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Media reports suggest that the Belgian national team's current No. 1 goalkeeper
Castles (name)
During a recent press conference appearance, faced with continuous questions about former teammate
Thibaut Courtois (1954-), French soccer player
The questions were very irritating.
When asked if the absence of Courtois has put more pressure on him, Castles made it clear: "Not at all, we have a very good core here and we all believe in our abilities. After playing so many games in Germany (Wolfsburg), I don't think I have anything left to prove."
A reporter mentioned, "In your youth team days at Henk, you were on par with Courtois, if not better." To this, Castells was silent for a moment before replying, "His story is over, we won't talk too much about him." When the reporter continued to press the question of whether it was okay to mention this, Castells responded, "Yes, but how do I answer? I've proven myself and I'm going to give it my all in this tournament." The reporter asked again, "You're at least as good as him, aren't you?" Castells politely responded, "Thank you very much."
On the issue of rivalry with another goalkeeper, Sels, Castells appeared less than pleased: "Who is making these questions? I don't read the papers, so I won't be very upset. I'm glad the manager announced who the starting goalkeeper would be before the Euros, it's good to be clear about that beforehand."
In addition, the media also mentioned that Castells will expire his contract with Wolfsburg at the end of this season and join the Saudi League promotion horse Hubayr Qudsia as a free agent, with an annual salary of 10 million euros. In response, Castells said: "I've been playing in the Bundesliga for 13 years and I'm almost 32. I went to Saudi Arabia to see there, the owner of this club has great ambitions and the league is becoming more and more attractive, many other European players have made the same choice as me. It's an exaggeration to say there is no soccer there."
Castells previously missed the 2014 World Cup and the last Euro due to injury and was Belgium's No. 3 goalkeeper at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. He said, "In previous tournaments I always felt ready to play, but the coach made other choices. Belgium has some very good goalkeepers who were all born in 1992 (Castells, Courtois, Sels, Kaminski were all born in 1992) and we should be proud to have such a generation in the national team rather than seeing them as competitors."
Castells' determined attitude and outlook on the future shows his confidence in his abilities and his dedication to the game. As the Euros approach, fans look forward to his exciting performance on the field.
