Belgium Coach Offers No Guarantees to Lukaku Before Turkey Clash
- Belgium coach Mark van Bommel declined to guarantee playing time for 33-year-old Romelu Lukaku against Turkey on Friday, citing tactical flexibility over automatic starts for his top scorer.
- Van Bommel cited Lukaku's restricted minutes at Fenerbahce as a disadvantage, stating, "The only disadvantage is that he hasn't played much for Fenerbahce." This constraint influenced recent team selection.
- Despite his 93-goal Belgium record, Lukaku played only seven minutes during last week's win over Italy and remained on the bench during Monday's loss to France, raising questions about his international future.
- Belgium will also manage 22-year-old Chelsea midfielder Romeo Lavia's workload due to injury concerns. Van Bommel said, "You can already assume that I won't start him."
- Van Bommel dismissed speculation about his selections, telling reporters in Liege, "It is absolutely not the case that Romelu cannot come on or start. Quite the opposite.
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UEFA Nations League: Belgium coach offers no guarantees to Lukaku before Turkey clash
Belgium coach Mark van Bommel played down concerns over Romelu Lukaku’s limited involvement in his first two matches in charge but said he could not guarantee Belgium’s top scorer playing time against Turkey on Friday.
It has been reported that the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) delegation, which traveled to Belgium for the national football team's away match in the UEFA Nations League, was denied entry into the country.
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The Straits TimesBelgium coach offers no guarantees to Lukaku before Turkey clash
BRUSSELS, Oct 1 : Belgium coach Mark van Bommel played down concerns over Romelu Lukaku's limited involvement in his first two matches in charge but said he could not guarantee Belgium’s top scorer playing time against Turkey on Friday.Lukaku played only the final seven minutes of last week's 2-0 Nations Le
Mark van Bommel faces a barrage of questions at press conference over big name with Belgium
Belgium are preparing for Friday evening’s home Nations League match against Turkey. Head coach Mark van Bommel had to answer many questions about one of his players at Thursday’s press conference: Romelu Lukaku.
Belgium manager Mark van Bommel said: “We have to win every game. This is a very important game because we are playing at home. Our third match in the group. Turkey has no points in the group. If we win, we will have six points.” The experienced technical man also made comments for Leandro Trossard and Romelu Lukaku.
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