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Eden Hazard must deliver more to realise his full
potential and help dig Chelsea out of a slump in
form, manager Maurizio Sarri said on Wednesday.
Sarri heavily criticised his side’s mental strength
after they slipped to a 2-0 Premier League defeat
at Arsenal on Saturday, labelling his players
“difficult to motivate”.
However, Sarri’s tactics are also under the
spotlight as he has persisted with playing Hazard
in an unfamiliar centre-forward position over the
past month.
Chelsea look set to remedy their striker problem
with the imminent arrival of Gonzalo Higuain on
loan, who scored 38 goals in one season under
Sarri at Napoli in 2015/16.
That should see Hazard return to his favoured
role on the left side of a front three, and Sarri
wants more from the man voted the second best
player at last year’s World Cup.
“In this moment, he’s more an individual player
than a leader,” said Sarri on Wednesday.
“He is very important for us, of course, because
he is a great player. He always can win the match
in two minutes. Sometimes in one minute. But, at
the moment, he’s not a leader.”
Hazard’s future is also a source of fevered
speculation, with the player refusing to extend his
current Chelsea deal, which expires in 2020.
In an interview with France Football this week
Hazard again raised the possibility he could move
to Real Madrid and admitted he has frustrated all
of his previous coaches.
“I think he said that coaches told him that he
needs to do more,” added Sarri. “I think he has to
do more. Because the potential is higher than the
performances. He has to respect first of all
himself. He has to do more.”
And Sarri also acknowledged that Hazard’s desire
to get on the ball as much as possible has
restricted his impact when playing in a central
role.
“Eden is at the moment a wonderful player, but
an individual player. He is an instinctive player so
for him it is difficult to play in only one position.
“He likes very much to go to the ball so for him, I
think it is very difficult to play as a striker.”
Sarri’s public reaction to the defeat at Arsenal
has raised questions over his future at Stamford
Bridge just six months into his reign in charge.
Chelsea, who are fourth in the Premier League,
host Tottenham in the second leg of their League
Cup semi-final on Thursday, trailing 1-0 from the
first leg.
Source:
www.vanguardngr.com/2019/01/chelsea-
boss-sarri-demands-more-from-individual-
hazard/