Eden Hazard Plays Mario Kart 'Five Minutes Before A Game' And 'Lacks Ambition'

Eden Hazard 'lacks ambition' to be the best player in the world and plays Mario Kart 'five minutes before a game.'

The Belgian superstar hasn't been at his best since arriving at Real Madrid in 2019 with injuries taking their toll.

Filipe Luis played with Hazard at Chelsea and he believes the 30-year-old has all the raw talent in the world - with his mentality holding him back.

Luis told the Daily Mail per Goal: "Eden, along with Neymar, are the best players I have ever played alongside - up there with [Lionel] Messi.

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"He didn't train well, five minutes before the game he would be playing Mario Kart in the dressing room. He would warm-up without tying his bootlaces up.

"Then no-one could take the ball off of him. He would dribble past three or four players and win games on his own.

"Hazard has so much talent. Perhaps he lacks a little bit of ambition to say: I am going to be the best player in the world. Because he could be."

Hazard has played eight games in La Liga this year, scoring two goals.

He is currently out with a muscle injury and is expected to return sometime next month.

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Belgian national team doctor Kristof Sas believes Hazard is locked in a 'vicious cycle' when it comes to injury issues.

"We are awaiting the details and knowing more, but it is clear that it is worrisome," he told Nieuwsblad.

"The injuries at this stage of the season are not worrisome for the Euro, it is even a rest period. But with Eden it is different.

"It's another relapse, a chronic situation that always goes wrong in the end. First the ankle, then the muscle injuries. It's all very unpleasant."

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He added: "Eden is in a vicious circle and it's not easy to get out of it. It's disturbing what happens with her musculature.

"A footballer must be able to kick, turn, jump, all at high speed. And, of course, this is more difficult during rehabilitation.

"He needs pace and continuity. The situation is not dramatic for us yet, but must urgently get out of that dead end."

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Topics: Eden Hazard, Football, Spain, Real Madrid

Daniel Marland

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