Paris Saint Germain defender Gregory van der Wiel was left unhappy following his side’s Champions League win over Chelsea, accusing Laurent Blanc of dropping him without warning.
The 27-year-old has been a constant figure at right back for the Ligue 1 side this season, but was replaced by Brazilian Marquinhos on Wednesday night as PSG beat Chelsea on the away goal rule.
The Dutchman was visibly happy following the full-time whistle, but he has since spoken about his unhappiness at not featuring more in the game.
“The coach did not tell me anything about it. This came as a big surprise,” Van der Wiel told NOS.
“This is not the right way to drop a player. It’s not usual to drop someone without explaining it, but apparently that’s the way things go here.
“It’s a real shame that I did not feature from the start, because these are the kinds of games you want to be part of.
“It was a crazy game. First the red card for [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, then we fell behind twice, yet we fought back each time.
“I don’t think it was a deserved red card. They both went for the ball. Zlatan hit him, but he never had the intention to injure Oscar.
“Chelsea were unable to dominate the game, even against 10 men. They don’t have a team to dominate and kept gambling on a quick counterattack.”