Manchester City: Kevin De Bruyne breaks Belgium
Kevin De Bruyne made a smashing self-criticism after Belgium’s failure at the 2022 World Cup but is confident in the future.
Kevin De Bruyne does not handle the language of wood. A true artist on the pitch, the Belgian midfielder is just as accurate in his passes as in his words. Even when it concerns him and you have to be hard on himself, Kevin De Bruyne does not give up. Evidenced by his comments on Belgium during the World Cup.
“The World Cup was not good”
The Manchester City midfielder said after the first game for the Red Devils, which ended in a victory, that his team had missed the opportunity to win the World Cup in 2018 and that it was less strong in 2022. Statements that shook the locker room but which turned out to be correct since Belgium did not even manage to get out of their pool.
A real failure for Belgium and for Kevin De Bruyne who disappointed during this tournament. The Belgian golden generation has failed, but a new generation is coming while Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Thibaut Courtois have not yet bowed out. When analyzing Belgium’s World Cup in an interview with Play Sports, Kevin De Bruyne was tough but realistic about the performances of the Red Devils.
“Two years that Belgium did not play well”
“The World Cup just wasn’t good enough. We have to accept that and hope to do better next time. To be honest, we only played well in the second half against Croatia. The other matches weren’t good enough. ‘Were not as good. We had to accept that as a team“, an analysis of the Manchester City midfielder.
Kevin De Bruyne expected this failure given Belgium’s recent performances: “But the last two years have not been great. If you look you will notice that we haven’t played good football for a while now and we haven’t won many games either. We were looking to do better, but I think that just wasn’t possible in this tournament.”“In any case, it’s a new start now. The coach said goodbye. It changes everything. But it remains to be seen which coach will come and what all this will change. We cannot judge this as a players. So we will have to wait until March to be settled”, a successful Manchester City midfielder. That’s all we wish for the Belgium of De Bruyne, Courtois and Lukaku who will be revengeful.