Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard has said in the Telegraph
that he is not yet good enough to be considered one of the best five
players in the world, despite his impressive start to the season.
Hazard and Chelsea have enjoyed an unbeaten start to the new Premier
League campaign but the 23-year-old still doesn't see himself in same
class as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
"I'm not a top-five player yet," Hazard said. "Maybe I'm close to it,
but I still have to work on some aspects. You can only be part of that
group if you are decisive in the top games. I start doing that, like I
did against Manchester City and Arsenal.
"Who are better than me? The two extra-terrestrials, Ronaldo and
Messi, [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, [Franck] Ribery and [Arjen] Robben. They
make the difference almost every game."
Despite being an influential figure in the club's title push last
season, Hazard attracted criticism from manager Jose Mourinho following
Chelsea's Champions League semifinal defeat to Atletico Madrid last May.
Hazard criticised Mourinho's tactics, to which his manager responded
by questioning the player's commitment to the team. However, Hazard says
that is in the past and the pair enjoy a good relationship.
"Jose Mourinho and I get along well. I've lots of respect for him,"
Hazard said. "He gives me a lot of confidence. After a bad game he dares
to say 'we have played with 10 today', but that's it. At moments like
that he leaves me alone."
As a result of his brief squabble with Mourinho, Hazard's Chelsea
future came into question last summer when he was constantly linked with
a move to Paris Saint-Germain.
Hazard, though, says he has no intention of returning to the French league and, while reports
indicate he is on the verge of signing a new deal at Stamford Bridge,
he admits he would be tempted to leave one day for a "new challenge."
He added: "I've always been clear -- I feel good at Chelsea. Every
week I repeat the same on PSG. It's a big team, but an inferior league. I
don't want to return to France, because I've won everything over there
-- the league title, cup, best player, best young player.
"I don't want to say PSG is a step backwards, but it would be
returning to something I already know. I'm always in for new challenges.
When I will leave Chelsea one day, it would be to discover something
new."
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