Belgium's Romelu Lukaku said sports director Vincent Mannaert inspired him to continue with the national team
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00:00I'll be honest with you Peter. After the defeat against France, I was really angry. I remember talking to Yann, and I told him, Yann, I don't feel it, there's a problem.
00:15I think a lot of things happened, but it was too fast. I took a moment for myself, because mentally, you know, the summer I spent with Chelsea, it wasn't easy.
00:29When Vincent called me, he offered me the new project, and I knew I couldn't stop like that. It was stronger than me, I couldn't let go of my country like that.
00:45I think everyone knows that in the last few years, I've come with the desire to play for the national team. I had two conversations with the coach, and I spoke to two players.
00:58We said we'd give everything to put Belgium back where we were before, and why not aim further? Even if it's difficult, you always have to have ambition in football.