I won't be the first to tell you, but I will tell you someting about the Belgians in the Barclays Premier League. It's considered one of the biggest competitions in the world, and maybe even the biggest. And there are a lot of Belgian players there. Kompany, Vermaelen, Vertonghen, Mirallas, Lukaku, De Bruyne, and so on. What is the reason for all these Belgian players? I think I found a possible answer.
It all started with Vincent Kompany, who was not only the first of the golden generation, which did so well in the qualifications for the world cup, he was also the first to go to England. He moved from Hamburg to Manchester City when he was ready to do it. It was a success tale. He played every match, next to a lot of stars, and he became a star on its own. Now he's captain at Man City, and he always plays good. The story of Kompany inspired a lot of other players to go to England, and they also seem to attract other players. In my opinion, that's the reason why there are such a lot of Belgian players in the BPL.
Everyone thinks they know the best central midfielders of Belgium. The triangle of Standard, Witsel-Fellaini-Defour is considered very good, and Dembele can replace them as number 10, or central attacking midfielder. Hazard and De Bruyne can also play in the middle, but besides them, most people can only think of Timmy Simons. But they all seem to forget Radja Nainggolan.
Nainggolan plays for Cagliari, in the Serie A. He's wanted by teams as Inter and Juventus, but because of financial problems they weren't able to buy him. But now there's a new president at Inter, and he wants to complete the transfer as fast as possible. And he's totally right. Nainggolan is one of the best midfielders in the Serie A, which is an honor, because he is compared with top players like Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio. But even Marc Wilmots doesn't seem to want him, as he always forgets him. It's a mystery to me, the mystery of Nainggolan.
