Thibaut Courtois: Belgium goalkeeper hopes fans accept him after ending exile
Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courois said he hopes “fans can accept me” after retreating to international football this week.
The 32-year-old Real Madrid player has returned to his national team for the first time since falling with former Belgian manager Domenico Tedesco in June 2023. Leave the 2024 Euro Qualified Training Camp.
Belgium was defeated by France in the last 16 strokes of the European Championship last summer, and Qadsiah goalkeeper Koen Casteels started all four games in Germany.
Rudi Garcia is now in charge of the national team, and Courois looks to be playing against Ukraine in the upcoming National League playoffs.
On Tuesday, Coutois accepted the consequences he could have handled better with Tedesco and spent some time explaining matters to his Belgian player.
“There are a lot of misunderstandings, half truth, so I can explain what’s going on,” he said. “The teammates were able to ask them questions.
“I feel relieved to let us say everything. Everything is clear and now we are looking forward. I know I made a mistake. At that time, I wasn’t 100% ready for the game.
“After a long season, you sometimes have an impulsive reaction, which is not wise for me – it’s not the best thing for the team and supporters.
“I still think the (Belgian) Football Association might be better off dealing with it afterwards, but I also suffered a serious knee injury. Anyway, I’m not ready to compete in the European Championship. It’s also difficult when the relationship with the coach breaks down.”
Report at that time,,,,, External Courois was advised to leave training camp in 2023 after being ignored in his first home game since winning the 100th inning.
He added: “A lot of it wrote about what I left because I didn’t get the captain’s armband, but that’s not true. It’s the biggest disinformation.
“I know it was hard for fans at the time. I hope they can accept me again.
“I know it’s not easy, but I hope they can support the team.”
Belgium and Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tiemans said it was important, it was important.
“The most important thing is that he realized something was seriously broken with a group of players, but he said he didn’t mean that way.”
