Beijing moment on June 18, Mourinho in an interview with talkSport talked about Azhar, 2015, the two hand in hand to win the
England Premier Soccer League
The League and League Cup double winner said the winger could have been more effective had it not been for Hazard's poor practice methods.
Hazard is recognized as one of the best players of his generation, but former
Chelsea
Manager Jose Mourinho wondered what would have become of the Belgian had he been in a focused practicing mood.
After joining the Blues in 2012, Hazard played for the
Chelsea
In the seven years of its effectiveness, it has now gained two
England Premier Soccer League
titles, two UEFA Cups, an FA Cup and a League Cup. The 30-year-old left winger has been named four times as the
Chelsea
Player of the Year, which proves he didn't at least have a wasted moment here.
Mourinho told reporters: "The truth is that you can see it in him, he's a great player, but his practice is really bad, you can only imagine what he would become in a professional practice mood. He's an incredible family man, he's very quiet and completely focused on his family, his kids, his mom and dad and a quiet life. When he's on the field, you don't see the effects of his week of practice, it's still thoroughly on his talent."
Azhar in
Real Madrid soccer team
His off-field performance has been of particular concern as both of his seasons have been plagued by injuries. During that time, he made a total of 43 appearances, and played the full 90 minutes in just four of those contests. Needless to say.
Real Madrid soccer team
It must have felt like their initial £88million was wasted, with Hazard scoring just five goals and eight assists in that spell.
Fans of Salon and the Spanish media criticized Hazard for being too carefree, a view Mourinho agrees with: "He's an out-and-out player, and you can imagine if he's going to be a top-class supergiant. When he goes to
Real Madrid soccer team
When I thought, wow, this guy is going to go to the biggest salon in the world, he's going to feel a lot of pressure to always be on top, this guy is going to win the Ballon d'Or because he's fantastic. But in terms of his fitness, speed and conditioning, he's going to be a better player if he practices properly. Right now, however, all you see is the talent that has gotten him this far."
"He's in
Real Madrid soccer team
of more injuries, he and I were in the
Chelsea
He was doing okay at the time, maybe had one injury, but nothing serious. But in Madrid, his injuries put him in a state of depression and that probably affected him."
Mourinho also predicted at the end of the interview that Belgium would be in this
European cup (e.g. soccer)
Success in the competition, he said, "Hazard has just come back from injury and in this case he's back in Belgium, back on stage, you can feel he's got a good connection with Martinez but at this point he's on the bench for a while and he's now ready to win the competition so I'm confident that Belgium will start Hazard and he'll come back in form and Belgium will benefit from that."
