Despite several months having passed since then, the management of the Thibaut Courtois case still sparks debate within the national team. Romelu Lukaku took a fairly clear position.
Romelu Lukaku has been quite discreet in the media since the Euro. But when he speaks, his words are as sharp as ever. This is how he emptied his bag in the “Friends of sport” podcast. His vision of the Courtois affair is quite interesting.
“I know Thibaut, I know the coach and I had a conversation with both of them. They know my opinion and I always agree with them both” reveals the one Domenico Tedesco chose as vice-captain behind Kevin De Bruyne .
Shared wrongs
Big Rom explains that beyond the responsibilities for the clash between the two, the case was not well managed by our decision-makers: “The Belgian Union should have managed the situation better. During the first press conference, they should have said: “No questions about Thibaut or the situation. If you do, you won’t be welcome anymore.” Sir Alex Ferguson did it too, didn’t he? United. Manchester United is – with all due respect – much bigger than our country.”
“The Belgian Union could have relieved the coach and Thibaut. The coach said what he said, but then the Belgian Union should have intervened. Now it’s still dragging on. In what other country does this happen- he ?” Lukaku asks.
If the end of the story will probably never be revealed, the management of the Courtois case and the declarations of both parties will undoubtedly have further accentuated the gap between the two parties. Even if it was probably already too late to settle this in the privacy of the locker room.
