The selection of Belgium was one of the big disappointments of the World-wide Glass of Qatar 2022, if no the one who more. The 'red devils' arrived to the appointment like one of the teams to win in which probably it was the last important tournament of the famous 'golden generation'. However, the Belgian group showed a poor performance, with figures extremely mermadas (Lukaku, Hazard, Mertens...) And others without accompaniment (Of Bruyne, Tielemans, Courtois), by what remained deleted in the phase of groups.
A victory little convincente in front of Cánada, a conclusive defeat in front of Morocco and a tie inexplicable front Croatia were the causantes of the disaster of the selected Belgian, with all the focuses aiming to his trainer, Roberto Martínez. For this reason, once confirmed the elimination of his square, the technician of Balaguer renounced to his place, putting him end to a stage of 6 years and whose greater attainment was the third place achieved in Russia in 2018.
Like this then , several names begin to sound around the bench of the selection, orphan from the goodbye of 'Bob'. With the Eurocopa of 2024 in the horizon, the Belgian Real Union would have a series of candidates in his diary and two ex footballers of the FC Barcelona would form part of the 'casting'. Such is the case of Thierry Henry and Thomas Vermaelen, those who accompanied to Martínez along his periplo in the combined. The first of them from 2016, whereas the second like one of the references of the team until his withdrawal in the 2022, when it happened to form part of the technical body.
However, the pair of the ex Barcelona generates several doubts. And it is that Vermaelen does not have experience like first trainer, since his career in the benches has limited to belong to a technical team. By his part, Henry was to the control of the Monaco between the 2018 and 2019, without attaining good results and leaving a disappointing work in the Principality, by what will remain for seeing if the Association will risk to bet by this binomial.
Other candidates
On the other hand, Vincent Kompany, legend of the Belgian football and the Manchester City, also would go in in the quinielas of the selection. The ex central defender was to charge of the technical direction of the Anderlecht between 2019 and 2022, but did not attain to fulfil the expectations and abandoned Brussels the past summer. Of the same way, Philippe Clément, exjugador Belgian and current trainer of the Monaco would be another of the candidates to occupy the vacancy left by Roberto Martínez.