EDEN HAZARD
Eden Hazard insists he will not leave Chelsea until they
have won the Premier League again.
The 25-year-old Belgian endured a
tough season last year, scoring just six goals as Chelsea finished 10th in the
Premier League.
But Hazard is much improved this
season under new boss Antonio Conte and is playing without the hindrance of
injury.
Hazard told The Guardian: 'I’m playing without pain. Last year was
complicated. Some people didn’t believe it, but I played with an injury
[referring to his hip] for a long time.
'I was never 100 per cent, and when
you’re not completely fit it’s hard to play at your best.
'But I had a good break after the
Euros, a good pre-season, and was ready. Liberated, yes. It feels like that
sometimes, being injury-free and if a system brings the best out of you.
'Back in March I’d spoken [to Conte] about the difficult
season I’d had up to then, and what he expected of me in the year to come.
'I’d not scored many goals, but he
saw me as a goalscorer. He spoke to me about his preferred systems, the 3-4-3
or even with two up front. His passion and enthusiasm for the job were obvious.
'I made clear I had no intention of
leaving after such a poor year. I didn’t want to go out like that. If I ever
leave, it’ll be after winning a championship. You need to go out on a high so
that people remember you for the right reasons.'
Hazard, meanwhile, was rewarded by
scooping the Premier League player of the month award for October.
HAZARD IN
OCTOBER
Appearances: 4
Goals: 3
Assists: 1
Chances
created (inc. assists): 7
Dribbles attempted: 23
Dribbles
completed: 17
Premier League stats only
Hazard was in exceptional form last
month and netted three goals for the Stamford Bridge outfit.
He grabbed a goal in the victories
over Leicester, Manchester United and Southampton and has followed up that
goalscoring form by netting a brace in the 5-0 win over Everton earlier this
month.
Hazard told Chelseafc.com: 'It means
a lot. We played a very good month. I scored a lot of goals and all the team
played well.
'We scored a lot of goals and we
didn't concede a goal. I'm the best player this month but the most important
thing is at the end to win the league and to do that we have a lot of things to
do from now until then.'
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