At Real Madrid there is an elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about, and it is Eden Hazard's physique. Against Alavés he was injured again (this Sunday he will have an ultrasound to know the exact extent of the ailment, which is muscular) and there are already eight injuries suffered by the Belgian in a year and a half in Chamartín. As a comparison, in seven years at Chelsea there were twelve injuries he suffered and even so he had less time off than now … Hazard is the most expensive signing in the club's history and the parallelism with the number two of that ranking of mega posters, Gareth Bale, it begins to be more than evident: poor performance for both cache and a porcelain face physique.
Hazard's problem lies in his right ankle, twice operated on, which causes him an unusual restlessness. There may be the origin of your new muscle problems, presumably due to the change in footprint. The Belgian's last two injuries have been of this type. On September 30, Madrid reported such an injury and the result was 27 days off (six games in total). He returned and as soon as he did, with that great goal against Huesca, the coronavirus hit him and he had to be absent for two weeks until he could prove two negative tests.
The chaos generated by any alteration with Hazard is seen in this latest injury. The club unofficially reported that the 7 white suffers “muscle aches in one thigh” while Zidane, on the Movistar + microphones, referred simply to “a blow”.
The comparison with BaleUnfortunately for Madrid, it is not unfounded. Hazard could barely be on the field of play 33.6% of the possible minutes last season, the one of his debut, and this one does not go better, indeed, it worsens: he has only played 25 percent. In total, in the 16 months in white he was barely seen on the grass 31.8% of the time. Less than a third of the possible minutes.
Hazard explains to Dr. Mihic the area of his injury.
JAVIER GANDUL
Could miss the derby
Madrid will carry out an ultrasound today to evaluate the injury and, if it is not conclusive, an MRI will be performed tomorrow. In the outlook, the danger that Hazard will also miss the 12-D derby against Atlético. Before, the visit to Shakhtar in the Champions League and that dangerous trip to Sánchez Pizjuán for this chaotic Madrid when it comes to La Liga. Zidane may have to get by without his theoretical great star and a blow of that caliber has ceased to be news …