Eden Hazard, Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho are two names Chelsea supporters will never forget following the rate of success they recorded when they were at Stamford Bridge.
Hazard who recently retired from football has spoken about what life was like at Chelsea under Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte. According to him, Mourinho gave him a lot of freedom to play in a football match but insists that he enjoyed his time at the Blues under Antonio Conte.
What did he say about Mourinho?
“He knew I was on the pitch to win us games, as simple as that. He asked me to do my job. And you know with Jose if you don’t do your job he can tell you in front of everyone. He gave me freedom but not like crazy. I remember him sometimes saying on the pitch in training “don’t kick Eden!” and I was like “what, why!?” But for me, it’s nice.”
What did he say about Conte?
“I think my best time at Chelsea was with Antonio Conte.”
The Belgian was asked about the most talented player he had ever played with.
He said,
“I am gonna give you one name, and John knows the player. The only one I was saying ‘Wow’, when I stopped playing in the young team in France, was Gael Kakuta. You asked me talent. Kakuta, by far, number one. Talent, I mean, talent. Wow. I play against him a lot, because I used to play for Lille and he was playing in Lens. It is a derby, it’s the north of France. So me being me, we used to win every game, every game five, six zero. Me, best player every game. And then every time we play against him, we’re losing the game. He’s the best player. He’s the best player. This isn’t normal. I think now it’s easy to say, but I think he went a bit too early to Chelsea.”
Hazard spent seven years of his career at Chelsea, winning two Premier League titles under Mourinho and Conte.
The Belgian scored 85 goals in 245 league games for the Blues before departing to join Real Madrid in the summer of 2019. However, he failed to replicate the same performance in Spain due to injuries which saw his career decline but he eventually decide to hang his boots.
