Maurizio Sarri says Eden Hazard enjoys playing as a false nineMaurizio Sarri likes to play Eden Hazard as a false nine for Chelsea as it gives them a better balance defensively. Chelsea's reliance on Hazard was evident again in Saturday's 2-1 win over Newcastle when he created the decisive goal, scored brilliantly by Willian. "At the moment in the defensive phase we are doing very well and one of the reasons, in my opinion, is that Eden is playing in that position," said Sarri. Hazard last season expressed frustration about being deployed as Chelsea's false nine under Antonio Conte. "We need to try and try and try in training.

Source: Sky sports January 13, 2019 22:51 UTC