And the former Standard, Porto or Anderlecht player to focus on the “case” Eden Hazard. “You have to leave him alone. You have to make him play, give him confidence. I didn’t say he had to be a starter. We will have to see what will happen to Real. Eden had a very difficult period at Real, he had injuries. But I think that when Eden has the confidence of the coach, of his teammates – because everyone knows he’s an important player – maybe he can grow in the tournament. It just lacks rhythm.“
On the outing of the captain of the Devils between the two matches, Defour also has a clear opinion. “It does nothing wrong. He’s in a box maybe he stayed an hour or half an hour. Where is the problem ? He had a free day. If he had been home and gone to sleep at 3:00 a.m.? And that he had been drinking alcohol? No one would have known! When he was playing at Chelsea and he was at his top level, he did the same thing. And nobody said anything. With social networks everything quickly takes on a lot of importance. It makes me sad that people show this stuff. Eden is someone who works a lot, she’s a good person. And we kill him for free like that. In fact, it annoys me. There are people, analysts who bring it down when they praised it a few years ago. I find that to be relentless. Eden is an icon of Belgian football. You have to leave him alone“, insists Defour.
