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I AM STRUGGLING ON HOW HELP HAZARD REDISCOVER HIS FORM ADMITS HIDDINK
Chelsea interim manger Guus Hiddink insists that he has no concerns about Eden Hazard's level of effort in games but admits that he is struggling to find the right way to help the Chelsea star rediscover his best form.
In an interview with Belgian newspaper Le Soir on Friday, Hazard's father Thierry insisted that his son's performances are still being hampered by a lingering hip problem. Hiddink agrees that the 25-year-old is operating at less than peak physical condition but says he will be included in the Chelsea squad to face Everton in Saturday's FA Cup quarterfinal at Goodison Park.
"His father makes a fair judgment," Hiddink said. "[Hazard] is not absent of injury. What is an injury? You have injuries where you can't play and injuries where you can but you are not fully fit, and that also has an influence on the freshness.
"He will be OK, he will be available. He's desperate to participate in the team performance.
"Every now and then I see he is capable of doing beautiful and very efficient things. His father made very good comments about this. Some players have difficult times although they are trying. That's what he's doing in training.
"Sometimes you have players who if they don't feel well, don't appear on the pitch. He likes to be on the pitch and it's a matter of when he will make the next step in terms of the possibilities of his talent.
"We try to find a path where he can grow. It's a different process for everyone. I'm happy for some players that they have increased their efficiency. Of course I have my concerns about him -- whether he should play an hour on full intensity when he's not top, top fit or in another part of the game [as a substitute]. We're trying to help him get as soon as possible to the level where he is expected.
"Sometimes you have to work harder in training but I checked yesterday afternoon with the physios and analysed [Hazard's performance]. There's always a lot of emotion involved when someone is not doing what he's able to do. I try to exclude a lot of emotion and see whether his work rate is ok.
"When I see the figures I see he's doing in training and also in games, I see how many accelerations he makes faster than 21kmph. You can see the intention he's doing in the game and in training. Sometimes you think he's not doing enough but that's not true, so we have to find another way.
"Maybe working harder is possible, or maybe one or two days off might help. We must try to find a way to get him on the level."
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