The ‘Plan C’ is Hazard

In case of need, if Benzema and Mayoral are missing, Ancelotti will also go to Hazard in point. The Belgian is on the libretto Carletto as an exceptional resource for that situation. An idea that is by no means extravagant. she came up with Roberto Di Matteo for the first time at Chelsea in 2012, and just before signing for Madrid he also acted as the most advanced striker in the Blues led by Maurizio Sarri at the time. Two technicians, notice the nuance, also Italian…

Ancelotti is preparing next season with this possibility, that of Hazard at some point as a striker due to the needs of the script, but without losing sight of the fact that the priority is that the white 7 manages to definitively forget the martyrdom suffered in his right ankle. Hazard finished last year with good feelings once he recovered from the removal of the titanium plate that had been causing him pain and that made him lose confidence. That seems to be old news and from there came his promise in Cibeles in the celebration of the last League: “It’s been three years with injuries, but next year I promise that I’ll give everything for you”. He has also been saying it in smaller forums. “I don’t feel pain anymore,” he says.

That idea of ​​a Hazard as a spearhead began in the Champions League in November 2012, in Turin, when Di Matteo used him against Juventus ahead of Mata, Óscar and Azpilicueta. With Sarri, in 2019, he played as the most advanced footballer of the Blues in his last games in England against Arsenal, Liverpool and the League Cup final against Manchester City, where he had Willian, Barkley, Kanté and Pedro behind him. In fact, that year even He doubled as a false nine against Watford to give Chelsea the win (1-2)…

The Belgian relaxes in Marbella

The Belgian is rushing his last days of vacation before having to report tomorrow in Valdebebas. He does it in one of his favorite enclaves, Marbella, where he was seen yesterday in one of his most exclusive areas, Puerto Banús.

Madrid, unlike his first two years, will not have to suffer with the Belgian’s return-to-work fitness and his sometimes complicated relationship with the scale. Hazard has been applied during the vacation period to follow the work plan that Antonio Pintus sent him both him and his teammates.