In England, Eden Hazard and Mohamed Salah are often compared and contrasted. Curtis Jones put his feet in the water by venturing into the debate.
Each season, the Premier League sees some of the most brilliant individuals in world football pass through. But for years, she has remained stuck on the debate between the supporters of Eden Hazard and those of Mohamed Salah, two players with quite different geniuses.
Four and a half years after Eden left Chelsea, 15 months after he hung up his boots, the discussions are still lively. Curtis Jones was able to see this. The young Liverpool player was questioned on the subject by the TNT Sports channel.
And he had the misfortune of getting wet when it came time to determine who was the better of the two players: “I know that it won’t please our supporters because they compare them all the time but it’s Hazard” .
-A storm in a glass of water
The Reds midfielder took responsibility for his choice: “I think so because I saw him as a child and I wanted to be like him. Every match, I watched him and said to myself: ‘Wow, that’s ‘is football’. Is he a better footballer than Mo? I think so.
Aware that he was walking on eggshells, Curtis Jones clarified that he had already spoken about it with his teammates, including with Salah, and that he still preferred with the Egyptian in his team rather than Hazard “for the contribution in goals and assists”.
But it was too late: despite his status as a child of the club, Curtis Jones was reframed by Liverpool supporters. We don’t touch an icon like Mo’ Salah! He tried to make up for it with a post captioned “My favorite one to have on my team”, accompanied by a photo with Salah. The worst part of all this? Eden Hazard and Mohamed Salah are still very good friends today (they met at Chelsea) and must have a good laugh at all these controversies.
