Thibaut Courtois has revealed a shocking statement on Thursday confirming his immediate departure from the Belgian national team.
The Real Madrid goalkeeper took to his social media channels to explain his decision citing a lack of confidence under boss Domenico Tedesco.
The two have reportedly clashed over the national captaincy and Courtois was left out of Belgium’s EURO 2024 squad due to injury.
“I want to address the Belgian fans and supporters of our national team. I feel immense love and pride in representing my country on the pitch, as well as every one of you who supports the Red Devils,” said Courtois online.
“I feel privileged to have had the honor of wearing the national jersey. Not even in my wildest dreams could I have imagined being able to do so more than 100 times.
“Unfortunately, following the events with the coach and after much reflection, I have decided not to return to the Belgian national team under his management. In this matter, I accept my share of responsibility. However, looking forward, my lack of confidence in him would not contribute to maintaining the necessary atmosphere of cordiality.
“The Federation, with whom I have had several discussions, accepts my position and the reasons that led me to this painful but coherent decision.
“I regret possibly disappointing some fans, but I am convinced that this is the best course of action for Belgium, as it closes a debate and allows the team to focus on pursuing its goals. Thank you for your unwavering support, love, and understanding.”
The 32-year-old currently has 102 appearances for Belgium to date.
wakbloprty
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Miguire was a captain and the stripped off his armband and give to someone who after him at the team but that did not stop him from playing for that club under that coach , that's what we call professionalism and maturity after that humiliation
TeeJay6
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That's how he does for Chelsea. He is very selfish
Femzy1991
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Captain who promised you captaincy of your national team ... you don't have that leadership traits the coach wanted soo what ooooh it's because was given to Rukaku from other continent, f**kn ego n dmn th pride if you want to be a coach and a player go ahead nxt you want to be a captain for real madrid .. nevertheless I have questions do Captain of a club get extra money or privilege because i have seen player fighting for armband and make me wonder what's soo good about ?
You don't know the full story behind this. You only took your phone to text from your anus. Even Messi once walked away from the national team as well before being called back. So sharrap
dupciklno
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Some are club players like courtois/Vini/Rodrigo/Bellingham while other perform good for both country(motherland) and their clubs
Femzy1991
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It's a disgrace that a footballer who ought to be matured by now will take such an action over captaincy duties. It's obvious he's not matured enough for that task because a true leader won't see himself as superior to others. If you read between the lines, he's expecting the coach to fail then he can return with a new coach but I hope he's put to shame.
Did u read the whole text properly before coming here to judge? He said he doesn't want his presence to affect the performance of the team and you said he doesn't care about his country and no one here knows the full story behind all this aside the captaincy talk that came out so shut up and don't judge people.
ObeezyF1
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he is not bigger than the team.