Arsenal ace Leandro Trossard came in for some criticism from a Belgian outlet following his latest international display.
The Gunners forward has done well at the Emirates Stadium since his move in January.
Trossard has an impressive seven goal contributions – one goal, six assists – in 12 Arsenal appearances.
The 28-year-old is also a key member of the Belgium national team, with 25 caps to his name since September 2020.
On Friday night, Trossard lined up in a front three for the Red Devils in their Euro 2024 qualifier against Sweden.
Domenico Tedesco’s Belgium tenure got off to the perfect start, his team winning 3-0 in Stockholm.
Romelu Lukaku was the standout player for his side, registering a hat-trick against the Swedes.
Dodi Lukebakio also impressed on the night, picking up two assists.
However, Trossard couldn’t contribute quite as much as his two attacking teammates.
Whoscored gave the Arsenal attacker a 6.4 rating, while Lukaku got 9.2 and Lukebakio received a score of 8.5.
‘Didn’t have enough impact’
RTBF’s ratings article from the game gave the Arsenal man a 5 out of 10 for his efforts.
In comparison, Lukaku and Lukebakio both got 8 out of 10 ratings.
“A mixed performance for the self-proclaimed successor of Eden Hazard,” RTBF wrote of the Gunners ace.
“The Arsenal player didn’t have enough impact on the offensive level.
“The fault is probably also due to a game that mostly went to the other side.
“Leandro needs to review his strategy.”
Not a great day at the office for Trossard, but no doubt he’ll learn from it and kick on.
Up next for Belgium is the qualifier against Germany on Tuesday.
Arsenal then return to action on Saturday 1 April when they host Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium.
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