The Red Devils are the focus of all the criticism after their disastrous end to their campaign in the Nations League. Some of them even go so far as to target the manner of singing the national anthem.
This is the lot of teams that no longer perform: every detail is analyzed and can be blamed on you. This is how Gert Verheyen gets angry at the lack of involvement during the national anthem.
A detail which is not one according to him: “When we sing the national anthems, it always annoys me… For us, it’s a kind of muttering while the opponent sings at the top of their lungs, it’s enough to look at the Italians, it’s a huge difference, in fact, it was already lost,” he explains to DAZN.
Less harmless than it seems?
The 50-cap striker has a big problem: “If you look at the players who still present themselves as personalities like Onana…First make an effort to learn the national anthem.”
“It really makes me angry. I know, you don’t win a game by singing the national anthem. But it creates a feeling of unity for those two minutes. And it sends a good signal to the people watching at home “It’s a small effort to make in my opinion,” he concludes.
A symbolic element of a change in mentality from generation to generation? In any case, this is not observed everywhere. But identification with a homeland with a history as unique as Belgium goes far beyond the framework of football.
