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"Lukaku is in top form," said the Belgian coach
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MOSCOW – The Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku has completely recovered from a ankle injury that he contracted during a victory over Tunisia last weekend. Belgian coach Roberto Martinez said Lukaku was ready for Belgium's second-round match against Japan.
"My Lukaku is in great shape," he told reporters on Friday (29/6), local time.
Martinez rested the Manchester United player and eight other major players while Belgium conquered England 1-0 on Friday morning. The victory makes Belgium's fight in the autumn more difficult than England.
However, Martinez refused to see a potential for the difficulties of his team if Belgium face the former world champion of Brazil in the quarterfinals. He said that defeating England only with the reserve team has made Belgium more confident.
He also gave Martinez a chance to try two key players who were injured for several weeks. Both are Thomas Vermalen and Vincent Kompany.
Martinez says that Thomas Vermaelen still has poor eyesight due to a violent collision in his head during the game on Friday morning. However, Vermalen, but he will return to full form before the game of Tuesday (2/6) early morning GMT.
The coach said Vincent Kompany, who played the last 20 minutes, was also in good shape. However, it is unclear whether he is sharp enough to start playing against Japan.
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