Kevin De Bruyne is among three Belgian players to miss the country’s upcoming UEFA Nations League fixture

• After Belgium’s 1-1 draw with Wales on Saturday, June 11, Kevin De Bruyne and two other players were granted permission to leave early on vacation.
• Coach Roberto Martinez was the one who came up with the idea.
• De Bruyne, Thomas Meunier, and Yannick Carrasco have been granted permission to miss the final of June’s four Nations League A Group Four games.

After Belgium’s 1-1 draw with Wales on Saturday, June 11, Kevin De Bruyne and two other players were granted permission to leave early on vacation. Coach Roberto Martinez was the one who came up with the idea.

De Bruyne, Thomas Meunier, and Yannick Carrasco have been granted permission to miss the final of June’s four Nations League A Group Four games, which will take place on Tuesday, June 14 in Warsaw against Poland.

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Martinez was cited as saying, “De Bruyne has provided enough, and Carrasco has given enough.” “After a three-month layoff, Meunier returned to play two games in a row. We can’t compel someone to do anything.”

De Bruyne, who had been hesitant to play in the Nations League after his time with Manchester City, stated that he would have been pleased to continue.

“I’ve played three games totaling about 90 minutes. Physically, I’m well, and I would have like to play the final game against Poland, but the coach made the decision,” he told the press.

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“It is a pity about the late equalizer,” De Bruyne added. “We were in command at the beginning of the second half, but then we forgot to play football. But with all the changes in the team, it was not the worst performance.”

“We lacked rhythm and all the players were fatigued, having already played many matches.”

Martinez was enraged by Brennan Johnson’s late goal, which was initially deemed offside but then awarded after a lengthy VAR review.

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The Belgian coach described the decision as “shocking.” He also stated that the linesman’s decision was incorrectly reversed by VAR.

“The lines don’t appear to be parallel,” the assistant observed. “We were robbed,” he told VTM television in Belgium.