“It’s the end of my contract”-Roberto Martinez leaves his duties as Belgium coach after the team’s poor show at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
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Roberto Martinez during a pre-match conference.
After Belgium’s disappointing end to this year’s FIFA World Cup, the fans are absolutely stupified as they believed that this year was going to be theirs. But after the dismal performance against Croatia, today has put water on all the hard work and preparations the team made for this tournament.
Belgium has looked quite an average team at this FIFA World Cup and has looked very average attacking wise scoring just one goal in their entire tournament. Having won just one match from the 3 matches, Belgium has failed to make full use of their superstars and coach Roberto Martinez has been left with all the questions to answer for who also announced his end as a Belgium manager.
After the match, the Belgian FA released a statement saying, “We are extremely disappointed after the early exit of our national team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar because we have failed and thereby let down the people of Belgium who supported our team all the way through. An era and a cycle have come to an end. Today the ways of our coach Roberto Martinez and the Royal Belgian FA will part.”
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What did Roberto Martinez say about his future as the Belgium manager?
After the match, Martinez was at the post-match presentation and he said that he now “had to accept” that his time as the Belgium manager is finally over after their shocking knockout from the tournament. He said, “Yes, that was my last game. It has been six years, I arrived with the clear idea of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.”
He added, “Then we became so engaged with the project and won a bronze medal. I’m so proud of these players. It has been amazing. It has been six years where we’ve been able to do everything you want to do. The team has played and given people real joy. But this is the time for me to accept. I don’t resign. It’s the end of my contract.”
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