Hazard: Belgium deserved win at Wembley

Eden Hazard believes Belgium should have defeated England in Saturday’s friendly international at Wembley.

Danny Welbeck’s solitary goal moments before the break sealed a 1-0 win for England, but the Chelsea-bound ace insists his side played the better football and deserved the win.

“We deserved a victory,” Hazard told reporters. “When we had the ball, I think we played better.”

Hazard, whose protracted move to the Blues from Lille was confirmed on Monday, then gave his opinion on how England will fare in Poland and Ukraine, as they prepare to kick off their European campaign against France in Donetsk on June 11.

“It’s hard to judge England, because it was their last game before the Euro’s,” he said.

“It’s a great team. They have arguments, but if France are on a good day, they can do something.

“I saw France against Serbia and they impressed me in the first half. They can win against England, though England also know big games.”

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Lescott ´gutted´ for Cahill

England defender Joleon Lescott says he is devastated for Gary Cahill after the Chelsea centre-back was ruled out of Euro 2012.

Cahill left the field at Wembley after colliding with goalkeeper Joe Hart following a push from Belgium’s Dries Mertens in England’s 1-0 victory on Saturday.

The former Bolton defender suffered a double fracture of his jaw and was consequently ruled out of the tournament, becoming the fourth player from Roy Hodgson’s squad to have to pull out of the competition.

Lescott replaced Cahill after 19 minutes and helped England record their second clean sheet under the tenure of their new manager. He now looks in prime position to partner John Terry in the heart of the defence against France on June 11.

The Manchester City defender revealed he was disappointment for his team-mate and believes Mertens should have been punished more severely than the yellow card he received.

Lescott wrote on his Twitter account: “Gutted to hear Gaz is ruled out.

“The challenge that caused it was more reckless and dangerous than most two-footed tackles so why only yellow?”

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