Eden Hazard to Madrid: Too good for Chelsea – Belgian star must be selfish and join Real

Eden Hazard spoke. Well, sort of.

As reported by Goal, The star of Chelsea hopes to be able to make a mega-money at Real Madrid this summer, but for now, he does not talk to anyone. Not publicly, anyway.

As we approach the end of Hazard's seventh season at Stamford Bridge, he is in the odd position of being one of the most admired players in the division and yet you have the impression that we do not have still seen the best of him.

Since coming to Chelsea in 2012, the Belgian has won twice the Premier League, Europa League, FA Cup and League Cup. A decent but revealing journey to the end of Chelsea's existence in the 2010s. Challenge for the title one season, falling from the Champions League places next.

At the age of 28, the Belgian CV of his stay in England is less impressive than that of Cristiano Ronaldo when he left for Real Madrid at 24 (three Premier League, one FA Cup, two League Cups, a Champions League and a Club World Cup). .

Indeed, Real has built its domination of the Champions League in the 2010s on the basis that Ronaldo had given them; The summer of 2019 is certainly Hazard's last major chance to reinvigorate his career and create a personal legacy.

The 2018-19 story is that Hazard returned to the top of the optimistic World Cup in Belgium but faded as the autumn and winter progressed. The strong start of Chelsea under Maurizio Sarri gave way to the current situation: in fourth place and around fourth place, but far from the top three.

The reality is that in January, Hazard became the third fastest player in Premier League history to reach double points and one badist in one season, behind Cesc Fabregas at Arsenal in 2009-10 and Dennis Bergkamp at the same club 12 years ago. .

It is an elite production of a player who too often had to do too much himself.

The other main theme of Hazard's experiences in England has been constant exposure to punishment.

The Belgian can certainly endure brutal treatment (since his debut, only three players have played more minutes in the Premier League than Hazard), but not for lack of opponents who try to reduce his involvement in a match.

Wilfried Zaha is the only creative player to have escaped the danger of per game faults in the last seven years. He was excluded to cheer Andre Marriner sarcastically in the Crystal Palace draw with Southampton. The former Manchester United winger was provoked by the harsh treatment he's undergoing, but Hazard, in general, was able to withstand this type of aggression from rival players to the chin, or more exactly to the ankles.

The case in point is Wembley and the semifinal of the Carabao Cup – 7 of the 10 Tottenham fouls in this match were on Hazard. His talent has always made him a man marked, literally and metaphorically.

The recent deployment of the 28-year-old as "fake 9" seems to make him even more of a target. It was not surprising that he was so happy that Gonzalo Higuain had fled as quickly out of the battle with Huddersfield, which would surely mark the end of Sarri's central striker's experiment and Hazard's return to safety. the place of his guardian.

If Hazard made his move to Spain, he would undoubtedly benefit from more protection in the Liga, a competition that has about 5.2 cards and 26 fouls per game, against 3.4 and 20 respectively in the Premier League. Just look at the difference between the last season of Ronaldo England, with 2.39 faults per game, against 3.24 in his first season in Spain.

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More protection and more trophies? This is a likely scenario.

The career of a footballer is a finished thing, and time is running out for Hazard to make a contribution to the sport to the extent of its abilities.

Real Madrid needs risk and the need for Real Madrid It's time to let him go, Chelsea, his legacy could depend on it.