Eden Hazard: I am no longer untouchable at Chelsea

Admission: Hazard is no longer guaranteed a starting berth at Chelsea
Sam Long11 October 2015

Eden Hazard has admitted that he is no longer 'untouchable' at Chelsea after enduring a difficult start to the season.

The 24-year-old was crowned the PFA Player of the Year last season and scored 14 top flight goals as the Blues claimed the Premier League title.

But the Belgian has struggled to replicate such blistering form in the early stages of the current campaign and has failed to find the net in Chelsea's opening eight league games.

Jose Mourinho's side are languishing in 16th place, having won a paltry total of eight points, and Hazard has confirmed that he is not assured of a place in the Portuguese's starting line up.

"It is true that I am no longer untouchable. You can be untouchable when you are playing well, but that has not been the case this season.

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"I was even benched against Porto. I think the coach wanted to send out a message by dropping me.

"But we have a large squad at Chelsea and we will need everyone," he admitted.

Mourinho's position in west London has been the subject of speculation since Chelsea's 3-1 defeat to Southampton but Hazard has backed his manager to deal with the pressure surrounding him.

"I do not read everything that he says and everything that is being written about him, but I am not worried too much for him.

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"Mourinho is the best coach in the world to deal with this kind of pressure."

Chelsea's next game is against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday October 17.

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