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Eden Hazard: I’d gain five kilos before Real Madrid and Chelsea seasons Forward, who retired at 32 after time in Spain was plagued by injuries and poor form, reveals indulgent lifestyle and how he struggled with Antonio Conte’s training https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/eden-hazard-id-gain-five-kilos-before-real-madrid-and-Chelsea-seasons-30l3cl7xw Eden Hazard has revealed the extent of his weight problems during his playing career, admitting that he put on five kilos in pre-seasons and could not resist Belgian beer after matches. Hazard enjoyed seven trophy-laden seasons at Chelsea, but the forward failed to reach the same heights after becoming Real Madrid’s star signing for an initial £88.3 million in 2019. Owing to a plague of injuries, Hazard played only 76 times in four seasons at Real before retiring aged 32 in October last year. Speaking on the Obi One podcast with his former Chelsea team-mate John Obi Mikel, Hazard confirmed the widespread reports that he arrived at Real pre-season overweight when he first moved to the Spanish capital. “It was true, but me, every summer, I was putting on four or five kilos because I was thinking you give so much for ten months, you put your body at the highest level and people kick you, so your time off is your time off,” Hazard said. “Don’t ask me to do anything. I enjoy being with my family, going to the beach, so don’t ask me to run in those three or four weeks. I can play football on the beach with my kids, no problem, but don’t ask me to run. “But if you look throughout my career, the first month [of the season] is the bit where I was thinking, ‘It’s just the beginning,’ and then from September and October I was flying, because I needed time to put my body and mind in the best way. So yes, it’s true, I came back after holidays with five kilos, I knew it. • Tom Allnutt: Retirement of Eden Hazard shows power of luck in pitiless football “I love everything with family and friends. If you ask me to eat something I’m going to eat. Even if I don’t like it, I’m going to eat. As a Belgian guy, we love beers because my country has the best beers in the world, so I’m not telling you I used to drink every day because it’s not true, but sometimes after a good game, one or two is nice.” According to Transfermarkt, Hazard missed only 26 games for club and country through injury during his seven years at Chelsea. In four years at Real he missed 95, but the Belgian insists there is little he could have changed to hit the ground running. “I was a bit unlucky with that period with Covid, because I went to Dallas to do surgery on my ankle then I came back to Madrid and it was Covid,” Hazard said. “I had 2½ months of Covid, me at home alone, no physio to do the rehab. I did my rehab alone. If I had to choose one thing to change I should have said to the doctor, ‘Bring a physio, I need a good rehab. I have to do [it] because I want to play at the highest level’. “When Covid finished, I pushed my body like crazy but my ankle was not the same. We were that close to being champions so I was saying to [Zinedine] Zidane [the Real head coach], ‘I want to push, I want to go,’ and then the day we finished champions I said, ‘No, I can’t do any more, I’m finished. My body is suffering a lot so I need to do a proper rehab’. And then I break everything the season after.” Having joined Chelsea in 2012, Hazard won two Premier League titles, one FA Cup, one League Cup, two Europa League trophies, and was the Premier League’s player of the season in 2014-15. He claims that Antonio Conte, with whom he won the Premier League in 2016-17 and FA Cup in 2018, is the manager that brought the best out of him at Stamford Bridge — but only because he enjoyed game days so much after struggling with the Italian’s tactically intense training sessions. “I think my best time at Chelsea was with Conte,” Hazard said. “All the week, training. I was going out Saturday, I need to enjoy a little bit because I know the day after is going to be back on the training ground. I have to do something, it’s my only 90 minutes I can enjoy. “You remember him, stopping [training], tactics, ‘No we have to do that’. Saturday was the best day for me.”

not a chance he is soon sacked

no, 5 in a row was his longest spell and that was split seasons (he did score in 7 out of 8, I missed that)

Havertz never scored in 6 straight league games, nor 7 out of 8

fucking Luton scum supporter calling Rashford a chimp wtf

wrong forum

they wager he reverts to this

lol I was like, who cares aabout Ligue 1

this could get ugly

already on a hat trick after 6 and half minutes

I told you all so about Rasmus Højlund he just had to adapt starting to go beast mode now has scored in 6 straight, 7 out of 8

nil 1 Manure

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https://thedailybriefing.io/i/141785372/in-other-news Jorrel Hato - I’ve mentioned interest from Arsenal in Jorrel Hato multiple times because they’ve been scouting him for months, but it’s also the same for other European top clubs. Hato is also set to sign new deal at Ajax very soon, it’s a matter of final details; and it will include NO release clause, from what I’m told. Xabi Alonso - Despite links with Bayern Munich as well as Liverpool, I think Alonso deserves a chance in the Premier League, that kind of league is probably the best one for the Bayer Leverkusen boss right now. But for the time being he’s 100% focused on making history at Leverkusen - there’s no time for distractions right now. Gleison Bremer - Despite some speculation over his future, Bremer signed new deal at Juventus in December, it was just six weeks ago. They love Bremer at Juventus. Still, as always for Italian clubs, things can change if they receive crazy proposals, so let’s wait for the summer and see if some crazy bids comes in.

