Manchester United centre-back Phil Jones had a woeful time thanks to Eden Hazard during his club’s 1-0 FA Cup final defeat at the hands of Chelsea and the defender is all set to face him again when England take on Belgium in the World Cup.
While Phil Jones was tormented by the Belgium playmaker during the FA Cup final but he claims he had put that disappointment behind him and is all ready to face Eden Hazard once again.
“The FA Cup Final was c**p,” Phil Jones said.
“But that’s football. These things happen. You move on. You have to because I can’t sit on my a**e and dwell on it for weeks and weeks and weeks.
“I’d be ready to jump off a bridge if I think like that. It was disappointing.
“Can I discard that baggage? Of course, you have to. It happens to every single player, all over the world, every day. Some get highlighted more than others, that’s football.
“I’m used to it now and I like to think I’m wise enough and experienced enough to deal with it and get on with it.
“He’s [Hazard] sharp, he’s quick, he’s agile. And he’s a difficult player to play against. We’ve got some of them in our squad as well.
“I’m not too worried about other players, I’m more worried about what we’ve got. When I look at the squad, the training that we’ve done and the games that we’ve played, I see us doing well.”
England kick off their World Cup campaign on Monday when they take on Tunisia and then they face Panama after which they play their final group G game against Belgium.
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