Both Hazard and Salah have been standout talents in the Premier League over the past ten years…Continue Reading
Hazard, who played for Chelsea, won two Premier League titles and added two Europa League triumphs to his achievements.
Meanwhile, Salah, the skillful Egyptian, has enjoyed success with Liverpool, securing a Premier League title and a UEFA Champions League trophy.
When recently asked who was the better player between them, Hazard gave his perspective on the debate.
When asked by SPORTbible, who the better player between the duo has been, Hazard said: “Mo Salah, by far.”
The ex-Belgium international was then asked if he could ever see, from their time together at Stamford Bridge, that Salah would reach the heights he has.
Hazard responded: “He was good already, you know, but that good? We played when he was playing in Basel. So we played Champions League the year before and then we were like, ‘Wow’.
“And then we bought him like, ‘Yeah, we have to. We have to buy this guy because this guy is so good’.
“And then, you know, in football you have ups and downs and then what he did with Liverpool is like, ‘Wow’.”
When it comes to influence on the game, it’s difficult to argue with Hazard’s view on the subject. Hazard retired at the age of 32 after a challenging stint at Real Madrid.
After leaving Chelsea in a transfer reportedly valued around £150 million, the now 33-year-old has spoken about the difficulties he faced during his time in Spain.
“I think I was a bit unlucky with that period with Covid, because if you want to know the real story, I went to Dallas to do the surgery on my ankle then I came back to Madrid and it was Covid,” he began via The Obi One Podcast.
“I had two to two-and-a-half 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. “And then when the Covid finished, we came back on the pitch, I pushed my body like crazy but my ankle was not the same and then I break everything the season after and then you know the story.”
