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Zinedine Zidane was asked in his pre-match press conference about Eden Hazard’s state of mind and it was a good question, because the Belgian has suffered setback after setback since arriving at Real Madrid.
After an injury-plagued first season and another injury to start 2020/21, he had just returned to appear in Los Blancos’ last three games. But then on Saturday morning it was announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and that he will now be out for this weekend’s game in Valencia.
“He is strong and knows that this is a difficult moment, but he is mentally good,” said the coach when speaking of Hazard.
However, it cannot be easy. It has been a tough year, even since a Thomas Meunier challenge injured his ankle in a Real Madrid vs PSG game on November 26, 2019. When he returned in February, he quickly suffered a new ankle injury and had to undergo surgery. in Dallas.
The coronavirus pandemic then hit Spain and actually gave Hazard time to recover and finish the 2019/20 season. Or so it seemed. In reality, Hazard barely played down the stretch, as he was never 100 percent fit, only appearing in six of LaLiga Santander’s post-closing matches and never completing 90 minutes.
He played 83 minutes of the Champions League the last 16 games back at Manchester City, but did not have his best game and returned for the new season wanting to live up to his price.
However, a new injured setback left him out of the first seven days of the new LaLiga Santander season.
Upon his return, he scored a brilliant goal against Huesca last weekend and things were finally looking up.
“I had a little problem last year and at the beginning of the season, so I hope that now the problems are behind me and I can look to the future,” he said after Huesca’s victory.
However, unfortunately, the problems had not been left behind. Hazard may not be injured at this time, but he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be available for the matchday 9 clash with Valencia.
The international break follows and he hopes to be back for Matchday 10’s game against Villarreal on November 21. Your bad luck will surely change at some point.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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