Former Chelsea talisman speaks on Arsenal’s Trossard

Former Chelsea and now Real Madrid player, Eden Hazard, revealed that he queried why he started for Belgium at the 2022 FIFA World Cup ahead of Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard.

Hazard retired from international football following Belgium’s elimination from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Despite not being a key player for Madrid, Hazard started Belgium’s first two group matches at the World Cup against Canada and Morocco.

He was, however, dropped for Belgium’s final game in Group F against Croatia, while Trossard was given his first start of the tournament.

“We were talking about the name of Leandro Trossard to replace me, he was having a good season,” Hazard told RTBF.

“Even I wondered why I had to play when he had to go on the bench. It is normal for people to think that.

“Especially after the game against Egypt, where we didn’t play a good game, where I didn’t play a good game.

“Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t play the last matches of the World Cup with Portugal, and yet it’s Cristiano with Portugal, it is even more than Eden with Belgium. It is normal, it is football.”