Euro 2016: Eden Hazard
Euro 2016: Eden Hazard
Form is temporary but class is permanent!
Chelsea's Eden Hazard put on a dazzling display at Euro 2016 as Belgium crushed Hungary 4-0 to march on to the quarter-finals. Belgium will now play Wales. Belgium were the stronger team despite a brave performance from Hungary, who probably deserved a goal or two for the part they played in an entertaining match. Belgium dominated the first-half and it was no surprise when Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne crossed for Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld to head home the opener. It was a surprise, however, that it took until the 78th minute for Belgium to get their second. It was Hazard down the left who put the ball on a plate for the substitute, Batshuayi, who scored easily. Hazard then scored himself with a wonderful solo goal. He went past two defenders before hitting a low shot from outside the box that beat the goalkeeper. Carrasco completed the scoring in injury time with another assist from De Bruyne. Belgium and Hazard have finally found their best form. Can they go all the way to the final?
"It was a great game. We really deserved the victory. We could have scored more, but the keeper made some great stops. Not that we'll sulk about that!" Eden Hazard.
What have been Hazard's best Premier League moments?
Belgium players run after Hazard after his goal against Hungary.
Chelsea's Eden Hazard has been one of the best players in the Premier League in recent seasons. Here are some of his personal highlights:
- 4th June 2012: Hazard signs for Chelsea from Lille. The transfer fee was reported to be £32 million.
- 15th May 2013: Chelsea win the Europa League but Hazard misses the final due to injury.
- October 2013: Nominated for the prestigious FIFA Ballon d'Or Award.
- 8th February 2014: Scores his first Premier League hat-trick.
- 27th April 2014: Named PFA Young Player of the Year.
- 26th April 2015: Named PFA Player of the Year.
- 2nd May 2015: Scores the goal to give Chelsea their first Premier League title since 2010.
- 2nd May 2016: Scores the equaliser against Tottenham which gives Leicester City their first-ever Premier League title.
What do we know about Eden Hazard?
Hazard lost form last season but he's back to his best for Belgium.
Eden Hazard was born on 7 January 1991 in La Louvière, which is a small town in Belgium. It's not a huge surprise that Hazard became a footballer, both of his parents were footballers. Eden's father, Thierry, played in the Belgian second division and his mother, Carine, played in the top division of women's football in Belgium. Eden is the oldest of four brothers and all three of his brothers are footballers, one of them, Thorgan, also played for Chelsea but he now plays for Borussia Monchengaldbach in Germany. Hazard moved to France in 2005, when he was only 14, to sign for Lille, which means he has never played professional football in Belgium. After a few seasons in Lille's youth teams, Hazard joined the first team and was really successful. In 2008/09 and 2009/10, Hazard was named Young Player of the Year. He was the first player from outside of France to win this award. In 2010/11, things got even better for Hazard, when he was named French Player of the Year and helped Lille to win a league and cup double. It was the first time Lille had won either the cup or league since the 1950s. After being named French Player of the Year for the second time in 2011/12, Hazard made a multi-million pound move to Chelsea.
"We could have a great five-a-side team, my dad still plays and my mum could be manager!" Eden Hazard
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16/10/2022
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Sentence- She was back to her best with a dazzling performance. Things got even better after this bounce.
16/10/2022 16:27
Tottenham Hotspur
5558
Sentence- She was back to her best with a dazzling performance. Things got even better after this bounce.
14/05/2020
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to be put on a plate means to create a very easy chance for the striker to score
14/05/2020 02:29
Manchester United
6539
to be put on a plate means to create a very easy chance for the striker to score
14/05/2020
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Shaquiri's goal is the best and it's going to be Goal of the Tournament no doubt about that
14/05/2020 02:28
Manchester United
6539
Shaquiri's goal is the best and it's going to be Goal of the Tournament no doubt about that
14/12/2018
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eden hazard is the best player of belgium.He helped his team beat hungary 4-0 and he is also a captain
14/12/2018 12:50
Manchester United
229
eden hazard is the best player of belgium.He helped his team beat hungary 4-0 and he is also a captain
15/11/2017
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I like Eden Hazard very much. '-'
15/11/2017 12:52
Manchester United
180
I like Eden Hazard very much. '-'
08/11/2016
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Belgium is a team of stars.
08/11/2016 13:56
Arsenal
2337
Belgium is a team of stars.
23/07/2016
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I think Italy,France,Portugal and Wales will qualify.
