The reasons WHY De Bruyne may NEVER play for Belgium again

[@ryanmeek6284]

Imagine seeing Newcastle in the champions league for the first time in forever and then calling Eddie Howe and the Newcastle players failures for not winning a title within a few years. Only one can win

[@IncredibleMet]

I think it’s how they play too. A few teams are not expected to get far let alone leave group stages e.g. Austria comes to mind. But they are tactically sound and put in a lot of effort to make up for the lack of talent somewhat. It’s ok to lose but it’s also important how you lose.

[@bathcat3759]

It’s laughable that people blame De Bruyne. He’s been carrying that disappointment of a squad for years now. And what does he get? Blame, ridicule, scorn.

[@bekhele]

de bruyne has been performing great during qualifiers and friendlies for the national team, but have been atrociously poor during tournaments wit hthe exception of 2018. but even then he was not the main guy of the team. Last world cup he was atrocious and his poor performances is only glanced over because of lukaku's even poorer performance, at least he had the excuse of being injured for half a year. last euro cup de bruyne had 1 decent game against Rumania but other then tat, piss poor under performing even failing easy passes he would give accurate with his eyes closed at manchester city. when teams fail its only logic the biggest stars facing the most heath.

[@andredeketeleastutecomplex]

Because he acts like a toddler.

[@banjoguy9000]

​@@bekhele he was easily the best Belgian player on the pitch against Croatia and created many chances that you'd expect a half-decent striker to convert

[@YoussefSelouan]

Hazard carried Belgium, De Bruyne was always a disappointment with the national team

[@NkosanaMakhubele]

​@@YoussefSelouan 😂😂

[@shawngreenjr.9548]

Players' hamstrings will be falling off the bone with all these games being played

[@lexkanyima2195]

It will be overdoing it

[@khaoyanelson4849]

Barcelona's ''golden generation'' set the bar so high to the extent we always expect players to achieve for both club and country.

[@luisfernandochavez8829]

That Spanish generation in total. The bench players would've been starting in any other country

[@BrasilianFury]

Another Rabona TV banger? We'll be seated. (also, almost at 300K, let's gooooo!)

[@KingRobbStark]

Stop glazing

[@BrasilianFury]

@@KingRobbStark you really thought you did something with this one huh?

[@HalliwellChannel-jc7zu]

@@KingRobbStark The Lannisters send their regards.

[@jamaalsjourney]

​@@KingRobbStark NAH U RIGHT BRO. these commenter be trying to get pinned or some Lil likes cause they have a low opinion of themselves so they live the another's platform.

[@dvdv8197]

Oh no no no. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. His comments were RIGHT AFTER another loss to France (since WC 2018 semi final) basically the archnemisis. It was in the emotions of the moment. I wouldn't read too much into it.

[@LostHere-i4v]

Yeah man agree with you. This is what happens when you let him talk. He will be there as long as the board allows him or his body gives up.

[@matthewagooden]

Messi said the same thing after Argentina lost the copa final. He came back after lol

[@colonelcider8292]

​@matthewagooden pretty sure he did quit but the Argentinian's begged him to come back

[@NRuiz98]

​@@colonelcider8292 He never quit, he never missed a single game not even a friendly.

[@colonelcider8292]

@NRuiz98 Messi did retire after a penalty shootout as Argentina lost a fourth major final in nine years. He then returned to national duty when the Argentinian people prayed for him to return. I looked it up. He did retire from international duty, but the retirement was short-lived. "For me, the national team is over," he said after defeat by Chile in the Copa America final.

[@dvdv8197]

0:59 fair enough, that speculation alert was definitely warranted. And yes, things look pretty bleak right now for Belgium and KDB in particular when it comes to the Red Devils. But maybe it's the kick in the nuts his teammates needed to realize they have to put MUCH more effort into their games.

[@fnfethusiast6508]

De Bruyne is tired of carrying Belgium, their locker room is toxic, and the biggest contributor has to be Lakaka and his magical blunders during the Euros. Slovakia was the catalyst, then getting booed after the tie with Ukraine and then France was the final nail in the coffin.

