Rudi Garcia, current Belgian coach, has long been criticized for his failed beginnings with the Red Devils. During his first outing, he had conceded a 3-1 defeat against Ukraine in the first leg of the League of Nations. The Belgian press had not been tender towards French.
It was not until the return match and the 3-0 victory of the Red Devils that the former Napoli coach puts everyone to agree. Rudi Garcia, which aims to qualify Belgium at the 2026 World Cup, called on an old Belgian glory to help him in his mission. It is Eden Hazard, the former star player of the Belgians.
In an interview with RTBF, on the occasion of its appointment as honorary president of the Royal Union Tubize-Braine, the former Chelsea player said that he will be present alongside the Belgian coach to play a role of
“” big brother “. He indicates that if Rudi Garcia would have asked him to be part of the technical staff of Red Devils Eden Hazard would have preferred to decline: “I will not be in the staff of the Red Devils, I will not bring anything on the tactical level. Besides, if Rudi Garcia had asked me to be in the staff, I would have said no. The idea is to be with the group as a big brother. »»
Eden Hazard believes in Rudi Garcia
This is not the first time that the paths of Eden Hazard and Rudi Garcia have come together. The two men shared moments together in Lille in the 2010-2011 season, when the DOGUES won the double Championship Cup. Trained in the northern club, the twirling winger was elected Best Hope in Ligue 1 in 2009 and 2010 and best Ligue 1 player in 2011 and 2012.
“I can only say positive about him. He is someone who is close to his players, who has experience and who knows the football world. It can be a great adventure. It is a top coach who led to great players ”, said Eden Hazard about the technician who passed by OM, OL, Al-Nassr and Napoli, where it always ended badly for him …
