Hazard Prepares To Face Major League Soccer Opposition, Red Bulls
On 18 July 2012, six weeks after a summer move from Lille, Hazard walked out to face Seattle Sounders at a packed CenturyLink Field in the north-west of the USA.
It was a moment he recalled fondly, as he sat down with the official Chelsea website for the first time
Hazard said ‘I remember when I got on the field and I saw the stadium and it was completely full".
"Everybody was in green or blue. And I remember thinking at that moment: “Now I’m at a big club”.
"We won the game 4-2. I wasn’t nervous before, it was a friendly game like ones I had played for Lille. I scored one goal; I think I set one up too. It was a good day"
"In America they have big stadiums and the fans come to the games to see a spectacle. They want a show and that suits me! I have to do something for the fans", he added.
"It’s good to be back. I had a great holiday. I went away with my family, and now I’m ready to be on the pitch again and get back to work".
"I can’t say I really enjoy training right now because we do a lot of running and work hard, but it’s good to be there and work on your fitness a little bit more than during the season when you do a lot of recovery and technical work".
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