COURTOIS DECISION AFTER YESTERDAY'S MATCH

[Mubwatop1]

Thibaut Courtois: "I want to rest for a year without ANY Belgium matches, and then play the EURO qualifiers and the 2028 EURO".

 

Will the Belgium 🇧🇪 international team agree to this ? 🤔

[frankimia3]

I once tried skipping family gatherings for a year. They were not happy.

[ladyki]

Honestly it feels a bit unfair to just pick and choose when you show up for the national team, like what kind of message does that send to the other players grinding it out in the smaller games? If you're fit you should be there, not just for the glamour tournaments.

[synni]

honestly if i were a belgim fan id be pretty annoyed, feels like he wants the glory without the grind. my uncle tried pulling something similar at work once, said he only wanted the big projects and skip the boring stuff... didnt end well for him lol

[vynyn]

i kinda get it, my coworker took a 3 month sabbatical and came back expecting to lead the big client pitch immediately, the vibe was super weird. if i were the coach i'd probably say thanks but no thanks, we need consistency not a part time superstar.

[Pyxevlor]

I remember a buddy in my Sunday league team tried to skip all the cold rainy midweek games and just show up for cup finals, the manager literally laughed in his face. Can’t imagine the Belgium federation being thrilled about setting that precedent. Feels like Courtois is testing them big time.

[Baba1536]

Euro

 

[drizzy11]

He cost the team

[moredollar]

Euros

[Faruk2]

It wasn't an easy task

[Sizzy009]

What's that ?

[giftig]

sounds funny when i first saw it, the coach and squad might see it as a disrespectful remark tbh

[wrenori]

Sounds like when my mate skipped all practices then showed up for finals

[Lexzi]

I don’t blame him.

man already proved him self.

[sylramia5]

Honestly he's earned the right to dictate his own schedule at this point. If the federation doesn't accept that someone else's loss I guess.

[faithayver]

Sounds a bit unfair to the team tho no

[Mubwatop1]

Really !

[nalorra]

ngl the odds of belgium just saying yes must be pretty low with the euros so close, feels like courtois has all the leerage here though after that madrid season

[QebIHepA]

madrd form means he holds all the cards tbh

[lieutenant]

An injury might not be available for madrid

[maxdkapbd4]

I get why he wants to protect his body but ltting him just skip a full year of internationals would set a weird precedent for other players to demand the same.

[lieutenant]

Courteous is good tho

[Prime2417]

nope

 

[Godabegit]

He has some kind behavior 

[lieutenant]

To agree might be badCourteous is good tho