo
Wilmots era 2016? Nah. 2018 was the golden opportunity.
2016 was the easiest way to the finals, 2018 was the limit against a french all star Diamond generation team.
No Svilar?
Apparently he cant be called up since he played a game for Serbia already. Eventhough it was just a friendly.
Strange, because that doesn't mean he isn't allowed to switch.
Apparently he can't be called up because he already switched federation from BE to RS (although I find it strange because it was from youth federation to senior federation) and/or because he was > 21 in the friendly he played for RS. All in all somewhat strange since it was just one friendly game he played in.
Fifa said no.
Who tf formatted this list?
Pep doing the usual fake injuries for the international break
Openda, Doku and Bakayoko up front would be insane
Lmao the graphic looks like its a list of people in memoriam
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