Chelsea's Eden Hazard can learn from slump, says Gianfranco Zola
Thursday 19 November 2015 15:57, UK
Gianfranco Zola says Chelsea's Eden Hazard can use his struggle for form this season to become a better player.
The Italian, who achieved iconic status among the Stamford Bridge supporters after a successful period with the club between 1996 and 2003, compared Hazard's poor form to his own second season with the Blues.
Last season's PFA Player of the Year has been one of a number of Chelsea players to underperform this term as Jose Mourinho's side sit 16th in the Premier League, but Zola thinks the experience will stand Hazard in good stead.
"Hazard is in a similar situation to I was at Chelsea in my second year," Zola was reported as saying in the Evening Standard.
"The first year was very good, as it was for Hazard. He did so much, received so much recognition and now the spotlight is on him all the time and this is making everything he does a little more difficult.
"Every player goes through this but in a way I think it will be good for him as it will make him think more about his game.
"So it's an opportunity for him to become a better player. He is young and has the potential to be one of the best."
