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Eden Hazard has opened up about the manager he hated working under at Chelsea.
Hazard played for Chelsea between 2012 and 2019 and enjoyed great success.
The winger has worked under several managers including Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Rafa Benitez, Maurizio Sarri, Roberto Di Matteo and Guus Hiddink.
Hazard revealed that despite his difficulties with the manager in question, the coach was also the one who got the best out of him during his time at Stamford Bridge.
Eden Hazard has opened up about the coach he hated working under at Chelsea
Speaking about the Obi One podcast with his former Chelsea teammate John Obi Mikel, Hazard said: ‘I think my best time at Chelsea was with Antonio Conte.
Mikel noted that Hazard did not enjoy training under Conte, and the Belgian agreed, saying: ‘Not at all’.
Hazard added that playing matches was the only time he could enjoy himself under Conte as it gave him a break from training.
Mikel and Hazard also recalled how Conte regularly stopped training sessions to provide tactical advice.
Hazard said: ‘Training all week. I went out on Saturday, I have to enjoy it for a while because I know I will be back on the training field the next day. I have to do something, it’s my only 90 minutes to enjoy.
‘You remember him, stopping, tactics, ‘no, we have to do that’. Saturday was the best day for me.’
Conte was in charge of Chelsea between 2016 and 2018, with the Blues winning the Premier League title in 2017 and the FA Cup in 2018.
In the 2016–17 season, Hazard was named in the PFA Team of the Year and contributed with 16 league goals.
Hazard didn’t enjoy training under Antonio Conte, but says the Italian got the best out of him
Conte was in charge of Chelsea between 2016 and 2018, with the Blues winning the Premier League title in 2017 and the FA Cup in 2018.
In the 2018 FA Cup final, Hazard scored the winner with a penalty against Manchester United
Hazard scored the only goal from the penalty spot as Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 in the FA Cup final in 2018.
In total, Hazard played 94 games under Conte, scoring 34 goals while providing 21 assists.
Despite winning the FA Cup in 2018, Conte was sacked by Chelsea after the club failed to qualify for the Champions League, with Maurizio Sarri replacing him.
Conte has subsequently managed Inter Milan and Tottenham.
Eden Hazard does speaking on the Obi One Podcast.