[@IamPrxmetheus]

@@fnfethusiast6508 Meanwhile, 39 year old wonderkid Luka Modric scored a world class free kick for Croatia 🤣

[@AP-o2]

Don’t know where you got this “toxic locker room” from. If that was even the case then Belgian media sure would have written about it already. If anything the main problem of our national team has always been that the players are way too soft and don’t have that winning mentality. You see it in other sports too. Compare that with our neighbouring country The Netherlands for example, they have pretty much the same resources and are truly a sports nation. Or compare it with small countries in the EUROS like Georgia, they gave their all. Belgian national team as always was just happy to be there. And Tedesco sure isn’t the guy to solve that problem. De Bruyne isn’t either, he is not a captain.

[@arnabroy832]

"Carrying"?????????? He has been shit for Belgium for almost their entire golden era. It was Hazard who carried them. Nowdays people straightup lie for Clouet

[@Guestownedu]

@@IamPrxmetheus that free kick isn't even the most impressive thing about his performance v poland. That performance wouldn't look out of place in prime xavis top 10 performances ever. It was literally a man vs boys, they couldnt touch him

[@leatilemolebatsi4650]

​@@arnabroy832 shit for Belgium now your just delusional . If that's what you honestly believe then I know you have never watched him play for Belgium

[@the1greko]

A video about the new Benfica, Bruno Lage, etc? How Sporting can be a Champions League surprise? How André Villas Boas is reinventing FCPorto. Etc...

[@Ananas-280]

You have to take into consideration that content creators need to listen and think about audience interests because if not for the audience your work holds no value And sorry to break it to you but majority don't care about those teams and topics

[@Koutsimouka]

@@Ananas-280I do?

[@ras7646]

Too early

[@maciejbala477]

@@Ananas-280 What do you mean lol? This is exactly the type of videos Adrian makes... that's what his audience come for. Maybe he won't make these videos, but they are still topics he'd consider covering

[@Luso00_]

​@@KoutsimoukaExactly, I would love more content from Portugal. But, it's Adrian's channel. Nobody is putting a gun to his head. If it comes, awesome! If not, it will be another great video regardless.

[@aidenroqz]

He is understandably angry. But I think he wants to play in his last WC and he will stay with Belgium until then, after that he will retire from international football imo. Even if Belgium doesn't go anywhere in 2026, it would be the farewell to the "golden generation" of Belgian football, and he feels that's important to him I think. Now, Tadescu needs him, he already angered Courtois and alienated him from the national team, I don't think he wants to anger his best outfield player and also make him quit the team

[@glennhouben3385]

Not a tedesco fan by any means but.. he didn't do anything to courtois, courtois is just a little girl who couldn't cope with not getting his armband from mommy.. Courtois is the one who let his team down, courtois is the one who alienated himself.. You can have a problem with the coach but that doesn't mean you should screw over your mates who where your teammates for years!! He is just a dumb childish boy and I dont want to see him in goal for belgium ever again, Casteels is a beast too.. he was probably the best player this euro's so we good.. we don't need him at all

[@lexkanyima2195]

But it is a collective issue

[@aidenroqz]

@@lexkanyima2195 I'm sure the rest of the players aren't happy. But nobody, other than Courtois and Lukaku, have the importance and the seniority to say anything. The rest of the squad are either young and trying to get their footing in world football, and some are players who are trying to stay relevant.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@aidenroqz so why it didn't gel too much ?

[@Reaktora]

mentally, in 2018, the full squad did their best, but their belief ended there. of course people aging and moving on did not help. and man do I miss Hazard.

[@lexkanyima2195]

But nobody can predict how far they could go.

[@A123-c6o]

Hazard was the guy

[@Myusernamecanbeseenhere]

Hazard retired way too early

[@Reaktora]

@Myusernamecanbeseenhere Yep. He never got injured, and then he was. I feel he was never the same afterwards. And he lost the love for it. He likes burgers!

