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Club Brugge got off to a good start in the second half of the season. A few days after the cup victory over AA Gent, there was a clean home win against KVC Westerlo in the competition: 3-0. And all of this under the watchful eye of Domenico Tedesco.
The national coach is currently busy making his selection for the upcoming European Championships. Logically, he tries to see as many participants as possible perform live. And so he will continue to be seen regularly in the Belgian stands in the coming months. This was also the case on Saturday in Bruges.
It is not known exactly which players Tedesco wanted to visit. But there are some candidates. For example, Maxim De Cuyper, who has presented himself as an interesting alternative on the right side of defense in the last few games. Or Jorne Spileers, someone who can take the lead in the center of the defense at some point.
Vanaken out of the picture
However, the two blue and black young players have not yet played their first minutes in the national team. The same cannot be said of Hans Vanaken. The Bruges playmaker was mostly selected under Roberto Martinez and also regularly received playing minutes. He now has around 23 caps to his name.
However, it is questionable whether there will be many more international matches in the near future. Since Tedesco took over, Vanaken has only been selected once. And then he always stuck to the bench or even the stands. Although the two-time Golden Boot winner is having a solid season, that doesn’t seem to be changing any time soon.
I missed the train to Germany
Participation in the European Championship doesn’t seem to be possible for the 31-year-old playmaker anyway. “Vanaken, who turns 32 in the summer, has long since missed the train to Germany,” it is clear. The latest news. The medium points out that Tedesco has decidedly chosen the card of innovation.
There is only room for a few veterans in his selection, important forces such as Kevin De Bruyne and Jan Vertonghen. Bad luck for Vanaken, although Bruges won’t be sad about the fact that his record players can always catch their breath in the busy schedule during the international game.
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