The Guy has only played 30 internationals in 9 years, wasn’t in the 2014 squad, he retired last year and then was injured when selected by Martinez, why is Martinez the idiot, 1 decent season with Roma and suddenly Belgium need him, maybe Martinez and Henry know a bit more than us.
lol don't be daft. Nainggolan is one of the best midfielders in Europe.
On what basis, one good season with Roma, he played for Belgium a few times over the last few years, including before Martinez,
Maybe it’s his performances that are irrelevant, he has a history of being disruptive in the squad, Martinez prefers De Bruyne or Hazard or Mertens. He’s never been a regular, 1 good season isn’t enough.
I suspected his attitude might be the issue, but in that case Martinez shouldn't have made himself look like a clown by giving a B.S. reason in his press conference, where he said it was for tactical reasons. :rofl:
If he’s been such a stand out for so long, how come previous Belgian managers didn’t select him or start him when they did?
They did. He started hitting form in around 2014 I'd say, so he got 4 caps that year, 9 in 2015, 9 in 2016. From Wikipedia: "Nainggolan was an undisputed starter for the Marc Wilmots-led Red Devils during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign." Then Martinez takes over and it all goes sour.
Nice bit of wiki selection :rofl:
I told you Nainggolan hit form and prominence in 2014-ish, or did you just ignore that bit? Since he joined Roma he has become one of Europe's best midfielders. If you honestly think the Belgian side is better off with Fellaini then I'm just going to give up talking to you. Not sure if you actually watch football or not at this point.
So because someone doesn’t agree with you about 1 footballer your toys are thrown, haven’t mentioned Fellaini so not sure what he’s got to do with it, explained succesive managers have had issues with him, he made his debut for Belgium in 2009 and was already known, still you ignored why he wasn’t selected for 2014 WC.
This settles it, you can't read. Twice now I've said he only came to prominence in mid-2014, was obviously too late to make the cut for the World Cup in that summer. He moved to Roma after that World Cup, after which he started to become the great player he is now. Like I already said. I shan't bother saying it anymore times, three should be enough.
This settles it, you can't read. Twice now I've said he only came to prominence in mid-2014, was obviously too late to make the cut for the World Cup in that summer. He moved to Roma after that World Cup, after which he started to become the great player he is now. Like I already said. I shan't bother saying it anymore times, three should be enough.
Rubbish, saying that’s when he came to prominence means that’s when you might of heard of him, he made his full international debut in 2009.This settles it, you can't read. Twice now I've said he only came to prominence in mid-2014, was obviously too late to make the cut for the World Cup in that summer. He moved to Roma after that World Cup, after which he started to become the great player he is now. Like I already said. I shan't bother saying it anymore times, three should be enough.
I don't see Belgium as one of the favourites at all. If they had a better manager they probably would be. They will probably make the last 8 and no more. Could see them slipping up in the last 16 even.
