“Hazard is desperate to play again”

Belgian coach Roberto Martínez explained this Friday that Madrid forward Eden Hazard is “desperate to be back on the pitch” and acknowledged that, although he is “in a good mood”, it has been a “shock” for him to face an injury like the one he suffers after so many seasons playing at the highest level.

“I think Eden is calm in all situations, but now he's desperate to be back on the field. No matter how much experience you have, when you are a player who cannot be on the field, you will feel strange, “said Martínez. at a press conference prior to his trip to the Czech Republic to face this team in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.

The coach of the “Red Devils” also pointed out that it is the first time that Hazard, who is undergoing non-surgical treatment to recover from his right psoas injury, he has to be off the pitch for so long.

“It's difficult when you've been playing for 12 or 13 seasons for the maximum number of minutes and suddenly you can't do what you've always done. It's kind of a shock, but Eden is in a good mood when I have seen him and he is desperate to work as hard as possible to be back on the pitch with Real Madrid, “Martinez said..

The Belgian striker has taken advantage of the national team break to work on his recovery with the Belgian team's doctors and will travel back to Madrid to continue treatment.

“We are working hand in hand with Real Madrid”, insisted Martínez, who stressed that “this is not about dividing the institutions or who does what”, but that both the Belgian team and the white club “support each other” so that Hazard “reaches his best level as soon as possible “.

Belgium started their way to the World Cup with a victory over Wales last Wednesday by 3 goals to 1 and will face the Czech Republic at home this Saturday and Belarus at home next Tuesday.