Eden Hazard scored his first goal for Real Madrid in Saturday’s 4-2 win against Granada and Zinedine Zidane is keen for more to follow.
Zinedine Zidane is hopeful Eden Hazard can build on his impressive display after the Belgium forward got off the mark with his first goal for Real Madrid in Saturday’s 4-2 win against Granada.
It was the performance of Hazard that was most encouraging for Zidane, though, the ex-Chelsea man having failed to score or assist in his first five matches.
“We need to see Eden like this, playing well and scoring goals,” Zidane told reporters. “He wanted that, he was happy in the dressing room. We hope it’s the first of many for him.”
Zidane’s men rested on their laurels when boasting a commanding lead and were nearly made to pay in a similar performance to their 3-2 win against Levante last month.
“We should not compare with the Levante game,” Zidane said.
“Granada are second in the table – if you let them back into the game… we had 10-15 difficult minutes. But even the second half we controlled the game. And we scored the fourth.
“We are better than a month ago. Each player that comes in plays their part. But I want more, and we will play better.
“We are perfectionists. But it is not easy, there are no easy games. You must always play from minute one to 90.”
Granada have been the surprise package in LaLiga so far and head coach Diego Martinez hailed the way his side fought back.
“I’m proud of the second-half performance,” he said. “We can’t be happy if we don’t pick up any points, but this game will help us grow as a team. Lifting ourselves up after being 3-0 down, showing pride and enthusiasm. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough, our mistakes were punished.”