Romelu Lukaku words from Mark van Bommel!
Belgium coach Mark van Bommel made a statement about Lukaku's injury and Doku's wing use
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Belgium National Team coach Mark van Bommel announced that they will start the UEFA Nations A League match against Türkiye with a different game plan, that Lukaku cannot play due to his injury and Doku can be used on both wings.
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The Belgian National Team will be the guest of Türkiye in the fifth match of the UEFA Nations A League, Group 1. The press conference was held at Gürsel Aksel Stadium.
Mark van Bommel, the coach of the Belgian National Team, which will host Türkiye tomorrow in its fifth match in the UEFA Nations A League Group 1, said that Türkiye will be on the field with a different style of play with its new coach, and that they are preparing accordingly.
At the press conference he held with football player Youri Tielemans at Gürsel Aksel Stadium, Van Bommel stated that they would go out on the field to win and said, "When we look at the match in Belgium, we won 3-0, but this does not mean that we crushed Türkiye. Türkiye had much more chances against all its rivals, but could not turn it into a result. Now, with the new coach, the style of play will most likely change, but we are prepared for this, too. We prepared the team accordingly." he said.
Answering the question about Romelu Lukaku's injury and not being brought to Izmir, Van Bommel stated that his player had a hip injury and that he came to training yesterday, but they decided together that it would be better not to play in this match. Van Bommel stated that they will prepare Lukaku for the match against Italy on Sunday.
Asked whether Lukaku had a difficult season, Van Bommel said, "Lukaku is very strong mentally and played many matches in Fenerbahçe. He has a minor injury. I hope he will play next Sunday." he said.
When asked which wing Doku would be used on, Van Bommel stated that he played on the left wing but could also play on the right wing and said, "This way, we had more options. He also showed that he is a very dangerous player." he commented.
Van Bommel answered the question about the game plan of the Belgian National Team as follows:
"Especially in the France match, we played our own game plan, but we are trying to improve it. We want to take our game plan even further by applying high pressure, moving from attack to defense, from defense to attack, and looking at the opponent's strengths and weaknesses."
Football player Youri Tielemans also said that he is focusing on the national team and will work hard for both Manchester United and the national team, as always.
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Romelu Lukaku will play in the Italy match on Sunday.
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Open Questions
- The exact date and time of the match could not be specified.
- It was not clearly stated who Türkiye's new coach is.
