Carlo Ancelotti set a few goals for himself upon his return to Estadio Santiago Bernabeu – and that is to get the best out of the players who were lost during the tenure of Zinedine Zidane in the past couple of years. Getting Eden Hazard back into the first-team picture and back to his best was one of them.Benzema scores twice as Real Madrid cast aside AlavesAnd after the 30-year-old Belgium played his first match of the season at Alaves – we could say that it’s so far so good. It came as music to the Madridistas ears to hear that Eden completed 66 minutes of the match with no problems on the ankle that’s given him so much woe last year. And he recorded an assist, too!”The ankle is out of my head.”Sunday, 23.00: (5.10) Levante (3.70) Real Madrid (1.70)The Belgian ace returned to work after the European Championship and impressed the coaches with his physical condition. There’s no doubt about his fitness, but it doesn’t mean that there are no worries surrounding the former Chelsea star. Returning after such a long injury lay-off is not always simple mentally. After nearly two years of being out of the team, it could prove too difficult a task for a player to hit his old form. Hazard’s style of playing may not be the same as before – and that could render him less effective than he was in his prime days.Still thinking about this Hazard assist 🤤 pic.twitter.com/JsqumW7lve— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 15, 2021 The directors of Real Madrid, in the middle of the European Championship, still had an idea of selling Hazard, but it proved to be too difficult to find a suitor. Instead, they decided to count on him to become an important player to the team rather than someone who receives a hefty paycheck to sit on the sidelines. What’s even more important, Real Madrid players, Hazard’s peers, are convinced that the Former Lille and Chelsea player still has a lot to give.
