Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has revealed how a chat with Eden Hazard's father has helped him bring out the best in the Belgian. Mourinho says Hazard's humility is something unusual in today's game.
He told Gary Neville of the Telegraph: "I don't know if you agree with me, but the profile of the 'man player' you found in football 15 years ago is different to the majority of the players you found at the end of your career. They are different kids. I think Eden is out of context at this moment. Why? Because he's a fantastic kid. He is humble, very humble. Very nice. Very polite. Selfish - zero. Egocentric - zero. He is fantastic.
"I had a conversation with his father. His father told me something that I loved. I don't think it's a problem to tell you. He said - 'I have a wonderful son. He is a wonderful father. He is a wonderful husband. I want him to change, because I want him to be a wonderful player. But I don't want him to change a lot. I don't want him to become - and he used the name of two or three players. I just want him to be the same husband, the same father, the same son, with a little but more tenacity, mental aggression, ambition, personal ego. A little bit more. And you are the guy to give it to him'."
Mourinho added: "The talent is amazing, and the human side of him - especially in the modern days, because I work with top players for 30 years - he is not from these times. He's from the old times."
