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The father of Arsenal star Leandro Trossard has lashed out at Belgium manager Domenico Tedesco for benching his son against Romania at Euro 2024.
Trossard started Belgium's opening game at the tournament - a 1-0 shock defeat against Slovakia - and was subsequently named on the bench for Saturday's clash.
He later made an appearance off the bench in the 56th minute, replacing Dodi Lukebakio and Kevin de Bruyne scoring Belgium's second goal in the 80th minute to settle the tie.
Trossard starred for Arsenal with 16 goals across all competitions as Mikel Arteta's side finished runners-up in the Premier League behind Manchester City for the second consecutive season.
The 29-year-old was extremely effective off the bench at Arsenal this season, but is hoping to nail a starting role as Belgium attempt to go deep into the knockout rounds at Euro 2024.
The father of Arsenal star Leandro Trossard (left) has lashed out at Belgium manager Domenico Tedesco for benching his son
Trossard was relegated to the bench for Belgium's second group game of Euro 2024
Belgium boss Tedesco made the selection decision to place Trossard on the bench on Saturday
However, his claims to do so might not have been helped by his dad, Pierre, who hit out at Tedesco for dropping Trossard to the bench against Romania and claimed the Belgium boss is not a 'good coach'.
‘Leandro is criticised, but he was moved from one position to another, it’s difficult to keep a guideline in your game in these conditions,’ he told Belgian outlet De Morgen.
‘I don’t think Tedesco is a good coach for Belgium, even if he doesn’t have the stubbornness of Roberto Martinez.’
Trossard will be hoping to make a return to the starting XI for Belgium's final group game against Ukraine, with the side just needing to avoid defeat to secure progression to the next stage of the tournament.
Trossard will be hoping to make a return to the starting XI for Belgium's final group game against Ukraine
All three teams in the group are tied on three points, and Belgium will top the group providing they score one goal more than Romania and concede one less than the Eastern European nation.
Issuing a rallying call to Belgium's stars after their latest win, De Bruyne said on Saturday: 'We knew what needed to do.
'We came for the win otherwise we knew we were going home. That was the most important thing. Anything I could do to help get us on the right track that's great.
'The chances we did create paid off. We had shots off target and shots saved but what's important is that getting in those situations.'
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