[@gaetandp5]

As a Belgian, I must say that a lot of fans if not most of them don't really expect a trophy from this group of players. The fans are upset with the way Belgium play and perform, like sure the quality of the players is much lower compared to 2018 but it should be good enough to perform good against teams like Ukraine etc... They underperform on international level whist they're decent enough on club level. They play without conviction or courage, they struggle in getting the ball past the midfield. The defense has been one of the weak points for years, but man this defense has more holes than cheese. The team doesn't make attacking runs and while belgium was a team that would normally win by outscoring the opponent (since the defense has been bad for a few years now) it has become impossible for them to play half decent. The fans aren't mad because they compare this generation to the golden generation, they're mad because they underperform heavily and a lot of players don't even seem to care.

[@dvdv8197]

HITC said it best tho: yes, they have had an INCREDIBLE starting 11 during their Golden Generation, but so did MANY other competitors, AND they, contrary to the Belgian squad, had soooo much talent on their bench as well. Belgium has never had a very deep bench and always struggled to find REAL, SOLID fullbacks. So all in all one really can't objectively say that Belgian Golden Generation underperformed. Would they have deserved to win silverware? Probably. But time and time again they lost to the eventual winners or runners-up, be it in 2018 against France (winners), or 2020(1) against Italy (winners) or early, in 2014 (Argentina, runners up), etc.

[@ras7646]

Also, a strong league shapes the identity of NT. If you see when team won the WC, their leagues were either at the peak, beginning or tail end of a generational era. Belgium's league doesn't have an identity and is used to farm players of other nationality, unlike French or even Dutch.

[@maciejbala477]

yeah, it's after Qatar and the group stage exit that they truly started to underperform. Before, they did as expected, tournament football is about luck too, and the 3rd place finish even exceeded expectations, probably.

[@stevencooke1027]

I watched a great video on HITC Sevens about what went wrong for Belgium's supposed Golden Generation. They achieved a lot of success compared to the historical standard of Belgium. And it's not as if a lot of countries didn't have great players during that same time. Winning a major tournament is extremely hard, and excellent teams repeatedly fail to do it.

[@dvdv8197]

7:40 "Normally players cover their mouths when they speak." He had his hands full, as you can see in the footage. 😅 If not for that fact, I do think he would've had his hand before his mouth in that instance. It was just (un) fortunate timing, depending how you look at it. 😄

[@Borstei93]

De Bruyne is frustrated about of too many matches within a season. He's absolutely right , but there are more things .. since the Euro's , Belgium isn't playing good football and they have continued like this now in the Nations League. With the retirement of Vertonghen, the Belgian Defence is really young (Faes 26, Theate 24, Debast 20 and De Winter 22). Idk if Witsel will play again for Belgium, but he have the experience. Also the rest of the squad is still young with Onana 23, Doku 22 , Bakayoko 21, CDK 23 , etc .. they aren't yet worldclass like KDB and King Kev must accept that . Lukaku and Trossard will be back for the next Games , but Tedesco must prove that he is the right one. Because his tactics looks sometimes really bad organised.. I hope he will improve it for the next games , otherwise the problems will be even more bigger with our Nationalteam .. we aren't a top 10 nation with this style of playing football 🤷

[@dvdv8197]

The Euros were a huge disappointment and they should've never resigned Tesco before it. 😔😭

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@dvdv8197 but it was a risk. But looking back it was a a transition period.

[@maciejbala477]

@@lexkanyima2195 yeah, it's a transitional period. Dunno if Tedesco is the guy, but it's the case of the team not being good anymore, rather than manager being truly to blame. Lots of new players to bed in, and many of them aren't really that good yet

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@maciejbala477 it will take time

[@EfraimHill]

Good football journalism 🔥

[@Razzerian]

Great video as always Adrian!

[@Kolonel17]

He doesn’t like to lose. 😢

[@mikeybarrett429]

Great video Adrian

[@MathiasMahieu]

Belgian here, KDB has every right to refuse future plays for the national team. He´s the Belgian Goat and made us incredibly proud. Our golden age has passed.

