The 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar is a cornerstone for many Real Madrid footballers. One of them is Eden Hazard
The role of the Belgian with Real Madrid is completely secondary in the team led by Carlo Ancelotti, and the lack of minutes does not leave Hazard in a good place. This lack of continuity has not gone unnoticed by Roberto Martinez, who was hitherto counted as a winger
Eden Hazard’s decline in fame has dented the Belgian coach’s confidence in the ’10’ for the tricolor team. The main doubts in the coaching staff of Roberto Martinez, as always, focus on the physical aspect of the former Chelsea star: “We have to ask ourselves if he can complete 90 minutes and play seven games in a short time is a good idea”
The suspicions of Roberto Martinez and his staff are more than reasonable, as they want to avoid what happened last year with the European Championship: an unexpected match overload damaged Eden Hazard, who was injured in the round of 16 match. against Portugal. Despite everything, Roberto Martinez refuses to let go of one of the benchmark players in the country of the Benelux so easily
Hazard could accompany Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois to Roberto Martinez’s start to the 2022 World Cup thanks to the Spanish coach’s plan: “The plan in recent Nations League matches was always to have him play for about an hour in both matches” to give it greater continuity and to prepare it for the World Cup
However, Roberto Martinez has thought of everything, so he has the perfect role for Eden Hazard should he reach the right state of international commitment: “I see in him a footballer who has to play on the left and enter the game. This is Eden Hazard’s best. I don’t see an instigator for him to make a difference coming off the bench”
This key role is in direct contrast to Hazard’s status at Real Madrid, where it hardly matters for Carlo Ancelotti, who continues to favor Marco Asensio over the Belgian winger despite performing at a higher level in recent training sessions. This border situation is not the best fit for Hazard, who is no longer planning to meet Ancelotti to ask for more playing time and trust Roberto Martinez’s criteria to give him a leading role in Qatar 2022
