John Obi-Mikel Reminisces about Eden Hazard

 

Eden Hazard was last in the news when he announced his retirement, after being captain of the Belgium national team in the Qatar World Cup in 2022. He had played forward in Group games but was unable to score. However, Belgium did beat Canada and lost out to Morocco. They also played and ended with a draw of zero scores with Croatia. Overall Belgium exited after the group games.

 

Hazard debuted as an international footballer in the year 2008. His score tally is 33 out of 126 appearances. When Belgium reached the semi-finals of World Cup 2018 it was also because of his efforts. Also, they lost out to France in that tournament though they beat England when the playoff happened for the third position. When he announced his career end he wrote on his Instagram account, thanking everyone for their support and love, also for all the happiness that he had obtained.  Continue reading

          REAL MADRID: MASSIVE UPDATE ON LOS BLANCOS STAR EDEN HAZARD INJURY

Real Madrid did not make a bad decision when it comes to signing Eden Hazard from Chelsea and shattering their transfer record to do that. The Belgian had established himself as a Premier League legend during his seven years at Stamford Bridge and was one of the best players in the world at that point of time. On the other hand, following Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Juventus the summer earlier, Real Madrid did not have a real superstar in their team. So, Hazard ticked all the boxes and when the move was made, most fans were ecstatic.

What has followed over the next three years though has been a nightmare for Hazard. The Belgian has had to deal with one injury after another, and has never managed to find his place at Real Madrid. At the moment, he might very well be the last choice winger at the club. Of course, injuries can happen to anyone and he cannot really be blamed. And alarms were ringing once again when he was forced off the pitch while representing the Belgian national team against the Netherlands. Fortunately, there is some good news this time around. Continue reading

REAL MADRID: IS IT NOW TIME TO PART WAYS WITH FORMER CHELSEA STAR HAZARD?

The situation of Eden Hazard at Real Madrid is a strange one. We all know what he was once capable of but we have never been able to see it in the Royal White jersey. Injuries have played their part in making his Spanish journey difficult and even though he seems to be fully fit and recovered now, it might just be a bit too late.

Carlo Ancelotti aiming to play him as a false nine looks less like an innovative idea and more like the only way the Belgian gets some playing time. When you’re on as big a contract as Hazard, you should be playing regularly. Technically, you should be starting every week but that is not expected to happen anytime soon and therefore the next best thing is cameo appearances off the bench. Continue reading

EDEN HAZARD REPORTEDLY SET FOR NEW ROLE AT REAL MADRID

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is reportedly planning to use Eden Hazard as a false number nine next season. The 31-year-old again found it difficult to show his best form for Los Blancos during the 2021-22 campaign, managing only one goal and two assists in 23 appearances in all competitions. In total, the Belgium international has scored six times and registered 10 assists in 66 appearances for Real Madrid, largely struggling at Bernabeu since his big-money move from Chelsea in July 2019.


Hazard still has more than two years left to run on his contract, though, and he will be staying with the La Liga and European champions this summer despite the speculation surrounding his future. According to AS, Ancelotti is planning to deploy the Belgian as a false number nine next season in the matches where Karim Benzema needs a rest. The report claims that the position on the left of the attack is now closed due to Vinicius Junior’s form, while Rodrygo and Federico Valverde are ahead of him for the spot on the right. Continue reading

HAZARD DROPPED FROM BELGIUM SQUAD

Real Madrid playmaker Eden Hazard has been dropped from the Belgium squad ahead of their final World Cup 2022 qualifier against hosts Wales in Group E. Eden Hazard and four others were dropped from the squad with a place at the World Cup tournament in Qatar already sealed.

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Belgium secured a spot at the tournament on Qatari soil next year when they emerged as Group E winners in the European section of the qualifiers thanks to the home win over Estonia. The Belgians beat lowly Estonia 3-1 at home to secure passage to Qatar. The motivation for the final qualifier against the Welsh team is to maintain their unbeaten run in the qualifiers. Belgium can also take their winning run to six games in the qualifiers with an away win over Wales.
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IS MADRID STAR HAZARD BACK TO HIS BEST?

Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard has found it hard to ride on his luck in recent years and has suffered a lot from different injury problems that have hampered his career. Since moving from Chelsea to Real Madrid some months ago, the Belgium international forward has not lived up to expectations and continues to owe the Spanish La Liga giants and their fans consistency on the pitch. His time at the club, which is now considered by many to be a disaster, has continued to hit rock-bottom and even though he has been trying hard to get it back on track, the injuries keep coming back.

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However, there seems to be a bit of good news as things are, with reports claiming that the Real Madrid man could be returning to fitness gradually. The attacker is currently away on international duty with his country Belgium and is hoping that he can help them win the Euros 2020 trophy but that is not the only detail. Reports have claimed that Hazard is now averaging more minutes on the pitch than he has done for Real Madrid in recent times and they are good signs that he could be returning to his club as a different player than when he left.
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HAZARD SET FOR MADRID DERBY RETURN

Real Madrid have been boosted with the news that Eden Hazard will return to their squad for the crucial Madrid Derby clash at the home of Atletico Madrid, who are the pacesetters inthe Spanish La Liga this term. Real Madrid were the Spanish La Liga winners from last term and it would be difficult to retain their league title if they can’t hand Atletico Madrid a big psychological blow in the title race with an away win when the two teams meet at the new Wanda Metropolitano.

Eden Hazard had been injured for some weeks but the Belgian national team star has returned to training for some time and was held back reportedly to boost his fitness levels. Football Espanarevealed that Eden Hazard will be back for the Atletico Madrid game at the weekend in a publication made on Tuesday. Eden Hazard missed the 1-1 draw with hosts Real Sociedad as the champions were able to rescue a point with the late goal from second half substitute Vinicius Junior. During this period, Real Madrid have been without a lot of their first team players, including Eden Hazard, but they are starting to return from injury to play their part in the final third of the season in the Spanish La Liga and in the Champions League.
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HAZARD RETURNS TO MADRID TRAINING

Real Madrid have been boosted with the return to training of Eden Hazard, who has missed the last two games in the Spanish La Liga. Eden Hazard has struggled with several muscular injuries since his transfer to Real Madrid at the start of last season. Eden Hazard was at Chelsea before Real Madrid made him their club record signing at the initial fee of €100m but he has not been at a level close to the high level of performance shown at Chelsea. Eden Hazard was a key player for Chelsea throughout his seven-year stay at the club on the back of his move from French team Lille. Chelsea paid £32m to sign him from Lille in the summer of 2019.

Belgian player Eden Hazard was pictured in Real Madrid training on Friday alongside his teammates as they prepare for the visit of Valencia in the league. Real Madrid play hosts to Valencia in the Spanish La Liga on Sunday and the game would come too soon for Eden Hazard. The Belgian international was ruled out until mid-March when he suffered his latest muscular problem but it looks like he would return to action earlier than the time set after recovering at a faster pace. Continue reading

Eden Hazard Will Not Exclude Stay At Chelsea But In Fact, Is Concerned In Real Madrid

Eden Hazard concedes he might at present want to join Real Madrid however could yet be convinced to remain at Chelsea. Belgium worldwide has been connected with a step to the Bernabe Santiago for quite a while and has recently communicated enthusiasm for a change to LA Liga.

Risk says the take-off of youth icon Zinedine Zidane as head mentor toward the finish of last season wouldn’t really impact his arrangements, but rather has recommended he could, in any case, submit his future to Bridge Stamford.
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Hazard And Young Talents Like Hudson

Eden Hazard is an asset for his team but his presence does make it challenging in the way of opportunities opening up for others. That is what is being inferred for the ace player of Chelsea, Callum Hudson-Odoi as per experts like Michael Owen. It is often that players do not find the right opening in their team which is also a reason for their talents not being fully exploited. This is in case of Callum Hudson currently whose progression is now in question.

This is as per the opinion of former Liverpool and England striker, Michael Own who is looking at the present team formation for Chelsea, in light of the Europa League coming up. The start was on Thursday when Hudson-Odoi was select to make the opening shots. This is the fourth appearance of this eighteen-year-old in a competition in the current season. He has been offered this position after he scored a goal in the game against PAOK Salonika resulting in a winning score of 4-0 at Stamford Bridge. He is mentored by seniors such as Eden Hazard with whom he has appeared in photo shoots even. He is considered a well-chosen recruit from the Chelsea academy and seniors have high hopes of his skills and performance.
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