Very good but still benched, just because… father dared to criticize the Belgian team coach

Compared to EURO 2020, the Belgian team does not have a very good squad. Apart from Kevin De Bruyne, Lukaku, Jeremy Doku, the other players that coach Domenico Tedesco owns have all lost their form or are on the other side of their careers. In that context, Leandro Trossard - the player who had a brilliant season in Arsenal's shirt is expected to shine. In particular, he has a similar playing style to Eden Hazard, a star who helped the Belgian team go deep into major tournaments.

However, Leandro Trossard's performance in the first match at EURO 2024 was completely disappointing. Against a weak opponent, Slovakia, Leandro Trossard played for nearly 80 minutes but only had 1 shot on target. The rest of the time, the player wearing the number 9 shirt of the Belgian team often made wrong passes, lost the ball or handled the ball too slowly, causing the home team to miss the attacking rhythm. Leandro Trossard was one of the players with the lowest score in the match and was heavily criticized by Belgian fans. At the same time, Leandro Trossard's poor performance also caused the Belgian team to lose 0-1 to Slovakia despite being highly rated.

Leandro Trossard played disappointingly against Slovakia

But instead of encouraging his son, Leandro Trossard's father, Mr. Peter Trossard, unexpectedly told his son's story to the Belgian newspaper De Morgen. Mr. Peter Trossard said that it was the Belgian national team coach Domenico Tedesco who put his son in the wrong position, causing Leandro Trossard to be unable to show anything.

Peter Trossard said: “I don’t think Tedesco is a good coach for the Belgian national team. Although he is not as conservative and difficult as former coach Roberto Martinez, things are not much better. Leandro Trossard was criticized but he was asked by the coach to move from one position to another. That is why Trossard did not show much, he was dim all match.”

Immediately afterwards, Mr. Peter Trossard said about the match with Romania: “Don’t underestimate the Romanian team. The Ukrainian team paid the price for underestimating Romania in the first match. I think the Belgian team needs to be cautious and show fighting spirit to win. At the same time, if he is returned to his best position, Leandro Trossard can shine.”

Peter Trossard’s words must have reached coach Domenico Tedesco. As a result, in the match against Romania, his son was benched. Instead, an unfamiliar player, Dodi Lukebakio, was unexpectedly selected to start.

Leandro Trossard sits on the bench and Belgium play brilliantly

Leandro Trossard's replacement, Dodi Lukebakio (left), had an excellent match.

Without Leandro Trossard, the Belgian team's attack still played very well. In the 2nd minute, Youri Tielemans opened the score for the "Red Devils". Notably, Dodi Lukebakio was one of the players who contributed to this goal. Next, Dodi Lukebakio also played well and created many notable plays.

In the second half, Leandro Trossard came on for Dodi Lukebakio in the 56th minute. However, the Arsenal player was "missing" for most of the time. Fortunately for him, captain Kevin De Bruyne scored another goal in the 80th minute, sealing a 2-0 victory for Belgium against Romania.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/rat-gioi-nhung-van-bi-ngoi-du-bi-chi-vi-cha-dam-chi-trich-hlv-doi-bi-185240623035116966.htm