[@random-J]

I Remember watching him in the 2014 world cup, man i was thinking how did Chelsea let him go

[@MrRiccardo3official]

I understand how he feels, it's like gaming and you're carrying your friends and they do literally NOTHING AT ALL to win.

[@12thMandalorian]

I mean if your fans are booing and swearing at you why on earth should you go over to them?

[@bekhele]

he is legendary notorious already from since his early young years to be demanding and venting when things go wrong. this is just business as usual

[@biaslina]

That's why he's match made by heaven for city under pep

[@滋榎本]

Belgium went from nobodies on the international stage to powerhouses at the beginning of the 2010s, with a Golden Generation which starred the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany, Romelu Lukaku, and Thibaut Courtois. Despite leading the FIFA World Rankings for longer than any other team over the last ten years, Belgium's inability to win anything, or even reach a major final, has seen them derided as failures.

[@andredeketeleastutecomplex]

Which they are, and I blame belgian football organisation for hiring the wrong coaches.

[@salamandress]

Fifa rankings having them #1 at any point was fundamentally incorrect. Belgium has never won Jack shit, no winners DNA, why on Earth would you ever favor them over real footballing nations like Germany, France or Argentina. They were always overrated.

[@stoneyhigh05]

People seem to forget where Belgium came from. Nobody's who couldn't even qualify for a major tournament

[@karmaascendant3936]

@@salamandresscause Belgium generally win all of their qualifying games which is where FIFA gets most of their points for the rankings. France generally have 1/2 inexplicably bad game and Argentina play in CONCAF where they did struggled until the 2020 Copa America

[@maciejbala477]

@@andredeketeleastutecomplex People like you are the problem. They aren't. They weren't expected to win anything because they never did so before. They gave it a good go once, and that's that. You can call them failures in recent years, but not at that time. And they were way worse before too

[@EddyPB]

Great video 🇵🇪

[@StarfieldEditz]

I'm defending De Bruyne. One man can't carry the whole team, it's impossible. I've seen Belgium how play, but they aren't trying to play for survival. Their motivation to win games is TOTALLY non existent. If things stay as they are ( which might) ,De Bruyne WILL retire and the current state is going to continue sinking

[@NRuiz98]

Hazard did, why KDB can't? Oh I totally forgot that shitting his pants on important moments is on his DNA

[@A123-c6o]

​@@NRuiz98Hazard is more talented and he had de Bruyne too a better team that time.

[@Whknwswhknw]

@@NRuiz98 and what did they win? N even then Hazard plays differently to kdb youre comparing apples to lettuce rn idk how we’ve come to a point that if you can’t carry a team out of the gulag you’re not a great player anymore 😂

[@AntiSociety100]

"for god knows what reason". We lost like 3 out of 60 games is the reason. Consistent as fuck, also consistent in a sense that we couldn't beat the really big teams, although we did beat Brazil in Russia. De Bruyne has no issues with the lack of talent, he does have an issue with the lack of character. In all honesty, we got kicked in Brazil quarters by Argentina with prime messi and Aguero, we got beat in the semi's in Russia to the eventual word champion. We only really screwed up in the euro's vs Wales where we should have taken the tournament.

[@lexkanyima2195]

😅😅😅aà

[@A123-c6o]

You got kicked by a lucky goal and Argentina defence you cant break, defence successfully stopped you. In 18 another defence of France, unlucky. Post Hazard its over

[@adamb5132]

Belgium should’ve won the 2018 World Cup, no idea how France won (besides of course major time wasting, especially Mbappe). But after that Hazards form dropped too much and Lukaku missing sitters was becoming too often. Not mention alderwield and vertonghen and kompany were aging. Along with witsel and naingolan (I tried my best spelling these names) already past their primes, it was done after 2018. But damn did that 2018 team give me so much hope for them to win. Any other day Belgium wins that match, and definitely beat Croatia in the final. But it was not their day :(

