De Bruyne reveals why he decided to continue in the national team
The Naples midfielder Kevin de Bruyne35, assured this Tuesday that he is happy to return to the Belgian team and revealed that “many players” asked him to continue with the Red Devils, where he wants to contribute to the process of transferring responsibilities to the new generations.
“Many players asked me to continue and that made me want to continue. I come here to help the team,” he declared. DeBruyne to the Belgian public broadcaster RTBF during the Belgian rally in Tubize.
The veteran midfielder, who has decided to extend his international stage after playing his fourth World Cup consecutive, pointed out that his role within the national team is changing and that younger footballers will have to assume more and more prominence.
“The others have to assume a little more responsibility. Responsibilities must change hands little by little. I am still here to help the group, but now it is their turn to take the reins,” he said.
DeBruyne He explained that he “wanted to come” to this call, claimed to be well “physically and mentally” and was willing to help the team even if he is not in the eleven.
“I have demonstrated in Naples that I can also contribute interesting things coming from the bench,” said the former player of the Manchester Citywho also anticipated rotations before a schedule of four games in eleven days.
The Belgian is one of the few footballers from Belgium’s “golden generation” who still play for the national team, like Romelu Lukaku and Thibaut Courtoisalthough the 34-year-old Real Madrid goalkeeper has agreed not to play in the Nations League.
De Bruyne was also satisfied with the new coach, the Dutch Mark van Bommelthe sixth coach to coach him in the Red Devils since his debut in 2010, after Georges Leekens, Marc Wilmots, Roberto MartÃnez, Domenico Tedesco and Rudi Garcia.
“I knew very little about Mark van Bommel before his arrival. He is very direct when he speaks. I think I understand where he wants to go. He asked me what I wanted to do and how I felt after the World Cup (…). The first contacts with the coach have gone well. We have had some meetings and a training session. We have seen the basic principles that he wants to implement,” he said.
