The reunion in the national teams, almost ten months after the last window last November, is leaving anomalous concentrations, with many peculiarities. Belgium is a good example. Due to the inactivity of most of their players, whose preseason is being with their national team instead of with their club, Roberto Martínez called 29 footballers.
In that summons there was four goalkeepers because, as AS said, there was a pact with Courtois to leave the group before flying to Denmark. Another goal had also previously been dropped from the list, Hendrik Van Crombrugge (Davy Roef replaced him), Boyata, Cobbaut, Chadli and Origi, all for physical reasons.
Hazard and the risk of not returning
With Benteke it had been decided together with his club not to count on this occasion and Vermaelen did not receive permission from the Japanese authorities by the regulations around the coronavirus. Also, De Bruyne left Tubize for his upcoming fatherhood and has rejoined this Sunday, after missing the match in Denmark (0-2). Batshuayi has also arrived as a reinforcement.
Hazard has stayed, something that they did not want at Real Madrid. At first, the option that neither he nor Courtois would come to the call of the Belgian Red Devils was considered, but it did not work. Then the goalkeeper insisted on returning, training already in Valdebebas on Saturday. Eden is carrying out an individualized plan, according to the specialists of the white club, and only on Friday did he exercise with his teammates. One of the objectives of this international break is for him to gain pace, something very important in his preparation, with the matches, but on Saturday he had no minutes. That erases the idea of being absent after the first day: will jump to the grass on Tuesday, as explained from Belgium to this newspaper. Meanwhile, the rojiblanco Carrasco has returned to Madrid …