Chelsea forward Eden Hazard is one of the most respected and adored players in world football for his pure skills and ability to win games for his teams, but that has not been the story this season.
When Chelsea have struggled, Hazard has been a missing player, not ready to step up for his side, and mostly substituted due to his inconsistency and poor form.
The Belgium international is still one of Chelsea’s shining lights on the pitch as was proven with his work ethic and world class football talent at Wembley against Southampton on Sunday, when his efforts in the attacking third helped Chelsea qualify for the FA Cup final.
However, even before the game, Hazard was honest about the season he has had so far. The former Lille attacker admits he has not been strong this season, and has been ineffective when the team needed him to flourish
“It’s not been so good, no. I was injured at the start of the season and it was not easy to come back after that. I then played the first two months of the season really well, but when the team needed me in the game against Barca in the Champions League I didn’t perform well.
I don’t think I have played well for the last two months. Yes I have scored some goals – that’s why I am on the pitch – but the thing I want most is for my team to win. When we are not winning, I cannot be happy. We are fifth in the Premier League and we are out of the Champions League. We didn’t win the League Cup. So it is a bad season.”
Eden Hazard, Mirror
