Eden Hazard left the Coliseum better than he entered. When all the fingers pointed to him to start against Getafe due to the loss of Vinicius due to coronavirus, Ancelotti put him back on the bench, kilometer zero from which the Belgian seems unable to get away. A surprise for everyone that only lasted 45 minutes, which took the Italian coach to pull him to try to overcome the 1-0 of Enes Ünal. His entry improved the face of the team, although it was more aesthetic than effective. Ancelotti ended up praising him: “He has been brilliant.” In the Belgian media, that phrase by Ancelotti was the protagonist this Monday. There they do not lose faith in seeing the best Hazard again, especially in the face of the team’s next commitments with their sights set on the World Cup.
One of those who clings to the burning nail is Georges Leekens, Former Belgian player. “I am an absolute fan of Eden,” he admitted in statements collected by Le Soir. “It cost him a lot due to a series of physical problems. Going to Real Madrid was not a gift. In the Spanish capital you have to survive. Fortunately he did not go to Barcelona. There it is even worse. But Eden managed to come back stronger after his injuries. It already runs like a rabbit. I recently saw one of his games with the whites: he had run 12.3 kilometers! He is huge and shows his unwavering willpower. Thanks to his strength of character, he can achieve fantastic things. And when, in addition, he has a smile, I just find it monstrous, “he said.
Hazard cost Real Madrid a fixed 100 million (and another undisclosed target amount) in the summer of 2019; He signed a five-season contract, until June 2024, and receives about 30 million gross per season. But nevertheless, his performance has not been as expected, he has not had any luck with injuries and the reality is that he does not have a guaranteed position in the team’s starting eleven right now. It goes without saying that the arrival of Mbappé will tighten the competition in attack much more, with the Frenchman, Benzema and Vinicius starting as a gala hat trick. And that, without counting the possible arrival of players like Haaland or Lewandowski. But Eden has set a goal to return in 2022 to be the same as before. Against Getafe he again gave signs of hope and received the praise of his coach. Hazard’s improvement would be the best news for a Real Madrid that faces a calendar with many kilometers and games.