Italiano Praises Trossard’s Central Role After Celtic Defeat

 

Italiano Praises Trossard’s Central Role After Celtic Defeat

After Beşiktaş’s league win over Gençlerbirliği, head coach Vincenzo Italiano singled out Leandro Trossard’s work in a more central position. He said he was pleased with the Belgian’s performances both in the 3–0 home victory and in the 3–2 Europa League defeat at Celtic Park on 5 November.

Scottish outlet Born Celtic took a different view of Trossard’s display in Glasgow. Citing FotMob, it noted that the Belgian created two chances and had four attempts, with none on target. Trossard received a 6.0 match rating.

The result was Beşiktaş’s first loss of the Europa League league phase. The club had opened with a 4–1 home win over Marseille in September, then beat Hoffenheim and drew with Crystal Palace.

Sources
Born Celtic – Analysis of Trossard’s display
Beşiktaş JK – Italiano’s post-match comments
UEFA – Celtic vs Beşiktaş match centre
UEFA – League phase results