World Cup: Eden Hazard Reflects On Belgium’s Win Over Algeria
Chelsea FC midfielder Eden Hazard set up the match winner in Belgium’s World Cup opener against Algeria and spoke about it afterwards to the media. The young star reflected on the win and thought that it was a difficult match particularly for the midfields and forwards against a stingy Algeria defense. His coach did not think it was particularly difficult for the player that he described as the someone with the potential to be one of the five best players in the world.
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Eden Hazard reacted to that by saying, “seriously? He said that? Well, I never like to talk about myself in that way because, to be honest, I don’t think I deserve it at the moment. To be thought of as one of the best five in the world, I would need to score more goals for a start”. Hazard continued by saying that he “would really need to score almost every game because that that is what the best players in the world – like Messi and Ronaldo – do every season”.
Eden Hazard on the match against Algeria and Belgium’s plan for the next match:
"“I didn’t find it easy. It was difficult for all the midfielders and forwards, especially in the first half, to find the space to show what we can do. But when Marouane [Fellaini] scored the equaliser, the game opened up more and we were able to show a little more of what we can bring as individuals and as a team. Hopefully you will see more of that kind of football from us in the games ahead.I can definitely play better and we can also play better as a group. But this was just a start for us, and we have won our first game, which we always felt would be the most important one. There’s not much more we could ask. You know at a tournament like this that if you win the first game, you have a great chance of going through. Now we are in a good position at the top of the group and we want to do everything we can to stay there.”I think we showed a good side of our mentality. I think you have to applaud the Algerian team because they made it really, really uncomfortable for us. But it’s important to adapt in these situations and stay calm, not panic. That was the most important thing for us and I think did that well.Plus, the players who came on gave us something extra, which is always what you hope for. We know that we have great quality right through this squad and it gives you confidence to see the kind of players we have on the bench. We’ll need everyone in the squad to help if we’re going to achieve what we want to at this tournament and make a real impact.This is all new for us, so taking one game at a time is all we can do. With Belgium, I think it’s tough for anyone to make predictions. We have a good team, that’s clear. We are talented and we are young. But this is our first experience of the World Cup and who knows how far we can go? We don’t know and neither does anyone else.All I can say is that we try every day to improve and to make our country proud, and that’s what we will do again against Russia. They are a strong team and it will be another really big test for us. But winning our first match has given us confidence. I think we will go out there feeling good and relaxed. And if we play to our best, I think the fans here will enjoy watching us.”Source: FIFA.com"
Marc Wilmots and Jose Mourinho are right, Eden Hazard has the potential to be one of the five best players in the world if he can put it all together. He has the talent and ability but must pair it with a strong mentality and consistency. This World Cup will give Eden Hazard the chance to shine and he must grab that opportunity with both hands and run with it.
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