[@kawazaki23]

Kevin De Bruyne is important,,,his an asset to Belgium 🇧🇪 and without him Belgium will not qualify

[@dannyhallaert7513]

In the realm of the pitch, where the legends reside, KDB shines bright, with his skill as our guide. A decade of magic at Manchester's helm, With assists like a wizard, he’s taken the realm. The king of the Premier League, a sight to behold, Transforming the game with a talent so bold. In every tight moment, he finds the right lane, A passer with purpose, he’s breaking the chain. Yet whispers arise about his national call, As Belgium seeks glory, they stumble and fall. Critics may ponder, "Where’s the spark in their play?" In the shadows of talent, they search for the way. But KDB stands tall, with hopes on his back, A leader, a dreamer, he’ll never lose track. For though the team falters, he’ll rise to the fight, With vision and passion, he’ll bring them to light. So here’s to the maestro, both brilliant and true, In the heart of the struggle, we trust him anew. While history remembers his legendary swing, We celebrate KDB, our footballing king.

[@HahahahaKez]

Hazard retires, Belgium falls apart. Any coincidence?

[@jesusojeda7850]

De Bruyne says what the powers-that-be don't want people to hear, so I guess that's why they didn't let him talk before.

[@rafikz77]

it’s actually a fair assumption

[@gwenwalravens8030]

The golden generation mostly failed because top players were never performing at their top at the same time. We got that third place because back then, all players were fit, playing at the top level and had their place in the team. When Hazard was playing top level at Chelsea, he had difficulties bringing the same qualities to the national team. Imho Debruyne and Courtois were always top notch. Our defence got weaker and weaker though with the departure of key players like Kompany. At some point, we had 4 defenders for 4 spots... We did not have a replacement for Lukaku or KDB if injured or not fit. And Lukaku wasn't fit at Qatar. KDB got injured. Tielemans wasn't great at that time either. If you look at players like Openda, it is obvious that playing for the national team is different than playing at clubs. We should have enough quality. The question is when that quality is going to perform at a top level for Belgium. Players like Lavia should eventually become fit and join Belgium. There are quite a lot of others.

[@ShushLoopie]

If the world only knew the hidden talent Belgium has.

[@dvdv8197]

8:26 "Koen Casteels." It's like how you say "Kun Agüero", not like the "Cohen" brothers or Leonard. ☺️

[@maciejbala477]

It's very unintuitive to people who don't know Dutch to pronounce "oe" as the English "oo" sound lol

[@wayneverhoff2790]

I’m sorry but the fans have the right to boo and flip you off when you don’t play for the win.

[@fernandomustachioso9737]

Dude's 33 so honestly they might as well reboot and draw a line under it. The whole previous generation just evokes failed potential.

[@Myusernamecanbeseenhere]

Hazard declining killed this national team Once he started to get injured a lot and sit on madrid's bench Belgium was never the same, it was basically all in the hands of de bruyne to carry and he couldnt do it by himself without hazard on his side So i do feel bad for him

[@maciejbala477]

Always respected how De Bruyne speaks his mind. He's a human being, he should be allowed to say what he thinks

[@strainsofjasmine5658]

Let him talk!🗣️

[@lazyartiste_2357]

Let him talk!

[@regret4875]

They didn’t let him talk

[@se06if]

4:40 DUUUUDE 😂🤣🤣🤣 Can you imagine 🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭

[@HonestTom1892]

Belgium wasted his best years what a shame.

[@douglasperez3467]

Was I the only one that was expecting Mickey face on the club world club logo again? 😅

[@megaplexXxHD]

It does seem like money speaks. Players keep signing multiyear contracts for millions… player wages are crazy nowadays and yet they complain when they have to play more to bring in more money

[@brucemclaren-]

Belgium's problem is that they think they can do without kdb's cooking. Look at chelsea. They just let palmer cook. They're always keen to get him on the ball. Belgium almost look like they don't want to give him the ball.

