It’s one of the big disappointments in La Liga in recent seasons. With only 51 games played since his arrival in Spain, Eden Hazard is only a shadow of himself at Real Madrid. Relegated to a replacement role for the Merengues, the player was not spared this Wednesday by his coach Carlo Ancelotti, who sent him a strong message.
Real Madrid: Ancelotti relegates Hazard to the bench
If for some players, being transferred to Real Madrid is synonymous with a huge boost for a career, for Eden Hazard, the fate seems very different. Arrived in 2019 from Chelsea With the label of top European player, the Red Devils striker has never really won in Spain, where he struggles to chain meetings and seems to have lost the confidence of his coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Author of an XXL season with the Blues during the 2018/2019 season, the former Lille resident arrived in Madrid the following summer with a worrying form, which foreshadowed a delicate start to the adventure with the Merengues. A few years later, Hazard still seems enmeshed in his old demons. This season, the 30-year-old rarely starts meetings and is content with the end of games, or even to wax the bench for 90 minutes (as against Barça or Mallorca). In full doubt in Madrid, the Belgian saw his situation clarify this Wednesday, after Carlo Ancelotti announced at a press conference his choices in attack for the season.
The Italian technician was not tender with his player, insinuating that other players were better than him at his post. When asked why Hazard has played little since the start of the season, the technician answers cash: “He is ready to play, but his problem is that there is a coach who prefers other players to him. He does not have this star status because he has had a lot of injuries … He has to persevere but what happens is that sometimes the coach prefers other players.”
Ancelotti nevertheless recalls that nothing is settled, and that he still believes in a burst of pride from his attacker. “I’m sure this season we’ll see his best version and he’ll play more than he currently does. Hazard has it all: quality, motivation … “The message is launched …
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