Chapter 886 The Story of Hazard and His Family
To the east of Mons, a famous tourist city in southern Belgium, there is a small city called La Louvière.
Unlike Mons, a well-connected transportation hub, La Louvière is just an inconspicuous small city, even on the map, it is insignificant.
There is a football field and a training center in La Louvière, which are the common memories of countless young people in this small city.
They all played and trained here.
By far, the most famous story about this football stadium and training center in this small city is the Hazard family.
Both his father Thierry and mother Karin were professional football players, which is very rare in such a small city, so Thierry is also the youth training coach of this rural team, and his wife Karin is his assistant.
They have four children. The eldest is Eden, who now plays for Lille in Ligue 1. The second is Thorgan, who also plays in the youth training camp of a French team. The third is Kylian, who is also a player in the training team of the Belgian youth team.
In 2003, their family had a new child, Etang, who joined the small team in his hometown and was trained by his parents.
The first three children all played very well and were considered the "other people's children" who had made a name for themselves in the eyes of the residents of the small city. But this also made Thierry, as a coach, very sensitive. He was always worried that others would say that he favored his own children, so he was always very strict in training, especially with his own children.
Sometimes, he was so strict that others couldn't stand it. After all, Etang was only eight years old.
Every time, it was Karin who stepped in to ease the atmosphere and give her husband a way out.
The couple played the good cop and the bad cop, and they worked closely together for many years to raise their fourth child.
It is only across the street from the training ground, and opposite is a row of three-story street-facing apartments.
The Azar family lives here.
Thierry often said that the reason he stayed here as a coach was to be close to home. Otherwise, when his eldest brother Eden was noticed by the Tibize youth training camp in the north, he could have gone directly to coach the Tibize youth team. That was a team in the Belgian second division, and the salary was much higher than it is now.
But the benefits of coaching a hometown team are also very obvious.
On the one hand, it is close to home. On the other hand, it is only a hundred kilometers away from Lille, where the eldest brother Eden plays, so the commuting is very convenient. Because of the eldest brother, the second and third brothers also received the best and most formal youth training in France.
Now, the couple’s biggest wish is to train their youngest son to become a professional player.
While training the players, Thierry and Karin would look back from time to time at their home across the street.
At this moment, in the living room on the second floor, the eldest brother Eden, who had just returned home from Lille, was standing in front of the living room window, looking out at the training ground. He watched his parents training his younger brother and his peers, and couldn't help but recall the time when he was training in this stadium.
At that time, he never thought that this day would come.
Who could have imagined?
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Night falls.
After a day of training, the children dispersed, some were picked up by their parents, and some went home on their own.
Small cities have their advantages. Everyone knows each other and can look after each other, and there is no need to worry about children getting lost.
Although they were coaches, Thierry and Karin were sweating profusely just like the youngest member, Etang.
Thierry held Etang's hand and went home to take a shower, while Karin went to the nearby farmer's market.
The eldest brother came back, and she planned to prepare him a meal of his favorite dishes.
Speaking of the eldest child in the family, he is really good in everything. He has a gentle temperament, is humble, and treats his younger brother with great love. In France, no matter who he is talking to, he always praises his younger brother and belittles himself, so much so that many people who don't know the inside story still think that the younger brother is more talented than the eldest child.
But in fact, the eldest son is the most talented football player in the family.
But the second child is the most hardworking one in the family.
The eldest brother is greedy and lacks self-discipline, which is a big problem for him. Every time he comes home, Thierry has to nag him for a long time, fearing that he will gain weight accidentally. Being fat will affect his speed and explosiveness, which will make it impossible for him to complete many technical moves, greatly reducing his performance on the court.
But the boss doesn't seem to care much about this.
Talented people are often so willful! Having raised them all by herself, Karin knows each of their personalities and tempers, and loves each of them equally.
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After buying groceries, Karin returned home and became busy again.
From time to time, his father Thierry could be heard urging Etang to take a bath.
As soon as this kid got home, he kept pestering his brother. They were obviously more than a decade apart, so how could they have such a good relationship? "If you don't take a shower, I'll get mad!" Thierry had to frown and shout.
Etang ran to take a shower as fast as he could.
The eldest brother, Eden, glanced at his old father and curled his lips, as if to say, it's been so many years, and you're still using the same trick.
From the time he came home till now, the eldest brother has been slumped on the sofa watching TV without moving from his seat. This made Thierry a little bit uncomfortable. He wanted to say something to him several times, but he held back in the end.