Ibrahima Konate when asked about Kylian Mbappe and Liverpool links: “Guys, in all honesty, do you really think he’s coming here?! We all know where Kylian is going!”

not sold on Joshua Zirkzee yet Nicolas Jackson has only 2 less league goals and has played almost 400 less league minutes and Jackson is in a tougher league

Osimhen ‘might not’ be fit for Napoli-Barcelona https://football-italia.net/osimhen-might-not-be-fit-for-napoli-barcelona/ Victor Osimhen was in the stands for the draw with Genoa and Walter Mazzarri warns he ‘might not’ be ready to face Barcelona either, as reports emerge of Napoli tension over his fitness. The striker has not been with his teammates at club level since the end of December, as he flew out to prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria. He only scored one goal and helped his side reach the Final, where they capitulated 2-1 to the Ivory Coast. Despite the Final being last Sunday, Osimhen did not return to Naples until late Thursday evening after missing a flight and his first training session was on Friday. Last season’s Capocannoniere was not even in the squad for today’s 1-1 draw with Genoa and there are reports in Sky Sport Italia, DAZN and Il Mattino claiming that it was Osimhen who asked to be excluded. However, this does not seem to be any empty gesture, because Mazzarri warned to DAZN that Osimhen “might not” be ready to play against Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday either. “We can only hope he can be ready, but his presence is not certain. According to him and the medical staff, he’s nowhere near fully fit, he has some muscular issues. “After the Africa Cup of Nations, it would’ve been silly to risk him here and risk losing him for another couple of months. He will train tomorrow and we hope to have him ready for Barcelona.” Speaking in his role as Sky Sport Italia pundit, journalist Paolo Condò criticised Napoli for not providing Osimhen with a private jet to bring him back to Italy several days ago.

yes

2 points Not counting Mbappe as a CF, and leaving aside the ageing Benz and Lewa There are only 4 WC CFs Håland Kane Lautaro Osimhen There is no maybe about Lautaro. I would take him over all but Håland and Mbappe (if you count him as a CF) for sure, and MAYBE Kane, due to Kane's age. Point 2 You only left out two other players of my 5 acceptables (you called them 'the rest', as if there was a bunch left out). Vlahovic and Toney. I would deffo take them easily over anyone but the other 3 I listed as legit targetd, plus, of course, Håland, Mbappe, and Kane, who are not ever coming here (barring some remotely possible upper 30s yo cameo in the winter of their careers). After my 5 listed, in terms of CFs actually available CFs (and TBF, there is almost zero chance Lautaro comes here, sadly), the drop off is fast and deep. I so do not trust, atm, Evan Ferguson to be a smart buy. Brighton (ffs), young (turns 20 in October), £100m or so, and only has 6 goals so far, all season, all comps. Alexander Isak is not available, and Ollie Watkins turns 29yo this year, no way is he worth the £100m Villa want. Loïs Openda and Santiago Gimenez are total gambles, same for Serhou Guirassy (massive risk for 'one season wonder'), Victor Boniface, Benjamin Šeško (atm, at leadt, we shall see in 1 or 2 more years), and Viktor Gyökeres. Openda would probably be the best buy out of that lot, but is probably not a sure thing at all. A wild card I MIGHT accept is (this is so unlike me, as I rarely go back for rejects not named De Bruyne or Salah or, to stretch it, Mbappe)..... Dominic Solanke. Not joking. If a truly fair price, we could do much worse. Oh, and fuck bringing back Rom.

so in terms of LBs Mendes looks like he may perhaps be really damaged long term Davies is likely off to Real Madrid Theo may well join his brother at PSG Robertson is 30yo in 3 weeks and always injured now Alejandro Balde is out for the year with a bad tendon rupture that leaves Federico Dimarco Pervis Estupiñán José Gayà Quilindschy Hartman Miguel Gutiérrez Rayan Aït-Nouri Milos Kerkez

https://psgtalk.com/2024/01/ac-milan-sensation-catching-psg-eye/ Paris Saint-Germain might have to make a tough decision during this summer transfer window. Nuno Mendes is one of the best players in his position. However, his inability to stay healthy might cause the Parisians to look for another left-back. If Mendes doesn’t demonstrate that he’s fit and capable of being PSG’s starting left-back, the club already has someone in mind to potentially take over his position. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t Le10Sport), AC Milan’s Theo Hernandez would be a popular prospect within PSG and could become a priority if Mendes’ situation does not improve. The 21-year-old Mendes has not played a match since April 2023. If he returns to training and can play again in March, certain doubts persist. As a result, PSG must be pondering whether they need to move for the Frenchman. If PSG does pursue the AC Milan star, they’ll likely lean on his brother, Lucas, and the other teammates on the French national team to serve as recruiters to bring him to Paris. The 26-year-old is under contract until 2026, scoring three goals and recording six assists in all competitions this 2023-24 season.

it has to be one of these 5 Lautaro Martínez Victor Osimhen Dušan Vlahović Ivan Toney Jonathan David

Chelsea WANT IVAN TONEY OR EVAN FERGUSON, PSG TARGET VICTOR OSIMHEN TO REPLACE KYLIAN MBAPPE - PAPER ROUND https://www.eurosport.com/football/transfers/2023-2024/Chelsea-want-ivan-toney-or-evan-ferguson-psg-target-victor-osimhen-to-replace-kylian-mbappe-paper-ro_sto10025457/story.shtml