Graeme Souness has slammed Kevin de Bruyne for his 'totally unnecessary' comments about Belgium before the World Cup.
The No.2 ranked side in the world were knocked out at the group stages following Thursday's 0-0 draw against Croatia. former Everton and Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku missed four golden chances to score in the second-half, typifying a wastefulness throughout the group stages that saw the Red Devils score just once from 34 shots on goal.
Belgium's tournament was shrouded with controversy and discontent from the off, with de Bruyne quoted in an interview with the Guardian admitting his nation had 'no chance' of winning the World Cup because they were 'too old'. Reports of fallouts within the camp surfaced once the players were in Qatar, with Jan Vertonghen sarcastically using the same reasoning to explain why the attack - including de Bruyne - had been so impotent.