[@Keamogetswe_1]

True Belgium best chamce to win trophy was the 2018 world cup. De bruyne still talented player spoke truth UFFA and Fifa care about money than player well being.

[@Ahmed-qu1mp]

Courtois is just a scummy guy, just an entirely self-interested. His actions professionally (and privately) all point to this.

[@arnabroy832]

KDB also cheated on her as well so DONT act like KDB was any saint. Courtois backed himself as well, not the one who always comes out crying in any big match... Who said KDB

[@BigSuzpekt]

I’m not a big fan of courtois but the reason he has issues with this coach was because he lied and said courtois didn’t want to play if he wasn’t captain for the game which as far as I know was all a lie. That’s why courtois doesn’t want to play under that coach.

[@Ahmed-qu1mp]

@@arnabroy832 That’s not the only thing I hold against him.

[@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan]

If only Raymond Goethals or Guy Thuys were in charge of this team

[@Aanthanur]

is the problem not the clubs that have 25 players and let almost always play the same 11. forced rotation, player cant play more than certain number of matches in 2 months, set so that a player will have to miss at least one match in that time.

[@Myusernamecanbeseenhere]

The entire belgium team is a shell of it's former self

[@dp_297]

Never add a speculation alert that shit gave me PTSD

[@dvdv8197]

Uhm... What?

[@Sovnarok12]

As a Belgian, I hope he stays untill the worldcup of 2026.

[@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan]

Also I hope Courtois never plays for Belgium again. He's a bad apple. Always has been (I'm half Spanish-half Belgian so I support both nations. Barca and FC Bruges on club level)

[@dvdv8197]

11:45 "Perhaps it's time to close the book [on playing for Belgium]. That's my opinion at least." It's a good opinion and you make a very solid case. It actually makes me think that, for KDB's sake, it might be better if he did indeed quit. But he announced a while ago (after Euros) that he would keep playing for Belgium until after WC 2026, so I don't see him going back on his word so easily. If you add all of it together, however, it's a huge mess and KDB should just bail on this excuse of a National team. I think everyone would understand if he did that, considering the circumstances, his age, the added matches, etc. Thanks for another great video, Adrian! 👍👏🙏🙏

[@lexkanyima2195]

But KDB needs a mindset of Messi

[@petertoluolushuyi7311]

@@lexkanyima2195 no he dont

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@petertoluolushuyi7311 😃 😀 😄

[@DisasterArtist1997]

don't worry They got Duranville now

[@LeBigBottiana]

'no im just clickbaiting'

[@JC-px2xb]

You look like benzena in this video

[@Chiggss]

Hope belgium won Euro before country split into two country

[@mrpotato442]

As much as i admire KDBs playing ability as a Man United fan his leadership of Belgium has been dreadful. Constantly slating others in the team and damaging morale....theyre not at his level ability wise but thats more the reason he should provide inspiration and encouragement off the pitch. Never heard Messi cutting his teammates in half have we.

[@quacooboateng6833]

Who is here after he retired?

[@g.d.m.1315]

The fact is that the so called Golden generation was only Hazard. Just as Brazil was only Neymar for 10 years

[@A123-c6o]

True

[@wcthunder6940]

Verthonghen Alderweild, KDB, Lukaku (even if his shot accuracy is bad) and Courtois? Felaini too. We just didn't have a good bench

[@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan]

Atalanta's young talent De Ketelaere could replace De Bruyne in time And Openda from RB Leipzig will replace Lukaku

[@mariostojanovski6227]

need new coach

[@TheIrishmanFootball]

Basically just straight copying HITC 7'S latest video

[@mw32411]

Coach Tedesco..he and coach Roberto Martinez are about the same.

[@MrCovert23]

Belgium should have won the 2018 world cup

[@stopspyingonme9210]

Are we sure Canada wasn't a Belgian colony?

