Eden Hazard has announced he is done with professional football at 32 years old and after a successful and memorable career, which according to many people, could have been better due to his immense talent. From Lille to Chelsea, where he rose to stardon, and from there to Real Madrid, in a signing of stratospheric fees that ended up being a total failure.
A short and powerful lower body, the ability to accelerate and stop at the right time, gifted technical qualities and outstanding striking capabilities with his right foot are the strengths that we will remember from one of the most talented players of the last decade.
Many people consider him the closest thing to ever seeing Leo Messi in the Premier League. For others, a tremendous talent that could not achieve the pinnacle of his potential as a result of a lack of effort or commitment.
One way or another, Eden has proven to the world that he is capable of lifting an audience off their seats, with goals that sometimes defied all possible logic or were hard to believe, like his legendary ‘maradonian’ run against West Ham. A winger with the soul of a number ’10’ with a differential ability to play between the lines.
However, some former teammates and coaches of the Belgian star stated that he had the talent to achieve more, but he did not take training seriously. Even with all of that, he was the face of Chelsea for six seasons, winning titles like two Europa Leagues or two Premier Leagues.
It is more than cleat that we have seen the best version of Eden Hazard at Stamford Bridge, where he was decisive, and a stadium in which, for many people, he achieved the status of a top 3 player in the world. However, in Madrid, that version of the Belgian winger was barely recognizable. Eden would not amaze the world ever again after a Champions League game in Paris in which he suffered an unfortunate tackle to his ankle that began an ordeal of injuries.
Eden Hazard has had a successful trajectory, he has been a footballer that enamored he world, especially England, but his career has had a bitter ending as a result of his catastrophic stay at one of the world’s biggest clubs, in which he could not fulfill the superstar role he was assigned at the time of his signing.
A clear example that talent is not everything as, although he had more than enough of it, the Belgian star could not win a trophy with his national team despite being a part of the best generation in the history of the country and did not leave his mark whatsoever at Real Madrid.
Translated by Nuño Alonso.
Main image: Edit by Pablo Benítez.
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