The Italian-German came with good news about Jan Vertonghen and Arthur Theate: “Yes, they are ready. They completed the last three training sessions with the group and will be in the selection for the match against Slovakia.”
Witsel absent from final training before Slovakia
”Regarding Axel, it seemed like a small problem and everything is in order. He should join the group tomorrow. Otherwise, it will be for the next match”, said Tedesco. The former Standard player should therefore be in the squad against Romania next Saturday at the latest.
On the other hand, the Devils coach was much less optimistic about Thomas Meunier: “Thomas will only be able to return to training in a week to a week and a half. He will therefore return after the match against Romania (June 22).”
Maxim De Cuyper should therefore receive a unique chance during this group stage: “I trust everyone. Max had two very good matches. Although he was not supposed to play against Luxembourg, we needed him. He is not afraid of anything but I have not yet made my decision regarding the composition.“
The coach will be able to count on his captain Kevin De Bruyne, who is back in good shape, even if he did not finish the two preparation matches: “I’m sure he’s ready. He hasn’t had an easy season and that hasn’t made things any easier for me. It wasn’t easy not to be able to count on him for a year.“
For the rest, Domenico Tedesco is “excited to start the tournament“.”There has been a lot of work in recent months and weeks. We are quite relaxed because we worked a lot before arriving here.“
