Stoke City midfielder Darren Fletcher has offered an insight to Eden Hazard’s game plan. The Scottish international has admitted it is almost impossible to stop the Belgian international when he is in the mood.
Hazard inspired a brilliant 4-0 win over Scotland in an international friendly. The Chelsea attacker is regarded among one of the fiercest players in the European circuit and if Chelsea are to do well this season the onus will be on him.
Fletcher faced the player a number of times during his time with the Potters, Wst Bromwich Albion and Manchester United. The midfielder believes it is quite difficult to mark the player as he has the unique skill set to dodge a number of players with utmost smoothness.
“There’s got to be a game plan, you have to double up.
“You have to cover on the inside. If you leave him isolate one v one with the defender, he’s so good, he’s so sharp.
“His low-centre of gravity, he just leaves you for dead.
“We know he likes to come inside on his right foot, so Scotland should have a game plan for that.
“With it being three centre-halves, is it going to be one of the centre-halves that come over and double up? Or is it going to be one of the midfield players?
“But it’s definitely, when you’re preparing to play Belgium, that’s top of the list on how you stop them.
“You definitely stop him coming inside on his right foot, which he likes to do.”
