Eden Hazard has admitted he found 'less pleasure' playing under former Chelsea managers Antonio Conte and Maurizio Sarri but has rediscovered his love for football at Real Madrid.
Speaking in an interview with Sport/Foot Magazine, and reported by AS, Hazard said: 'Our training (at Real Madrid) is always with the ball, working on movement and patterns.
'When you meet Italian coaches, like me (Conte, Sarri), you have much less pleasure.
'It is more framed and repetitive. You find pleasure in victory. I spent three years with Italian managers so rediscovering this pleasure does me good.'
Hazard also revealed that a phone call with Real boss Zinedine Zidane during Euro 2016 was the first time he started to dream of a move to the Spanish capital.
He added: 'I didn't talk much with him (before joining).
'The first time was during the 2016 European Championship in France. He called me and said: 'It would be good if you came.'
'When Zidane calls you, it's serious!'.
When asked how he judges his start to life at Real, Hazard replied: 'The only bad thing is the statistics. People just remember that. The first two months, what I did was not enough.
'I said to myself: "I can do better". I really felt better after. I don't do everything right, but I try. The first two months, I said to myself: "You are new, be simple".
dutkhor
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Nonsense what football 🏈 are you playing under ZIZO ! Edan trying to console himself . Madrid are doing better without you.
SkiideuG
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I think some people here read from the back of their phones. first he hasn't said Sarri and Context were bad coaches. there was just a style that he loved that Italian coaches didn't implement but he is enjoying it here. doesn't mean the rigidity of their style doesn't work. Second, the last statement gave a peek into his mindset when he first joined. while we all were expecting him to dazzle, he told himself to just do less. in hindsight, that might have been a mistake but he realised that now to be able to say it. he was already getting back to doing what he knows how to do best b4 his injury. so, leave d "flop" like that for us. we know the player we bought and we know the coach we have. together they will take us higher. Hala Madrid
Jimmy2
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the same hazard says he was enjoying football under sari and it was his best season statistically in english football
ishti
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Hazard is immensely talented, he rarely works hard (as confirmed by many of his team mates). Whereas Conte is like a Military Boot Camp incharge, and Sarri is Anti Environmentalist.
malays_boys
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Nonsense what football 🏈 are you playing under ZIZO ! Edan trying to console himself . Madrid are doing better without you.
with hazard is better,hazard and isco good in drible to make opponent got problem..madrid vs psg draw is bcause of hazard and isco was there..if hazard has play during elclasico,maybe madrid would win.