Vertonghen against De Bruyne and Hazard, Lukaku-Corriere.it also intervenes

Chaos erupted in the Belgium dressing room. The defeat remedied against Morocco (2-0, Sunday 27 November) has brought to the surface ancient grievances that have never been dissipated and the atmosphere suddenly warmed up. Furthermore,Belgium risks big: a sensational elimination in the first round
after the third place in Russia 2018 (best ever finish of the Red Devils in the history of the World Cup). And now the match against Croatia was decisive (Thursday 1 December, 4 pm). According to the Belgian press there would have been a heated discussion between Kevin De Bruyne, Jan Vertonghen and Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku would have thought of doing the pleasure.

Belgium arrived at the end of the cycle and didn’t win anything compared to what, given the players in the squad, the fans could expect. Rearranging the tape of the altercation, it all began with De Bruyne’s words on the eve of the match against Morocco. The Manchester City playmaker had spoken of the team being too old to be able to aspire to success in the World Cup in Qatar. As expected, these words were not liked by his teammates, in particular by Vertonghen, who in turn also objected to Hazard. We played really badly, especially in attack. Evidently we are too old even there to score, his answer to De Bruyne, after he had privately told him to resolve certain issues in the locker room and not in the public square.

There are rumors of a important intervention by Lukaku. The Inter center forward prevented words from passing into his hands. Even if Romelu, still according to reports in the Belgian press, he doesn’t talk to Michy Batshuayi, his deputy (currently owner waiting for the Inter center forward to get back in shape). Without forgetting the bad and non-existent relationship between De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois, who in 2012 had an escapade with the midfielder’s then girlfriend. In short, Belgium is already on the verge of a nervous breakdown well before taking the field in the very delicate match against Croatia.