Slender, technical and sometimes… nonchalant, he is already accused of Vincent Kompany 2.0. Having moved to Juventus at the age of 16, he is now a Serie A starter at Genoa and leads the U21 defense of new Coach Gilles Swerts. He talks about Andrea Pirlo, competition, Romelu Lukaku, locker room struggles, Olivier Giroud, the 23-match clause, Paul Pogba, the golden generation of the Devils and Giorgio Chiellini. But also Eden Hazard, the Belgian spirit, Cristiano Ronaldo, the Euro Espoirs, Jérémy Doku, the ” consistency “, Zeno De Bast, tactics and Domenico Tedesco. And above all… his dog. Koni De Winter (Diablotins U21) passes ” On The Grill “.
The lobby of the Hôtel des Diables was teeming with people in Tubize this very sunny Tuesday afternoon. The Red Devils have finished their morning session, the Espoirs parade for the interview session before their trip to the Euro in Malta (kick-off: Friday, 6:00 p.m.). Passing through, Alexis Saelemaekers high-five his friends. But a single subject eclipses all the others: three hours earlier, Eden Hazard posted his retirement Insta.
” Eden Hazard was… and still is a magnificent player, one of the best of his generation ” explain Connie Of Winter, the central defender of the Diablotins, by settling into a room adjoining the large auditorium used for press conferences. ” I never had the chance to meet him, but I have enormous respect for him. He had a splendid career… but in the end, football is football: it’s cruel (sic). And I think that at Real, he didn’t get what he deserved… His playful side? You know, we are all human beings: everyone likes to laugh and have fun. But when Eden played, he always performed well! So for me, being the way he was, he wasn’t doing anything wrong.. “
2023-10-12 10:42:56
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