Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois has come out to say that a breach of trust is the reason behind his fallout with Belgium manager. He recently confirmed that he won’t play at Euro 2024, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he just felt the Belgium football federation no longer appreciated his effort for the national team, and the coach preferred to just talk to the media rather than fix their issues.
Courtois added that the door for Euro 2024 is definitely closed for him, so he’ll keep focusing on Real Madrid.
His words, “Look, if my departure was purely about the captaincy, I would have already resigned in March [when Tedesco chose De Bruyne as captain]. Kevin as captain? No problem. But then you had Romelu [Lukaku] and I as vice-captains without hierarchy.
When he said that Romelu was captain against Austria and I was captain against Estonia on Tuesday, something snapped inside me. I couldn’t handle it anymore. The fact that I no longer felt appreciation from the federation and trainer made something explode within me. The coach made no effort to find a solution but simply said he would tell the press everything. He wanted to pressure me not to leave and threaten me.
That is simply not possible, because it was a private conversation. Then there is a breach of trust between the player and the coach. Tedesco wanted to launch an attack on me, one he announced the day before. Go ahead, I thought – something like that doesn’t help and creates a breach of trust. Moreover, things were leaked to the press the next day, which I know came from his side.”
On Euro 2024, “The door is definitely not closed for me. However, I know that I have to keep the focus on Real Madrid this season. And the European Championship does not figure in the plans for a perfect return. We’ll see. Ultimately, nothing lasts forever in football. For me, it’s no problem to sort things out like two adults. But where is the middle ground after a breach of trust like this?”
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