JOSE MOURINHO predicted Eden Hazard’s injury hell in 2015 after demanding more protection from referees while they were at Chelsea.
The Belgian picked up ANOTHER knock at the start of February which is the same as the one he suffered in November only now in his left leg, not right.
Eden Hazard pictured with Jose Mourinho while they were both at ChelseaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Eden Hazard has suffered injury problems at Real MadridCredit: Rex Features
In 2016 it was revealed Hazard was the most fouled player in the Premier League.
A year beforehand, while Mourinho worked with the winger, the ex-Chelsea boss warned Hazard’s career could be cut short due to constant fouls.
He said: “People [are] in love with football in this country; people must be in love with Eden Hazard.
“The way, match after match, he’s being punished by opponents and he’s not being protected by referees, maybe one day we won’t have Eden Hazard.
“It’s one, two, three, four, five, ten aggressive fouls against him. They kick and kick and kick, and the kid resists.
“He’s a very honest guy in the way he plays, but that’s another problem.”
Hazard, 30, left Chelsea for Real Madrid in 2019 as part of a deal totalling up to £150million.
But in his first season he managed just ONE goal in his 22 appearances as he missed 26 games through injury.
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This campaign Hazard has already scored three times but has been ruled out for 14 games.
His latest setback is likely to keep him out for four to six weeks and marks the TENTH separate problem picked up in the Spanish capital.
In contrast at Chelsea, Hazard netted 110 times in 352 games across seven seasons, missing just 20 matches through injury.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
