Mark van Bommel spoke about Lukaku's injury and playing style changes
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The Belgian National Team will face Turkey in the 5th match of the UEFA National A League 4th Group. Belgium National Team Coach Mark van Bommel held a press conference at Gürsel Aksel Stadium before the match.
The Belgian National Team will face Turkey in the 5th match of the UEFA National A League, Group 4, at Gürsel Aksel Stadium tomorrow at 20.00.
Belgium National Team Coach Mark van Bommel held a press conference at Gürsel Aksel Stadium before the Türkiye match.
"THE PLAYING STYLE WILL LIKELY CHANGE WITH THE NEW COACH"
Stating that Türkiye had a lot of chances against all its rivals, Mark van Bommel said, "Now, with the new coach, the style of play will probably change, but we are prepared for that too. We have prepared the team accordingly." "Lukaku will be ready for Sunday" Stating that they will take to the field tomorrow to win, Van Bommel said, "However, when we look at the last match in Belgium, we won 3-0, but this does not mean that we crushed Türkiye. Türkiye had much more chances against all its opponents, 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 have prepared the team accordingly." he said.
LUKAKU STATEMENT
Speaking about Romelu Lukaku not being brought to Izmir, Van Bommel said, "Lukaku suffered a hip injury. He came to training yesterday, but we decided together that it would be better for him not to come to this match. We will prepare him for the match on Sunday. Lukaku is very strong mentally and played many matches in Fenerbahçe. He has a minor injury. I hope he will play next Sunday."
Explaining which wing Doku will be used on, Van Bommel said, "We had more options by playing on two wings. He also showed that he is a very dangerous player."
"WE PLAYED WITH OUR OWN GAME PLAN IN THE FRANCE MATCH"
Speaking about their playing style, Van Bommel concluded his words by saying, "We played our own game plan, especially in the France match, 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."
TIELEMANS: THE NATIONAL TEAM IS GOOD FOR ME
Speaking at the press conference, Belgian player Youri Tielemans said that he is completely focused on the national team and will continue to work hard for both Manchester United and the Belgian National Team. Asked whether it was good for him to move away from Manchester United and be in the national team, Tielemans stated that the national team environment was good for him.

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