In pure talent, there is no photo with Casteels or Sels
This is an important nuance to bring into a debate where it is necessary to distinguish between the player and the man. We will not venture into the personality of the Limburger, variously appreciated (we will say nothing about it, for fear of receiving angry messages, but we think no less…), but it is appropriate to recognize the talent of a goalkeeper with an unquenchable thirst for victories.
Thomas Meunier’s truths about the Red Devils: “It’s personality that we need most of all”
Koen Casteels made no mistakes at the Euro, practically none afterwards, in the League of Nations (with the exception of France’s second goal, in Brussels?) but, in terms of pure talent, there is no no photo, between the Real Madrid goalkeeper and a goalkeeper who now plays in Saudi Arabia (Al-Qadsiah), or even against Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Courtois, before his call for a return to the selection, also said that the Belgian mentality was not always optimal to climb with the best.
Can we blame him? Romelu Lukaku has touched on it, Kevin De Bruyne has expressed it in his own way recently. Like his teammates, Courtois knows what the very high level requires. It wouldn’t be out of place to remind you of that. Above all, he expects the Belgian Union to thank Domenico Tedesco, and his exit will perhaps be an element that will help its decision-makers…
