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Adnan Januzaj Responds Very Well To Kevin De Bruyne Nailing Him In Training

Adnan Januzaj Responds Very Well To Kevin De Bruyne Nailing Him In Training

Cameras caught De Bruyne leveling Januzaj during Belgium World Cup training.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Adnan Januzaj has finally responded to Kevin De Bruyne's ruthless tackle during Belgium World Cup training.

'The Red Devils' open their World Cup campaign on Monday and ahead of taking on Panama, Roberto Martinez's charges have been gearing up with some intense training sessions.

How intense?

Well, like, teammates leveling each other.

That's exactly what happened during the week as Manchester City's De Bruyne flew into Januzaj with a hefty sliding tackle.

And the former Manchester United winger has since responded to the incident.

"It was not bad - that's part of the intensity at training," Januzaj said.

"It shows that right now we're competitive, also in training. I do not mind if something like that happens."

Class. Very well said.

Januzaj in action for Belgium. Image: PA
Januzaj in action for Belgium. Image: PA
Januzaj and De Bruyne stand over the ball. Image: PA
Januzaj and De Bruyne stand over the ball. Image: PA

Belgium head coach Martinez also didn't mind the challenge.

"In a natural way, it shows you that it matters," he said. "We are in a moment of our preparation that winning a little small-sided game matters, there is a winning feeling in the group."

The ex-Wigan boss is liking the intensity. Though he's aware that you don't want to hurt anyone.

"You don't want to hurt anyone. But now you can see an intensity in training that is a match intensity.

"It is something we have been working on, without things getting out of control. This is the tempo that we need in order to prepare for the games."

Martinez has words with Januzaj. Image: PA
Martinez has words with Januzaj. Image: PA

Belgium's star studded World Cup squad, naturally, has football experts and bookies tipping them to go far with some predicting them to raise gold.

How will Belgium fare at the World Cup?

Let us know.

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Topics: Football News, Belgium, Football, Kevin de Bruyne, World Cup

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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