Belgium captain Eden Hazard has denied there’s a rift within the squad however admits there have been candid phrases exchanged between gamers after Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Morocco in World Cup Group F. Happened.
Hazard was chatting with the media on Tuesday alongside veteran goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois after he changed Yannick Carrasco and Arthur Thiet, the gamers initially talked about.
This was an try by the crew administration to quell rising hypothesis that a number of gamers have dropped out. Belgium, ranked second on the planet, should beat Croatia on Thursday to make it to the final 16.
Hazard mentioned, ‘We had an excellent dialog between the gamers. “A lot has been said. We talked for an hour about the good things and the less good things. Now we want to win against Croatia. Now we have two days to prepare. We have to be ready.”
Hazard denied that there had been a confrontation within the dressing room following the defeat to Morocco, and mentioned that he had spoken with midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, later saying that the Belgian crew was too previous to win the World Cup.
Hazard mentioned, ‘Nothing occurred within the dressing room. “Only the coach (Roberto Martinez) spoke. I spoke to Kevin de Bruyne, he believes within the group.
Hazard admitted the gamers had been upset with their performances within the opening two video games in Qatar.
“We must do higher, we can not give the efficiency we would like (in the meanwhile). We have to point out it on the pitch, that is what issues.
“We still have quality in the group and we are here to win. We lack confidence because of that last pass and that last dribble. We have to get that confidence back.”
Courtois, who will earn his a centesimal cap towards Croatia, insisted that information of the rift within the camp had actually motivated the squad.
“The downside is that too many lies are unfold. A state of affairs is described that doesn’t exist. We as a bunch must keep away from that negativity.
“Everything was clarified yesterday. Everyone has brazenly expressed their opinion. Now we’ve got to take motion on the sector. It is sweet that we had a bunch dialogue. We instructed one another what we thought.
“We have to be honest with each other and fight for each other on the pitch.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
