With this answer, Belgium star Kevin De Bruyne made no friends in his own team in an interview with the “Guardian”. Asked if his nation could still win the World Cup after losing 2-0 to Morocco, the Manchester City star replied: “Not a chance, we’re too old.”
The 35-year-old defender Jan Vertonghen, who apparently felt addressed by De Bruyne, teased back: “I assume that we play badly up front because we are also too old up front.” Vertonghen continued: “There are many things that’s running through my head and that I shouldn’t say, or at least not outside of the dressing room. It’s very frustrating today.”
Things are said to have gotten really hot in the dressing room: De Bruyne’s statement made waves in the team – the stars are said to have even attacked each other. De Bruyne, Verthonghen and Eden Hazard apparently had to be separated from Romelu Lukaku.
Many fires in the team
Also significant: There should be several sources of fire in the team. De Bruyne and goalie Thibaut Courtois are said to have not spoken to each other for years for private reasons. Michy Batshuayi and Lukaku aren’t best friends either. Eden Hazard and Leandro Trossard don’t speak to each other.
A photo after the Morocco game suggests something similar: Romelu Lukaku gives a speech. Everyone is standing arm-in-arm in a circle – except for De Bruyne, who is hanging his arms. Team spirit definitely looks different.
Source: Nachrichten
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