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Belgium Coach Offers No Guarantees to Lukaku Before Turkey Clash
- Belgium coach Mark van Bommel declined to guarantee playing time for 33-year-old Romelu Lukaku against Turkey on Friday, citing tactical flexibility over automatic starts for his top scorer.
- Van Bommel cited Lukaku's restricted minutes at Fenerbahce as a disadvantage, stating, "The only disadvantage is that he hasn't played much for Fenerbahce." This constraint influenced recent team selection.
- Despite his 93-goal Belgium record, Lukaku played only seven minutes during last week's win over Italy and remained on the bench during Monday's loss to France, raising questions about his international future.
- Belgium will also manage 22-year-old Chelsea midfielder Romeo Lavia's workload due to injury concerns. Van Bommel said, "You can already assume that I won't start him."
- Van Bommel dismissed speculation about his selections, telling reporters in Liege, "It is absolutely not the case that Romelu cannot come on or start. Quite the opposite.
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