Brussels –
Belgium goalkeeper Ki Thibaut Courtois said, Anthony Martial not a star player. Even though Martial has won four titles at Manchester United.
Courtois’ remarks came during a question and answer session with team-mate Jan Vertonghen, organized by Pickx Sports. At that time Vertonghen asked the Real Madrid goalkeeper to answer the question of which three star players were absent from Euro 2020 in five seconds.
Courtois quickly answered Sergio Ramos (Spain), who was surprisingly dropped by coach Luis Enrique. After that, Courtois then struggled to think and laughed until the time was up.
Vertonghen then named a number of players including Erling Haaland (Norway), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Germany), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands), Jan Oblak (Slovenia), Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia) and Martial (France).
Thibaut Courtois interrupted before saying: “Martial? Is he a star player?”
Vertonghen, who is now defending Benfica after spending eight seasons at Tottenham Hotspur, just laughed in response to Courtois’ ‘joking’. That’s what it was announced Mirror.
However, it is undeniable that a career Anthony Martial not very shiny at MU. Even though they have won four championship medals; FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and Europa League.
With 78 goals and more than 250 appearances, Martial’s performances have been far from consistent. In the last two seasons, Martial has been in the treatment room more often because of various injuries.
The 25-year-old player had defended France when he was runner-up at the 2016 European Cup. While his last appearance was Martial in the ‘blue’ shirt last March in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, before being dropped from the squad list Blues to appear at Euro 2020.
Meanwhile, Belgium cannot be considered a success in Indonesia European Cup This year. Contains a golden generation squad and is predicted to be a strong candidate for champion, Thibaut Courtois et al only until the quarterfinals after being eliminated by Italy.
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