Eden Hazard, who plays for Real Madrid, said he was surprised when Roberto Martinez, who used to be Belgium’s manager, picked him over Leandro Trossard during the World Cup.
Trossard joined the Gunners a few weeks after the World Cup ended, but he only started one game in Qatar. This surprised Hazard, given that Trossard was having a bad season and Hazard was having a good one.
When asked if it hurt him that people thought his time with the national team was coming to an end, Hazard said, “Not at all,” according to The Metro. We talked about Leandro Trossard as a possible replacement for me.
He was having a good season. I even wondered why I had to play and he had to sit on the bench. “That’s what people usually think. “Especially after the game against Egypt, where we didn’t play well and I didn’t play well.”
Hazard, who played for Arsenal’s London rivals Chelsea for seven years, then compared his situation to that of Cristiano Ronaldo, who is known as one of the best soccer players ever.
The Madrid player went on to say, “Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t play the last World Cup games with Portugal, but it’s Cristiano with Portugal, even more than Eden with Belgium.” It’s football, and there are young players who are getting better and want to take over.
When I joined Lille at age 16, I replaced either Michel Bastos or someone else. People who were there were there. It’s football, so it’s normal.”
