{"id":1848,"date":"2019-02-28T10:21:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/2019\/02\/28\/hazard-sarri-and-i-think-the-same-way-about-football\/"},"modified":"2019-02-28T10:21:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:21:58","slug":"hazard-sarri-and-i-think-the-same-way-about-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=1848","title":{"rendered":"Hazard: Sarri and I think the same way about football"},"content":{"rendered":"
Speculation linking the Belgian to Real Madrid remains strong but the Chelsea star has spoken warmly of his link-up with his manager <\/div>\n
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Eden Hazard believes he and Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri are on the same footballing wavelength.<\/p>\n

The Belgium forward’s next move\u00a0remains a subject of intense speculation, something he fanned himself this week by declaring he had made a decision on his Chelsea future.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid have been heavily linked to the 28-year-old, while mixed returns on the field during Sarri’s first season in charge at Stamford Bridge have underpinned the uncertainty.<\/p>\n

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The 60-year-old Italian has lavished praise on Hazard, declaring him Europe’s best player on Friday, but does not feel a player who captains his country is a leader.<\/p>\n

Chelsea face Premier League champions Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, a dress rehearsal for their meeting in the Carabao Cup final later this month, and Hazard told The Times<\/em> he feels in tune with Sarri as he tackles the ongoing process over overhauling his club’s style of play.<\/p>\n

“He’s an old man but the way he thinks is the same way I think about football,” he said.<\/p>\n

“When we have the ball, we have a lot of freedom, not just me but the striker and the right [attacker], Willian or Pedro, so we can move a lot.<\/p>\n

“The manager likes possession. He’s a lot about statistics. Numbers. Possession. Shooting. Goal opportunity.<\/p>\n

“In the past we used to play more counter-attack. It is different with Sarri than with [Antonio] Conte and [Jose] Mourinho. Sometimes we keep possession, and I understand the fans want us to go forward [more directly], but it is part of the football.<\/p>\n

“We are still learning about his concept. We are doing well. I like this kind of football.”<\/p>\n

Hazard recently acknowledged his capacity to irritate coaches and stated Mourinho and Conte and others have overestimated his capabilities as a goalscorer, while suggesting Sarri’s observation of him being an individual as opposed to a leader could be wide of the mark.<\/p>\n

“I’m not at all selfish. The way I am can be a weakness to be the best player in the world,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Managers like Mourinho, Conte, now with Sarri want me to score 40, 50 goals a season but can I do that? I’m not sure. Maybe they think I can, but I know myself and I don’t think I can. But I will try.<\/p>\n

“I like to be ‘the star’ but I like also when I can pass the ball to another for him to score\u00a0and it is not just about me. It’s about everyone. My target is to help the team to win something.”<\/p>\n

The goalscoring burden at Chelsea now falls heavily on new arrival Gonzalo Higuain\u00a0and Hazard senses a fruitful relationship with the Argentina striker.<\/p>\n

“I’ve only played two games with Higuain and I know we can do something great together – not only with him but also with the other strikers, the other wingers,” he added.<\/p>\n

“Chelsea is not about Higuain and Hazard, it is about 25 players. But Higuain is a fantastic striker.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Speculation linking the Belgian to Real Madrid remains strong but the Chelsea star has spoken warmly of his link-up with his manager Eden Hazard believes he and Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri are on the same footballing wavelength. The Belgium forward’s next move\u00a0remains a subject of intense speculation, something he fanned himself this week by … <\/p>\n

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