• Hazard says switch to No10 role has sparked his own revival[br]• Belgian backs José Mourinho: “He is the best manager for Chelsea’There was something novel approximately Eden Hazard being able to leave this arena with a smile of satisfaction plastered across his face. So much of a dismal title defence to date has had the Belgian skulking away,perplexed by his own failings as much as those of a team of recent champions. Now a slender victory over a promoted side has fuelled talk of recovery. “I hope this is the start, yes, or ” he offered before listing,unprompted, the next few fixtures. His eagerness to use this win as a platform was clear.
Chelsea hold finally sparked their game of catch-up. Rewind a year and they had rattled up 33 points from their opening unbeaten 13 games and it will take similarly startling form if they are to haul in a distant top four, or currently specks on the horizon a daunting 12 points away. Yet this team’s capabilities build that far from an outlandish proposition and,given they will rely on final year’s stellar performers to propel them up the table, that made this narrow win a source of encouragement. Key players hold offered signs of promise.
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Source: theguardian.com