Heach coach Tedesco ‘disappointed’ by goalkeeper’s decisionLukaku selected as captain on Saturday in De Bruyne’s absence
Thibaut Courtois asked not to travel with Belgium for Tuesday’s Euro 2024 qualifier in Estonia, telling the shocked coach, Domenico Tedesco, he did not feel respected within the team as he walked out of the squad.
Courtois played in Saturday’s 1-1 home draw with Austria but told Tedesco after the match that he would not make himself available for the Estonia game. Tedesco says Courtois’s unhappiness spilled over when Romelu Lukaku was given the captain’s armband for the Austria game in the absence of the injured regular captain Kevin De Bruyne.
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