{"id":1125440,"date":"2020-01-16T10:44:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T10:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1125440"},"modified":"2022-08-30T12:43:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T11:43:15","slug":"eden-hazard-difference-training-real-madrid-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/eden-hazard-difference-training-real-madrid-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Eden Hazard explains the difference in training between Real Madrid and his old Chelsea side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Eden Hazard says he was &#8220;less happy&#8221; training under Maurizio Sarri and Antonio Conte at Chelsea, but has rediscovered his love for the game since moving to Real Madrid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Belgian winger has criticised the &#8220;rigid and repetitive&#8221; nature of both Italian coaches&#8217; managerial philosophies despite winning three trophies under the duo, including a Premier League title.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How did Hazard get on under Conte and Sarri? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Hazard played under both Conte (2016-18) and Sarri (2018-19) at Chelsea, winning three major honours.<\/li>\n<li>The 29-year-old was instrumental as the Blues lifted the 2016\/17 Premier League title during Conte&#8217;s maiden season.<\/li>\n<li>He also shone as Chelsea clinched the FA Cup the following year and last season, as Sarri&#8217;s side won the Europa League.<\/li>\n<li>In fact, Hazard enjoyed his most productive season under Sarri in 2018\/19, scoring 21 goals and registering 17 assists.<\/li>\n<li>However, the Belgian has since hit out at both Sarri and Conte for their training-ground methods, and says he&#8217;s now &#8220;<span>happy&#8221; again at Real.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7474366\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Both managers are renowned for their demanding training-ground methods and tactical discipline, which certainly yields results &#8211; as their respective careers would point to &#8211; but doesn&#8217;t necessarily elicit pleasure according to Hazard.<\/p>\n<p>The diminutive forward produced some of his best football under both coaches but at a price, as he has since revealed his enjoyment for the sport eroded during his latter days at Stamford Bridge, though that spark has now returned since relocating to the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In training, we are always using the ball&#8230; there&#8217;s movement and mini-matches,&#8221; Hazard told <a href=\"https:\/\/sportmagazine.levif.be\/foot-international\/son-surpoids-sa-relation-avec-zidane-son-arrivee-dans-le-vestiaire-du-real-eden-hazard-se-confie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sport Magazine<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0&#8220;When you meet Italian coaches like I did (Conte, Sarri&#8230;) you are less happy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are more rigid and repetitive. You find pleasure in victory. I spent three years with Italian coaches so to rediscover this pleasure again makes me happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mario Go\u0308tze, Neymar, Wilfried Zaha TRANSFER NEWS w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ugOpBpwTnIo?start=31&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Hazard: Real contact was made in 2016<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hazard&#8217;s switch to Real was one of the transfer sagas of the summer but the move could have materialised a few years prior, with the Belgian now admitting that current head coach <span>Zinedine Zidane first made contact in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hazard said:\u00a0&#8220;I didn&#8217;t talk much with him [before joining].<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The first time was during the 2016 European Championship in France. He called me and said: &#8216;It would be good if you came.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;When Zidane calls you, it&#8217;s serious!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hazard has endured a tentative start to his Los Blancos career, so far netting just the single goal across 13 appearances in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>He has been out of action since sustaining an ankle injury in November, but is expected to return to the pitch next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eden Hazard says he was &#8220;less happy&#8221; training under Maurizio Sarri and Antonio Conte at Chelsea, but has rediscovered his love for the game since moving to Real Madrid. 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