[@tricky1506]

De bruyne is a baby. Simple as that. If something doesnt go his way easy, he throws a tantrum, this is nothing new. Hes always been the exact opposite of a leader, he will blame any and everything around him but himself and his own shortcomings. Theres a reason even his own man city teammates dont let him talk😂🤡

[@kazd4477]

roberto martinez effect

[@ragnarlothbrock1379]

KDB is great but he behave like a great employee

[@gameurfr4616]

belgium need some old high profiels

[@gwenwalravens8030]

There should be 11 winners on the pitch. Whoever isn't there to give it their all, honestly, is a weak point in your team. This was a game against France, a team with star players. You should want to beat them. I get a lack of enthusiasm against Qatar or Israel, but against France???

[@Alinooor17]

"Belgium Golden Generation" is and forever will be one of the most stupid and woke things ever in football.

[@Alinooor17]

Just because they had 3 good players they said it's a golden generation.

[@A123-c6o]

Around Hazard in 18 it was great

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

😢😢😢

[@TheOnlyTaps]

🙏🏿👊🏿

[@iv0rysh0es39]

Not to disparage the quality of the golden era team, but Belgium was cooked after Eden fell off.

[@adhynugroho9424]

I honestly it's an emotional moment kinda thing. I don't think he's going to just leave the national team. They'd be total ass without him.

[@shreyam1008]

Really sad for KDB. But sad thing for international players. There is only chance to win 2 trophies in 4 yrs, so probability of any great team winning it is low already. Also, sad how Belgium ended, hazard dropping off, coutiuria having a fight, KDB frustrated...

[@dvdv8197]

Coutiuria? 😅

[@assimilatedrc3976]

happy to listen to players whine about game congestion, when they take pay cuts corresponding to the reduction. Until then shut up and kick.

[@willbowen4488]

And, an absolute bellllllllendddddd

[@simonherckens5509]

I think it is mostly a tactical problem. Who plays two dms against Ukraine?? I understand that we are not what we were, but I think the level of the midfield and the attack is still UCL level. Furthermore, I think de Bruyne's critique was not necessarily aimed at the defence, that has in my opinion diminished in quality. So I think Tedesco should get more out of this squad.

[@kloothommel6569]

It has the Belgians gone to their heads since their golden generation. That was exceptional period in Belgian Football. But the key word is exceptional, not the standard. Its ridiculous too demand Belgium would easily win from France. And then were talking about a game in the Nations League. Who the f cares about the Nations League? If it was his club De Bruyne should leave and never look back

[@gwenwalravens8030]

If you do not go to win, then why go at all?

[@kloothommel6569]

@@gwenwalravens8030 prioritizing the Premier League over the Nations League and not risking injury perhaps

[@gwenwalravens8030]

@@kloothommel6569 I wasn't talking about KDB. This is a game against France. If you are a football player and you are allowed to play against, face it, one of the best international teams, you either come to win or you stay at home. Kevin came to win. Yes this is only the nation's league. Who cares. Players who have to prove themselves in the national team should care, or stay at home. We've played against France multiple times and lost. It would be an excellent idea to try to find a way to win.

[@kloothommel6569]

@@gwenwalravens8030 this is exactly what I mean with it has the Belgians gone to their head. Belgium winning from France? Please the golden generation is over. No chance Belgium would win from France. Belgium is a mediocre national team. France is at the verry top. You've grown arrogant to believe you'd win from France just like that. Just be grateful for the period you had around 2018, because it will probably never come back. And De Bruyne of course is not the only one who does not want to risk injury and prioritizes their club over the Nations League. In case you haven't noticed, players have been complaining that there are too many games schedules per season too both FIFA and UEFA. Only it falls on deaf ears

[@gwenwalravens8030]

