Eden Hazard was once a world-class player. But those days are gone. He’s rarely fit, and even when he is – he finds chances to play for Real Madrid restricted. But he’s still somewhat of a divinity in his homeland. The fans and the media alike adore him – but even they are starting to ask the dreaded question: is it time to ditch Eden and move on?The former Lille and Chelsea star has one more year of his contract to run at Madrid, and you can forgive him for not wanting to leave. He lives in a great city, trains with fantastic players for the biggest club in the world – and is paid more than $25 million per year to do so. But the Belgian national team has one final chance to make it big – and they won’t be able to do it if they don’t field the best players they’ve currently got.🚨🗣️ | Eden Hazard: “I want to show the Belgian people that they can count on their Captain” 🥺🥺❤️🇧🇪He needs to stop with these super emotional statements 😔💔 pic.twitter.com/VXaNdtDE3Q— E. Hazard Tweets (@EHazardTweets) November 18, 2022 And he will go to Qatar with ambitions, even if, there too, many doubts surround him and the Red Devils. “We have a good team, with outstanding players. We have more experience than in the World Cup in Russia, but I’m not playing. Romelu Lukaku is injured. There are doubts, but not among the team members. However, I think that there are better teams than us. Brazil, France and Argentina, in particular.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6824720##A substitute at Real, Hazard no longer seems untouchable with the Red Devils. Brighton’s in-form forward Leandro Trossard has made no secret of his ambitions of claiming a starting spot in the World Cup. Hazard reluctantly admitted that he’d accept playing second fiddle to the younger teammate.”We can play together, but it’s up to the coach to make his choice. Given his form in recent months, Leandro deserves more than me to play. But if you look at everything I’ve done in the last 15 years. I haven’t become bad in the space of two years.”Eden Hazard vs Brazil (2018) pic.twitter.com/NbyZRJpINt— AboVardy (@iskaholic) November 10, 2022 It’s not an easy decision to tell your team captain that it’s time for him to sit on the bench for a while, but Belgium national coach Roberto Martinez would have to make that decision in the team’s best interest. Perhaps Hazard’s destiny is to come off the bench and use his undeniable talent to change the course of matches without straining his body for 90 minutes.
