Eden Hazard dismisses Cristiano Ronaldo's fitness theory and insists he'd rather 'have a beer and play cards'

Eden Hazard has admitted that he would never have followed Cristiano Ronaldo's fitness regime as he preferred to relax with a beer and play cards with his friends.

If you didn't love the first one Chelsea star before, you will now, after a very relatable interview in which he talked about his health, his fitness and his failed stint in real Madrid and finally his retirement.

Danger I never played on the same team as ronaldowho left the Bernabéu for Juventus a year before the Belgian arrived from Stamford Bridge.

And he's probably glad he didn't, for fear that manchester united Icon would have tried to get him to follow his crazy fitness program.

The Portuguese icon is famous for his meticulous approach to his fitness, recovery, nutrition and lifestyle, which is a big reason why he is starring in the Saudi Pro League and still playing for the Portugal national team at the age of 38. years.

Meanwhile, Hazard, 33, he's already hung up his boots having succumbed to his various injury problems – although seems to be enjoying retirement.

A transfer from Chelsea to Real Madrid in 2019, for a fee amounting to a staggering £142 million, was a dream move for the striker who was at the time, and for many fans still is, one of the most talented that English football has ever had. seen.

But that dream turned into a nightmare in the Spanish capital, where the media focused on his weight, his lack of impact and, ultimately, a series of successive injuries meant that his career with Los Blancos never took off.

But it doesn't look like Hazard would change his approach to things, admitting that he could never have followed in Ronaldo's footsteps when it comes to fitness.

In an interview with L'Equipe, the French outlet asked him if he would have liked to have Ronaldo's mentality and approach, and he responded: “No. It wouldn't have been me.

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“After training, soaking in the cold bath for an hour, no. Leave me alone, with my friends, let's go home, play cards, have a beer.

“I play for two hours with my friends. Children in the garden. It was my recovery.

“If I had been like Cristiano, I would have been burned.”

Truly a man of the people.

Hazard also spoke about his weight problems during his time at Madrid, where he was criticized for arriving at the club having piled on the kilos during the summer holidays.

And he doesn't regret it either.

To be fair to him, Hazard got fit, but it let him down his body and his poor injury history.

“With Chelsea I had just finished one of the best seasons of my career,” he explained.

“I said to myself: 'Now that I'm at Real Madrid, this may be the last vacation I'll be able to take.' And I let myself go, like I let myself go every summer.

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“I spent seven years in England non-stop at Christmas, giving it my all, so when I have three or four weeks' holiday, 'don't bother me.' Barbecues, rosé wine… all that… that's what allowed me to reset to start again.

“So, Real, it went wrong and that's it.”

Asked if he was now thinking about whether leaving Chelsea for Madrid was the right decision, Hazard added: “I have been a fan of (Zinedine) Zidane since I was a child. The Bernabéu, the white kit… has a charm that others don't have. Madrid is special.

“Beyond that, I don't think it fits. It's not like me. It's a club that's a bit 'showboat' and I'm not like that. I also didn't like how we played compared to other clubs.

“But it was my dream. “I couldn’t finish my career without coming here.”