He just won the French Ligue 1 championship and the French Ligue 1 Player of the Season. He must be tired. Just bear with him! Besides, he is already 20 years old. How can he be trained like an eight-year-old Etang? Soon, Karin prepared a sumptuous dinner.
The family was eating in the restaurant, and I couldn't help but think of the second and third children who were still in France.
"I don't know when Thorgen and Killian will be back?" Karin missed the children a little.
In fact, it is very close, only one hundred kilometers away, and it takes just over an hour to drive there.
But sometimes it is like this, no matter how close you are, you are still separated.
"It should be in the past few days. They have another game and will disband after the game." Thierry replied.
"How is the third brother's study going lately?" Eden suddenly asked.
La Louvière is very close to France, so most people here can speak French. Lille is also the closest city in France to Belgium, so there is no problem communicating with the Belgians in La Louvière, including in school education.
"I've been able to stay above the passing line, and my ball skills have improved a lot," Thierry said with a gratified smile.
The thing that makes him most satisfied in his life is that he has raised three children, who seem to have no problem becoming professional players.
If possible, he hopes that the youngest child can also follow this path.
There's no way, the Azar family just doesn't have the gene for studying.
Of course, whether in France or Belgium, youth team players must pass their studies in addition to playing football.
"How many days do you plan to stay this time?" Karin asked with concern.
"I don't know. I'm waiting to hear from John."
John Bick is the agent of the three Hazard brothers. He was the one who arranged for Eden's transfer to Lille and for his two brothers to play football in France.
Speaking of this, Thierry and Karin looked at each other, both showing worried expressions.
Although it is a small city, the information is well developed. Television and the Internet are connected to the outside world, so a lot of news can be transmitted in.
Everyone knows that after the end of the season, several Premier League teams, as well as Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga, are all vying for Hazard.
The most important thing is that Manchester City made the first offer, and then several other teams followed suit. Big teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern and Juventus also followed suit, and the scramble for the deal was almost going crazy.
There are rumors everywhere, which team will Eden Hazard choose? French Ligue 1 champion Lille is desperately trying to refute the rumor, saying that the team will do everything in its power to keep Hazard and plans to renew his contract with him to keep him in the team and play well in the new season of the Champions League.
But everyone knows that this rumor is actually fake.
For a team like Lille, there is no better deal than selling players at a high price. The reason they refuted the rumors is that they want to sell them at a better price.
Eden returned to La Louvière from Lille. On the one hand, he wanted to avoid the disturbances of the outside world, and on the other hand, he let his agent handle these things, and he concentrated on hiding behind and waiting for news.
Thierry and Karin also know the situation that the boss is facing now. They are both professional players, so they know how important transfers are to a professional player. How many professional players have changed their entire careers because of transfers?
If your career is well planned and the transfer is managed well, it is easy to move to the next level. On the contrary, you may fall at any time.
This is especially true for a young player like Eden who is only 20 years old.
"Boss, what do you think?" Thierry asked with concern.
Eden thought about it and shook his head: "I don't have a very clear idea."
His personality has always been like this, without any big ambitions and a bit of a go-with-the-flow attitude.
The advantage of this kind of personality is that you won't compete with others, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, you have no ambition and are rather lazy.
As Thierry and Karin helplessly said behind his back, their talent was wasted.
But what can we do about things like personality?
"So in general, which league do you prefer, the Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga or the Premier League?"
Eden shook his head again. "I haven't thought about it. If I had to choose, I would like to be closer to home."
Thierry and Karin's expressions became complicated, not knowing whether to laugh or be angry.
It's a good thing for children to be homesick, but if they are already twenty years old and still homesick, isn't that a bad thing?
If you want to stay closer to home, then the Premier League and the Bundesliga are the choices.
The Premier League is just across the English Channel from Belgium, so it’s really close. The Bundesliga is a little farther away, but also convenient.
As for La Liga and Serie A, they are too far apart, whether it is the climate or other things, there are huge differences.
"Actually, your characteristics are quite suitable for La Liga," said Karin.
Eden is a technical player with excellent dribbling and ball control skills and strong breakthrough ability, but he is relatively poor in physical confrontation and is not tall. Such a player is more suitable for La Liga.
Of course, when it comes to La Liga, there are differences. For example, Real Madrid and Barcelona are two obviously different teams.
Even Barcelona under Mourinho's coaching still has the gene of passing and controlling the ball in its bones, and still follows the technical flow, but Real Madrid, relatively speaking, pays more attention to physical fitness, speed and intensity.
The difference between the two teams can be seen from the core players, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
(End of this chapter)
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