FIFA World Cup: Belgium staff administration hopeful of Romelu Lukaku being match after newest setback

The Belgium staff administration stays hopeful of Romelu Lukaku’s availability for the FIFA World Cup after struggling the most recent setback. Lukaku has been fighting a hamstring harm in current instances.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 1, 2022 14:43 IST

Lukaku just lately returned to motion for Inter after a prolonged spell within the sidelines (Courtesy: Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: The Belgium staff administration stays hopeful of Romelu Lukaku’s availability for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, saying that the most recent setback he has suffered is not sufficient to rule him out of the competitors.

Lukaku has been fighting a hamstring harm and was sidelined for nearly two months. He returned just lately for Inter Milan and scored within the Italian aspect’s 4-0 win over Viktoria Plzen and featured off the bench in opposition to Sampdoria.

Inter confirmed on Monday that the participant had suffered a “myotendinous strain in his left hamstring” and can be monitored this week to know the severity of the issue.

This does solid a cloud over Lukaku’s availability for the World Cup with Belgium beginning the marketing campaign in opposition to Canada on twenty third November.

However, staff physician Kristof Sas described the harm as a setback and never sufficient to rule him out of the match.

“It is not yet a line through the issue, but it is a setback for the player himself, his club and the Red Devils (Belgium national team),” Sas was quoted by HLN.

Belgium supervisor Roberto Martinez stated that Lukaku is somebody who’s irreplaceable for the Red Devils and he might must play with a unique type if the Inter Milan striker is not accessible for them on the World Cup in Qatar. Martinez stated Belgium might must play with extra attackers if Lukaku is not there.

“At the Red Devils, he is irreplaceable,” Martinez advised Nieuwsblad. “Every national team has irreplaceable players. Look at Argentina with Messi, Croatia with Modric, Brozovic and Kovacic, Spain and Germany also have such players. That’s just how it works.”

“With us it’s Courtois, De Bruyne and Lukaku. You cannot replace them one on one. If they don’t play, we have to play in a different way. If Lukaku is not there, maybe we should play with more attackers.”

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Nov 1, 2022