Eden Hazard appeared today at a press conference on the first day of the concentration of the Belgium team. The player assured that he does not intend to leave Real Madrid after the World Cup and showed his displeasure with the few opportunities that Carlo Ancelotti is giving him." Before the season started we talked and he told me that I was going to have my opportunities. Obviously, this is happening too little, but I understand that Ancelotti can't always answer the same question. No, I don't want to leave Real Madrid, although that doesn't just depend on me. Maybe after the World Cup things will be different", he stated in a show of optimism .
The Belgian made an evening critical of Ancelotti: "I want to play, but it is the coach who makes his decisions. I accept what is happening, but I want to show him that I deserve to play more. When you don't play, it is difficult", he continues.
Hazard continues to trust himself despite the fact that in Madrid they consider him practically a hopeless case and they would be about to part with him at the minimum offer they have. "I've had difficult months where I haven't had much rhythm. Now I have to show that I can still do it. I don't doubt it myself, but I understand that the outside world does it," he said.
And he continues: "I have reached an age where you can give up. But not before going flat out in Qatar. Since my foot operation, I feel good. Before that I had a very difficult period, but now that the plate is out, I feel better and I have more mobility again. I repeat: it's just a matter of rhythm, "he says.
Hazard is optimistic about this World Cup: "I feel good physically. Of course I lack rhythm, so the last friendly match against Egypt could go well for me. I want to be there for that first match. I want it to be like in the last European Championship, in which I gained minutes in the first games and was in the round of 16 against Portugal. Our medical and technical staff will also help me greatly".
The player feels like another in the national team: "I still want to. I haven't suddenly lost my qualities in two years. I also have many challenges: this will be my third World Cup. I want to show that Belgium can still count on their captain and I want to give everything here," he says.
So far this season, Eden Hazard has only played 229 minutes with Real Madrid, spread over six games, two of them as starters. He has scored a goal and has not given any assistance. His numbers get worse from year to year.
