Quizzed on whether Doku could become the talismanic leader of that group, ex-Belgium international defender Alderweireld – speaking exclusively to GOAL in association with BOYLE Sports – said: “Yes, of course. Some people talk about Jeremy Doku not matching the assists and goals with the biggest players on this planet. But don’t forget how dangerous he is.
“Other teams put one, two, or three people close to him, which means space comes somewhere else. Other players profit from that. I think he’s our main talisman.
“He’s so good, he’s so quick, strong. And when he does a dribble and it doesn’t work, he will do it again, again, again. So that’s his quality. He’s not thinking, ‘I did one dribble and I didn’t succeed, I will play it back.’ No, he goes again and again. So that’s our main player for Belgium, this World Cup. Yeah.”
