Chelsea forward Eden Hazard is enjoying his football at the moment. His side are not though, with recent poor results, but the Belgium international is scoring goals and grabbing assists for fun.
With the Blues sitting sixth in the Premier League standings, there are genuine calls for the head coach, Maurizio Sarri to adjust his tactics, after failing to convince his employers with his famed ‘Sarriball’. Now he faces a battle to get Chelsea back on track while persuading the high-demanding bosses he’s the right man for the job.
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Although a recent report by the Daily Mail suggested the players are ‘baffled’ by their tactical instructions from Sarri, one of them is adamant the former Napoli head coach is the right man for the club. Eden Hazard is of the belief, Sarri is one of the best tacticians he has worked under at Stamford bridge and in France’s Ligue 1 when he played for Lille.
“All the managers I’ve played for have given me something. From when I started with Claude Puel at Lille, to now with Maurizio Sarri. They all see football in different ways which is why I’m the player I am. They have all given me important advice.
Jose Mourinho was special, but the way Sarri and Rudi Garcia [former Lille coach] like to play is more like my philosophy of football, but they’ve all given me a lot.”
Eden Hazard, Sky Sports
His numbers support his assertion. Hazard has scored 12 goals and registered 10 assists in the Premier League alone this season, becoming only the second players to record double figures in both in the competition since Cesc Fabregas in 2009/10.
