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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte fires Eden Hazard warning ahead of Middlesbrough clash
THE warning sign for Middlesbrough this afternoon is clear: Major Hazard ahead!
Eden Hazard has been reborn under Antonio Conte at Chelsea
Antonio Conte spelled that out before his high-flying Chelsea side visit the North-East, knowing that with Eden Hazard in their team a seventh successive victory is more likely than not.
Hazard’s resurgence after a miserable 2015-16 season under Jose Mourinho has been a major factor in Chelsea’s revival – thanks mainly to Conte.
Before the Italian’s arrival, Hazard went off the boil.
Eden Hazard was named the Premier League's player of the month for October
But a new role and a new 3-4-3 system have changed all that for a player once again being likened to Lionel Messi.
As Hazard and Conte celebrated winning the Player and Manager of the Month awards respectively for October, the Chelsea coach said: “Eden is a player with great talent and an important player for Chelsea.
"He is a player who can be so decisive.
Antonio Conte was named manager of the month
“He is playing good football and I think he’s enjoying his football now.
“It is very important to us that he continues in this way.”