@@kloothommel6569 "this is exactly what I mean with it has the Belgians gone to their head. Belgium winning from France? Please the golden generation is over." 'golden generation' Yes we had a great starting eleven 8 years ago but not a great bench. This made the gg's performance inconsistent. If France is missing a few of their top players, due to injury for instance, they still have a great bench and starting 11. No other country has that many top players. "No chance Belgium would win from France." Italy beat France. Football is unpredictable. If you don't try, you always lose. "Belgium is a mediocre national team." At the moment, yes absolutely. Trainer is terrible. The defence lacks quality. It will probably take another 4-6 years to build a new decent team. "You've grown arrogant to believe you'd win from France just like that." That's not what I meant. The players didn't seem to take the game seriously (neither did the French imho). If they play against France, they need to pay attention and give it their all. I don't expect them to win. "Just be grateful for the period you had around 2018, because it will probably never come back." This isn't the first time we had a 'golden generation' that took 3rd place on a world cup. Our clubs need to have a certain % of Belgians in their squad so young talent isn't overlooked anymore. But we are still a small country. You cannot expect us to have a team like France. But Greece once won the EC, just saying.

[@kypl1910]

Honestly I i dont even watch these international matches anymore... Find them pointless

[@ShawnGitahi]

Belgium 2018team wasnt better than the France team,their defence was not that good,and France had players like mbappe,Pogba,griezman,varane,kante etc,,,they were slightly better in all honestly

[@dvdv8197]

Especially when you take into consideration their respective banks.

[@A123-c6o]

If no Griezman , France is not a big deal

[@theone9631]

It’s easy, he’s a system player. Not good outside on Man city and Pep

[@jollykimjongun9700]

Imagine being used to playing with the Man City team to then going play with the likes of lukaku and the international level. Ginger prince these people don’t deserve you. CTID

[@gwenwalravens8030]

Lukaku is actually really good when playing for Belgium. Same goes for the Serie A.

[@IamPrxmetheus]

Guess Courtois was right 😂

[@dvdv8197]

That and Tesco shouldn't have been resigned BEFORE Euros, when he hadn't accomplished/shown anything in any tournament. Just awful from the KBVB (National org of Belgian football, if I'm not mistaken).

[@AnirbanChamp]

Could never be Gerrard

[@johnhughes4797]

Ohh you mean slip to lose the Epl title?

[@daanishdan318]

I don't understand why they don't expand the squad size and just ask a more diverse group of players to play.

[@jasontyler17]

Good, international matches suck. Hope he gets back to City for a few more years and has a week off every international break.

[@dwayenway]

Is your national team that bad?

[@JustHereForCatVideos]

Belgium never *had* a 'golden generation'. This team has never proved anything, it's literally been a forgery set up by the media. Belgium has never been good, and now it's actually becoming even worse. This team was a Tottenham of national football. Good enough to beat the Feroese and the Kosovars, but flopped massively against actually decent teams.

[@dvdv8197]

They beat Brazil in a WC quarter final. Next.

[@AXELVISSERS]

Belgium has beaten England, Germany, Portugal, Brazil, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Croatia, Russia, Japan, ... All in the last 6 years so idk wtf you are talking about. We once won 57 matches out of 60. Since 2016 most of our wins were against big football nations. You're just blind. England alone has lost 3 times and drew once to us since 2018 ...

[@power279]

Imagine u r a world class midfielder.....but u have lakaka as teammates😂jokes asides..Belgium golden generation has already past..beside..they dont even have a proper back 4.

[@mlondikhumalo218]

Let me talk 😂🤣

[@ThaGamingMisfit]

What kind of player is quitting, when the team is inevitably changing to a lesser generation? Sorry but this feels so Belgian I'm ashamed to admit it. He's the greatest player we ever had, but when it's not going his way he hates everything, and that's a real shame, he's not a leader, and he never wanted to be one. He's right about too many matches, and kudos to him to keep mentioning it, maybe one day someone at UEFA and FIFA will listen to the players. Also we need to get rid of this Tedesco guy, he feels worthless on every front.

[@tpsam]

Belgium is national team's Spurs and de bruyne might be Harry Kane for Belgium Nah Belgium and spurs are just bad regardless if they have kane and kdb

[@dvdv8197]

Awful comparison.

[@ezraezra2928]

You know, Spurs is basically England version of the club. 0 major trophies after long time.

[@Ahmed-qu1mp]

He’s always been a hothead, so maybe not?

[@J_Jayyyy]

too many matches!