The Belgian national team was discredited at the World Cup in Qatar and dropped out of the tournament after the match with Croatia. Shortly after the final whistle, it became known that Roberto Martinez, the current head coach of the Red Devils, had parted ways.
Roberto Martinez will no longer be the coach of the Belgian national team. The Spaniard’s departure from this position was announced by the national federation shortly after the “red devils” were supposed to fly out of the World Cup after the group stage. As it turned out, the decision, announced at a critical moment, was not at all caused by the team’s disastrous result at the World Cup.
Roberto Martinez leaves the Belgian national team
Roberto Martinez has announced his resignation as head coach of the Belgian Red Devils. The decision was made before the start of the World Cup in Qatar,� the federation said in an official statement on Twitter.
Despite this, it seems that the choice made by the Spanish coach will benefit him and the team he leads. There has been a lot of talk about the Belgian national team lately, but mostly in a negative context. The bad atmosphere around the team and within it was only emphasized by the very poor results achieved at the World Cup. Recall that the Red Devils did not leave the group, although they scored four points. First, the Benelux team beat Canada 1:0, then lost to Morocco 0:2, and in the third round tied with Croatia 0:0.
Although Martinez has been in charge of the Belgians since 2016, he has not achieved the great success expected of him. At the 2018 World Cup, this team took third place, which was perceived as unsatisfactory. At Euro 2020, the Red Devils were eliminated in the quarter-finals and are now saying goodbye to the World Cup after the group stage.
Source: Wprost
