Eden Hazard: I could not captain Chelsea like John Terry
Eden
Hazard says he could not captain Chelsea in the way John Terry does after being
handed the armband for Belgium.
Belgium
named Hazard as captain for their friendly against the Netherlands on
Wednesday, despite Vincent Kompany being included in the initial line-up, and
the 25-year-old
will again lead his country in their World Cup Qualifier
against Estonia on Sunday, live on Sky
Sports 1.
Hazard
has high hopes for leading Belgium but revealed he is reluctant to
think about becoming Chelsea captain while Terry is around.
"It's
good to be the captain, I enjoy this," Hazard said. "I try to be
a leader on the pitch, maybe it's new for me now, maybe one year I'm the
captain.
"I
want to lead Belgium to the World Cup. I want to win something with the country,
I hope we will, but it's too far now."
Asked
if he could see himself becoming Chelsea captain, Hazard said: "I don't
know, we will see.
"John
Terry is still there. I don't want to touch John Terry.
"I
can't be like John Terry, I can't be like him. As a captain I don't talk too
much, I try to talk with my feet on the pitch. This is my job."
Hazard,
who has five goals in his last five games for Chelsea, has put his
improved performances for his club down to Antonio Conte's choice of a
3-4-3 formation, admitting it relieves him of certain duties.
He
said: "With Chelsea I just need to focus on my offensive work, and
defensively the wing-back is there to defend. I think this is the change."
Hazard
was joined by brother and former Chelsea team-mate Thorgan Hazard for the first
time for Belgium in their 1-1 draw
with the Netherlands, and Eden Hazard revealed he has plans to one day be
joined by a third brother.
"It's
good," he said. "I hope it will be a lot of games together and
with the third one (Kylian Hazard) also, he is still young but yes I hope
the dream can be true one day."
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