‘It goes from bad to WORSE’: Spanish media SLAM Eden Hazard’s performance in Real Madrid’s Spanish Cup loss to Athletic Bilbao, insisting he has ‘no place’ in Zinedine Zidane’s team
- Real Madrid fell to a 2-1 loss against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday night
- Eden Hazard struggled to recover and was replaced after 67 minutes
- The Belgian captain has performed since joining Chelsea in 2019
- A Spanish group put down his presentation and said there was no sign of any improvement
Eden Hazard was caught in the Spanish media for his undeveloped performance when Real Madrid lost at Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup.
Bilbao went into the lead 2-0 before Karim Benzema grabbed a console late, but it was Belgian captain Hazard – who has struggled to make an impact since moving £ 130m from Chelsea in 2019 – his show sparked criticism.
Of course, a Spanish paper AS he went so far as to say that the singer ‘s spell in Madrid is’ going from bad to worse ‘, claiming that he has’ no place ‘in Zinedine Zidane’ s team – Hazard replaced after 67 minutes at La Rosaleda on Thursday night.
Eden Hazard had trouble winning as Real Madrid lost to Athletic Bilbao on Thursday
The Belgian failed to complete a single dribble past a player and was replaced by 67 minutes.
Hazard failed to execute one successful dribble past a player and his lack of impact on proceedings was not lost. AS.
The report describes the 30-year as ‘ineffective in the game, incapable of generating dangerous situations, bare and with a tendency to disappear from the playing field with every passing minute.
He continues: ‘Madrid is waiting for him and there is no time. Eden has no place for now. He’s looking for it, but he has to win: with shows like against Osasuna or against Athletic, a short-term solution won’t be seen … ‘
Marca, meanwhile, said: ‘Not Belgium itself. He played more moderately and, although active, went for Vinicius and still needs to do more. ‘
Hazard did not comment on matters in a display that summarizes his poor start at the club
Since joining 18 months ago, Hazard has scraped just three times in 32 appearances for Zidane ‘s side and has struggled with fitness problems and injuries.
However, after last night ‘s loss, Zidane added that everyone needs to be’ patient ‘with Hazard, who he admits is low in confidence.
‘He needs to regain confidence, play a good game or score a goal, just to do something different,’ Zidane told reporters.
Zinedine Zidane said the club needs to be patient with Hazard, who is running low on confidence
‘We know what a good player he is and we have to be patient with him because he works hard.
‘We’re behind it and we need to give it time. The fans want to see the best version of Eden so we have to be patient. We’re sticking with it and he really wants to take action. But today it wasn’t just Eden, we’re all here together. ‘
Real won the Super Cup last year but were caught out by Athletics’ intensely developing side under the guidance of coach Marcelino, who was in charge of his second game since Gaizka Garitano’s success – they will play Barcelona in the Sunday final.
