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Eden Hazard: Why fans should not compare me to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
EDEN HAZARD says he does not want to be compared to Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.
Eden Hazard vs Leo Hazard
Eden Hazard has returned to top form at Chelsea this season, having endured a long slump last campaign.
The 2015 PFA Player of the Year has been likened to La Liga greats Messi and Ronaldo.
I just want to play, I don’t want to be like Messi or Ronaldo
Hazard wasn’t nominated for the Ballon d’Or this year.
And the Belgium international revealed that he is not interested in a competition to become the world’s best.
“I’m still young, I’m only 25,” he told Football Focus.
Eden Hazard has been named Player of the Month for October
Lionel Messi and Eden Hazard (right) clashed at the 2014 World Cup
Hazard does not want to be compared to Cristiano Ronaldo
“I want to be the best but it’s not in my head. I just want to enjoy (myself).
“If I can be then I will be the best. If not, it’s not a problem.
“I just want to play, I don’t want to be like Messi or Ronaldo.
“I just want to be me and to be the best.”
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