Quite logical given his exemplary career as an Aston Villa midfielder with the Red Devils. “Who will be the captain? I already have an idea, but first I want to discuss it with the players. Because sometimes someone does not want to be captain,” explained Domenico Tedesco during his press conference. The player trained at RSCA accepted this decision without batting an eyelid.
That said, this won’t be the first time the player wears the captain’s armband with the national team. He had worn the armband against Ireland twice and Burkina Faso. Roberto Martinez was the coach during two of these meetings. Also proof of the importance and continuity of the work among the Devils carried out by the Ketje of Brussels.
On the other hand, it is true that he is not an indisputable starter under Tedesco. At the Euro, he started the competition on the bench before starting against Romania and Ukraine without finishing the match. Finally, he did not come off the bench during the elimination against France.
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The decision to captain Youri Tielemans has not yet been officially announced to the outside world. “We will communicate before the match,” Tedesco said. But the group has already been warned this Monday. On Tuesday, Trossard answered the question from our colleagues at Het Laatste Nieuws. “Yuri has been here the longest,” said the Arsenal player. Same story from De Cuyper. “In terms of leadership, Yuri is someone who can and will take on this role.”
It is true that the environment is part of the furniture for the Devils. Brooded by Roberto Martinez, he was the new kid six years ago in Russia. With 72 caps, he is by far the most experienced in the group selected to face France and Italy. The second is Timothy Castagne and has not exceeded 50 caps without being a starter at Fulham.
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Koen Casteels was also present in Russia. But given that only the captain can communicate with the referee, Tielemans seems like a natural choice.
