Kompany warning
EDEN HAZARD believes that Manchester City are only half the team they can be when Vincent Kompany is not playing. Brazil. It is great. It gives us confi dence. But we will not go there thinking it will be easy. We still have a young team and we will need to work together to get higher.”
Belgium manager Marc Wilmots sent each of his young team to visit the houses of one of their fans during the international break to keep their feet on the ground.
“I did the dishes,” said Hazard. “I did OK, but I prefer being on the pitch.”
Hazard’s fourth goal in his last three games helped cement a 3- 0 win at Schalke on Tuesday that sent Chelsea to the top of their Champions League group .
Hazard, who has scored fi ve goals this season, said: “We are playing well and are in form. We have won at Norwich and we won at home against Cardiff. We have a good dynamic. I hope we can continue like this.”
He admits Chelsea’s youngsters have been impressed by Mourinho.
“Jose brings his experience to the squad. He is a great coach. We, the young players, are a bit impressed. We are starting to get to know him,” said Hazard.
“He has his own ideas. He puts his ideas in place and he has won a lot of things before.
“He has not asked me to change my game. Since the start of my career all my coaches have asked me to be decisive, score goals, make passes. They often ask me to stay on the fl anks. I try to follow instructions, even if at times I move a bit.”
JOSE MOURINHO has been fi ned £ 8,000 after his sending- off against Cardiff on Saturday. The Chelsea manager sat in the stands in the second half after repeatedly voicing his frustration to referee Anthony Taylor and fourth offi cial Trevor Kettle.