The situation
Eden Hazard appeared before the media to talk about Belgium-Morocco this Monday and the criticism that both he and the Belgian team are receiving.
Critics. “I deal with criticism in my own way. you know me People talk, that’s part of football. I don’t give it too much importance. I focus on the field. I try to contribute to our country as much as possible. I’m doing everything I can to make it happen.”
Recovery. “My recovery is going well. The medical staff is doing a good job. We will see how much I play against Morocco, but I feel good and that is the most important thing”.
Belgium level. “If I’m worried about our level? Yes and no. In our first half against Panama in 2018 we also had a hard time. In an opening game like this there is always a lot of stress. But I am confident and I am not worried. We have players who are good with the ball. It’s just a matter of finding them. We were too scared against Canada. We have to dare to play our game. Tactically we were good”.
De Bruyne-Alderweireld polemic. “Our defenders are not the fastest, they know it themselves. But they have a lot of experience. We have to deal with this the right way and do it collectively, for example getting the long balls out. Courtois can also play high to intercept deep balls.
faults. “It’s normal for players like me, Vinicius, Neymar… to receive more fouls”.
Title. “We had a better chance of winning the World Cup four years ago than now. We are a little older now, we have the best goalkeeper in the world, one of the best midfielders in the world. We just have to do our best and then see where we get to.”
Roberto Martinez: “Courtois is the best goalkeeper in the world”
Spain. “It is not easy to score seven goals like Spain did. He played a fantastic game. As a coach I am not going to talk about the possibilities of crosses, but the potential that Spain has has already been seen ”.
Options. “I am not talking about options, but about a process. Our first half against Canada was below our level, the second was better. We are looking forward to Morocco now. We have experienced players and players with a lot of potential who don’t have World Cup experience yet. So we still don’t know how good we can be.”