MY SYMPATHY FOR EDEN HAZARD SAYS ZOLA

Al Arabi of Qatar manager and Chelsea legendary striker Gianfranco Zola says he has a lot of sympathy for playmaker Eden Hazard on his dramatic loss of form and is backing the young Belgian to turn around his fortunes.

Zola told Belgian newspaper La Derniere Heure. "Football isn't an exact science. After such a fruitful season, you're paying more attention to him and he restarted late.

"When I arrived in the Premier League, six months later I won the prize for best player too, awarded by journalists. Right afterwards, I really suffered with my game. Like Hazard this season. Had I done something different? No, I did everything the same way but I didn't feel as good."
Asked if Hazard needed to make changes to his game, Zola replied: "You simply have to continue to work in the same way and to forget that you were elected the best player in the Premier League. You have to refocus on simple things, get scoring again, then things will get back to normal.
"He'll end up coming back. Don't forget that Hazard is very young... 25 is not a lot at that level."
Zola, now coach of Qatari club Al-Arabi, also confirmed his interest in John Terry.
"John is a big name and would be good for the Qatari league," Zola added. "But it's still a little early to talk about this case. If the interest materialises, I won't need to convince him. I'll talk to him as coach of Al-Arabi but also as a friend and I'll tell him honestly what he needs to know."