Following recent comments made by manager Jose Mourinho it was looking as though Belgium international Eden Hazards future at Chelsea was in question.
The Blues winger admitted that Mourinho was right to give him a hard time and says he will try much harder next season.
‘It’s true and it’s good,’ said Hazard. ‘I prefer it when we speak like this, rather than saying things like: “He’s the best and he doesn’t need to work”.’
Hazard was the Blues top scorer with 17-goals last season, but it was noticeable that he started to tire towards the end of the campaign not having scored in open play since February.
Mourinho’s comments about Hazard’s lack of being a team player came after the Blues lost to Atletico Madrid in the semi-final of the Champions League with Mourinho criticizing his defending and ability to track back.
‘I know maybe I have to do better in training or on the pitch,’ said Hazard, in an interview with the Chelsea magazine. ‘I want to score more and help the team score more goals and next season I hope we can be better.
‘I try to play like I did when I was a young boy playing in my garden. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s not so good but I try to always make sure I give my best to help the team, even if I am not having the best game myself.
‘When you are young, you sometimes play one good game and then one bad game. This season I was able to be more consistent which is good for me.’
The 23-year-old later added: ‘Individually I am very happy because I can play in every game, I can be on the pitch and do what I like to do, which is play football. It was a good season for me but, as the boss says, we finished third and I hope next season we finish first. I always want to score more goals and improve, that is a big objective.’
