Real Madrid: 3 takeways from Eden Hazard’s Euro 2020 performances

Belgium’s Euro 2020 campaign was brought to an end at Allianz Arena, following a 1-2 loss against Italy. The Belgian Red Devil’s elimination from the tournament means that there are no longer any Real Madrid players at the Euro 2020.

From a Madridista’s point of view, everyone watched Belgium closely during these last few weeks mainly for Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois’ performances with the national team. Hazard, in particular, was the one that I watched closely in light that he could probably turn his fortunes around after two horrific years with Real Madrid.

So what does Eden Hazard’s performances with Belgium in the Euro 2020 mean to Madrid and what can we learn and expected after this? I’ll break it down for you into three key parts.

IT’S TIME TO NORMALISE INJURIES WITH EDEN HAZARD

Eden Hazard is 30-years-old, he’s also not been at his best physical conditioning for a large duration. On top of that, in two years at Real Madrid, he’s broken the same ankle THRICE.  Apart from his ankle injury, he’s had multiple other injuries too that have kept him out of action for long and have hindered his ability.

With that being said, the next time you hear Eden Hazard has picked up an injury, please do not lose your cool over it. Injuries are going to be part of Hazard’s career until the end, the word is RELAPSES.

When you’ve had so many injuries, it’s only natural for a relapse to occur. It’s biologically impossible for Hazard to become absolutely free of injuries and we witnessed it in the Euro 2020. Against Portugal, Roberto Martinez kept Eden on the field for far too long and it resulted in another injury.

But it’s time to make peace with Hazard’s injuries, relapses will occur frequently and there’s absolutely nothing that one can do about it. So do not expect Eden Hazard to play 40-50 games a season, cause that’s simply not happening. With that being said, Real Madrid will have to find a way to optimally rest Hazard and prevent certain injuries like muscular overloads by resting the 30-year-old frequently.