Rudy Garcia. We made mistakes against Spain… and the referee denied us a penalty

Express Rudy Garcia, coach of the Belgian national teamHe expressed his sadness after his team’s defeat against the Spanish counterpart, stressing that one cannot make a mistake against a rival like Spain.

According to the Spanish “Marca” newspaper.Garcia expressed his seriousness and pride in his players’ performance despite the sending-off, while also pointing to the referee’s fault for not awarding a penalty after a handball on Rodri when the score was tied at 1-1.

In his statements about the game, Garcia said: “I told the players that we can be very proud of our performance as we face Spain. Luck intervened in the match and we lost the efforts of the captain and Thibaut Courtois and that is bad luck. The referee also did not review the handball via video technology. mistakes, and we made some.”

The coach of the team explained about his future with the Belgian national team. “This is not the time to ask me about this, because this is the only important thing right now. I am very disappointed with the players who will not return to the national team. Spain were the best in the first half but we equalized and then put pressure on them and scored in difficult situations.”

“We will evaluate the result after the World Cup, but it is not the right time to address this topic. We are very disappointed with the way things turned out, because we believed in our ability to eliminate Spain and we did everything, but it was not enough.”

Garcia concluded by referring to Thibaut Courtois’ injury, saying: “This is part of high-level sport and we must be able to achieve its goal. Courtois was excellent in all aspects, including long balls, and we didn’t want to risk him getting injured, so I made the decision to replace him. injury”.

“Courtois is one of the best goalkeepers, but he was not 100 percent ready and could have muscle injuries. If a player is under-trained due to frequent injuries, this can become a problem. We are stronger with him and I have nothing to add to this matter.”