Normally, when someone compares you to Ronaldinho, it comes across as a compliment, but that’s not exactly what Samuel Eto’o was referring to when he placed Eden Hazard in the same bracket.
The former Lille forward, who had a very poor 2015-16 season, has rediscovered his form under Antonio Conte, and that’s most probably due to the Italian’s training regime, something Samuel Eto’o touched upon again on Sunday when returning as a guest on the French TV show.
He said: “I said he needed to train a lot, because you can be a very good player like Ronaldinho during a few games, but if you don’t train every day, you do it for two-three seasons and that’s it. Eden understood this, he’s training a lot more, and I can only be happy for him.”
Comparing the Chelsea winger’s stats from last season’s to this time around, it’s clear to see he’s enjoying life a lot more under his new manager, scoring eight goals in 17 games compared to the six in 43 he managed last year.
Hazard once again played a decisive part in his team’s success at the weekend, scoring a goal in Chelsea’s 3-1 away win against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