23/07/2016 20:29
Liverpool
3705
I think Italy,France,Portugal and Wales will qualify.
23/07/2016
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I think the goal that Shaquiri scored was the best,it was really a great goal.
23/07/2016 20:28
Liverpool
3705
I think the goal that Shaquiri scored was the best,it was really a great goal.
23/07/2016
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I do not agree,i think it was Leonardo Bouncci who had a great match versus Spain,Cheillini did well,gomez and Buffon, Fabregas and silva did not play well.
23/07/2016 20:27
Liverpool
3705
I do not agree,i think it was Leonardo Bouncci who had a great match versus Spain,Cheillini did well,gomez and Buffon, Fabregas and silva did not play well.
15/07/2016
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Hazard is the best
15/07/2016 15:09
Arsenal
225
Hazard is the best
11/07/2016
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yes
11/07/2016 12:58
Manchester City
1734
yes
10/07/2016
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Shaquiri's goal is the best. Portugal will be champion.
10/07/2016 17:56
Liverpool
592
Shaquiri's goal is the best. Portugal will be champion.
10/07/2016
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It was a great goal. I wonder if he will score many goals like that for Stoke City this season?
10/07/2016 18:23
Liverpool
594
It was a great goal. I wonder if he will score many goals like that for Stoke City this season?
02/07/2016
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At this stage everything is possible for Wales.
02/07/2016 05:54
Manchester United
4779
At this stage everything is possible for Wales.
05/07/2016
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I agree with you kwesimanifest. This is sensation. Wales is playing beatiful, and I wonder if they can keep playing the same game without Ramsey.
05/07/2016 11:53
Arsenal
3557
I agree with you kwesimanifest. This is sensation. Wales is playing beatiful, and I wonder if they can keep playing the same game without Ramsey.
02/07/2016
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Wales have pulled a surprise on Belgium
02/07/2016 05:51
Manchester United
4779
Wales have pulled a surprise on Belgium
02/07/2016
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I'm not sure that 4. question in quiz section is correct?- Who has played in Belgium top division?
I think that here should stay:
Who played in Belgium top division? (his mother retired for playing football and it's not possible that she will appear again in the boots on the football pitch).
02/07/2016 01:02
West Ham United
538
I'm not sure that 4. question in quiz section is correct?- Who has played in Belgium top division?
I think that here should stay:
Who played in Belgium top division? (his mother retired for playing football and it's not possible that she will appear again in the boots on the football pitch).
04/07/2016
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Hi Rema
Good to hear from you. The present perfect can be tricky because it has a number of different uses. One use is to talk about something that you started in the past and still do now. An example sentence could be:
Eden's mum, like you say, has finished her career, so we could use the past simple:
However, we also use the present perfect to describe life experiences, so we often say sentence like these:
Therefore, we can also say:
Hope that helps.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team,
04/07/2016 08:16
Liverpool
594
Hi Rema
Good to hear from you. The present perfect can be tricky because it has a number of different uses. One use is to talk about something that you started in the past and still do now. An example sentence could be:
Eden's mum, like you say, has finished her career, so we could use the past simple:
However, we also use the present perfect to describe life experiences, so we often say sentence like these:
Therefore, we can also say:
Hope that helps.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team,
02/07/2016
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In my opinion the expression 'to be put on a plate' explains the situation when one player provides his teammate so big opportunity for scoring, almost impossible to miss.
I explained it on one football example, but it can be implemented on different spheres of life.
02/07/2016 00:48
West Ham United
538
In my opinion the expression 'to be put on a plate' explains the situation when one player provides his teammate so big opportunity for scoring, almost impossible to miss.
I explained it on one football example, but it can be implemented on different spheres of life.
02/07/2016
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I think that here I found one interesting data, that his mother was still playing football while she was pregnant with him.
02/07/2016 00:33
West Ham United
538
I think that here I found one interesting data, that his mother was still playing football while she was pregnant with him.
01/07/2016
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Hazard and his family are likely to help produce more footballers in the future.
01/07/2016 08:29
Manchester United
4779
Hazard and his family are likely to help produce more footballers in the future.
30/06/2016
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With Belgium's defeat over Hungary I can see themy making progress from this staggering of the competition
30/06/2016 22:34
Manchester United
4779
With Belgium's defeat over Hungary I can see themy making progress from this staggering of the competition
30/06/2016
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I always tell my friends that hazard is hazardous on a good day.
