“Thibaut sat down on the ground. He called for the doctor and the physio. He told them,”I can’t play long balls anymore.” You’re wondering whether to play with an injured goalkeeper who can no longer execute your effective strategy to bypass the Spanish press. Romelu and Charles were winning 90% of the direct passes into the opponent’s half. Should we have played with an injured goalkeeper? If Thibaut had conceded that same second goal, what would people have said about keeping him in the game? During the hydration break, he confirmed his injury to me. Given his personality, if he’d really wanted to stay in, he would have said so clearly. I still brought in the Manchester United goalkeeper (Senne Lammens)... Not some 16-year-old kid who’s never played professionally. One of my goals was to unite 12 million Belgians behind their national team, whether it was 2 a.m. or 5 a.m. We put Belgium back on the world football map.”   submitted by   /u/Sparky-moon [link]   [comments]