Roberto Martinez has insisted he doesn’t have trouble with Radja Nainggolan but stated the combative midfield must prove himself worth a Belgium recall.
Martinez included Nainggolan in his maiden 25-man choice, but injury ruled the Roma No4 away from October’s 2018 Fifa Points Account Earth Cup Russia? qualifiers against Bosnia-Herzegovina along with Gibraltar.
Les Diables Rouges received those matches emphatically, 4-0 and 6-0 respectively, and that prompted the Spaniard to forget the 28-year-old for their latest games against the Holland and Estonia - a decision Nainggolan called “strange”.
Martinez said: "I have no personal problems with Radja. He is an fantastic player, I love the means he plays football. He has done nothing at all wrong, but [while he ended up being out] others did superior to he had.
"We scored ten goals and conceded zero inside those games he have missed. That tells you the players did well in addition to, therefore, a lot of these people retained their places. He didn’t play towards Bosnia, so it’s normal which he must work harder for you to convince me to recall him.
"I certainly have no worries with Radja. The door remains prepared to take him, but he must earn his place. In Belgium there aren't 25, but 50 players who're in with a opportunity. It’s really competitive.
“I have already arranged to look and watch all the players [play for their clubs]. On December the 10th I’ll visit Italy to watch Nainggolan play (for Roma next to AC Milan). ”
Nainggolan has long been recently a polarising figure throughout Belgium. Despite being regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders on the globe, then-coach Marc Wilmots didn’t consider him to Brazil 2014. The former Piacenza along with Cagliari man, who has never enjoyed club football outside Italia, scored twice at UEFA DOLLAR 2016, including a scorching swerver against Wales in the quarter-finals.
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