30/06/2016 22:29
Manchester United
4779
I always tell my friends that hazard is hazardous on a good day.
30/06/2016
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Payet and Bonnuci deserve to be best players. Ibrahimovitch was aweful both he and his team.
Payet free-kick was a dazzling goal.
I predict Germany, France, Belgium and Portugal will qualify.
Hazard put the ball on a plate for the centre forward who has just came in as a substitute.
30/06/2016 18:09
Manchester City
3988
Payet and Bonnuci deserve to be best players. Ibrahimovitch was aweful both he and his team.
Payet free-kick was a dazzling goal.
I predict Germany, France, Belgium and Portugal will qualify.
Hazard put the ball on a plate for the centre forward who has just came in as a substitute.
30/06/2016
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I think to be put on a plate means easily delivered with just little effort required to achieve success.
30/06/2016 13:59
Manchester United
4779
I think to be put on a plate means easily delivered with just little effort required to achieve success.
30/06/2016
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I fancy Germany, Portugal, Belgium and France to be in the semi's
30/06/2016 13:56
Manchester United
4779
I fancy Germany, Portugal, Belgium and France to be in the semi's
30/06/2016
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Beat goal is Shaquiri's overhead kick for Switzerland
A wonderful goal by all standards
30/06/2016 13:50
Manchester United
4779
Beat goal is Shaquiri's overhead kick for Switzerland
A wonderful goal by all standards
30/06/2016
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'To be put on a plate'. I think it means to do the bigger part of the job and then give other player the opportunity to score from the promissing position.
30/06/2016 11:31
Arsenal
3557
'To be put on a plate'. I think it means to do the bigger part of the job and then give other player the opportunity to score from the promissing position.
30/06/2016
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Shaquiri's goal against Switzerland.. Poland, Germany, France and Belgium.
30/06/2016 11:24
Arsenal
3557
Shaquiri's goal against Switzerland.. Poland, Germany, France and Belgium.
30/06/2016
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Hi Aragorn1986
I think you could be right but I have a feeling that the Italians might beat Germany. They don't have any big stars (apart from Buffon in goal) but Antonio Conte (the new Chelsea manager) has got them working really well as a unit. They played really well when they beat Belgium and Spain. What do you think?
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
30/06/2016 11:28
Liverpool
594
Hi Aragorn1986
I think you could be right but I have a feeling that the Italians might beat Germany. They don't have any big stars (apart from Buffon in goal) but Antonio Conte (the new Chelsea manager) has got them working really well as a unit. They played really well when they beat Belgium and Spain. What do you think?
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
30/06/2016
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Well, yes, it's always hard to predict the score when Italy is playing. It happened so many times that they managed to win big matches even if they didn't have all stars in the squad. But they are playing as a team and they know it. Conte is good manager and he will definitely do his job well but I think that Germans still remember when they lost the semi-final at home and they'll give their best to make one more step on this tournament. It will be a euro thriller match.
30/06/2016 22:07
Arsenal
3557
Well, yes, it's always hard to predict the score when Italy is playing. It happened so many times that they managed to win big matches even if they didn't have all stars in the squad. But they are playing as a team and they know it. Conte is good manager and he will definitely do his job well but I think that Germans still remember when they lost the semi-final at home and they'll give their best to make one more step on this tournament. It will be a euro thriller match.
30/06/2016
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Kane was the most disappointing player while Halldorsson and Milik showed more than we expected.
30/06/2016 11:21
Arsenal
3557
Kane was the most disappointing player while Halldorsson and Milik showed more than we expected.
30/06/2016
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Hazard finally showed us his skills this year. For sure one of the best on the tournament.
30/06/2016 11:17
Arsenal
3557
Hazard finally showed us his skills this year. For sure one of the best on the tournament.
30/06/2016
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Disappointing players are the entire England team
30/06/2016 06:10
Manchester United
4779
Disappointing players are the entire England team
30/06/2016
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Yes, I have to agree with that comment .
30/06/2016 09:02
Liverpool
594
Yes, I have to agree with that comment .
30/06/2016
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Hazard leads by example
30/06/2016 06:09
Manchester United
4779
Hazard leads by example
30/06/2016
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Absolutely agree
Hazard was the best player in the round of 16.
1 assist
1 goal
And total commitment to the game , I think he deserves it.
30/06/2016 05:12
Manchester United
4779
Absolutely agree
Hazard was the best player in the round of 16.
1 assist
1 goal
And total commitment to the game , I think he deserves it.