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Collymore slams Chelsea ace Hazard for 'lack of loyalty'

Former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore has slammed Chelsea ace Eden Hazard over his attitude last season.

Writing in his column for The Mirror, Collymore said: "There's a reason Chelsea were so poor last season despite having won the title a year earlier.

"There's a reason the same can be said of Leicester this time out and why Arsenal, year after year, are simply happy enough to finish in the top four.

"It's because players aren't worried about creating legacies anymore. They're just happy to move on from club to club knowing that another hefty pay cheque is just around the corner come what may.

"Take Eden Hazard for example: he was going to be the next Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo two years ago.

"But he got a little bit of criticism from Jose Mourinho so he chucked it in.

"No loyalty to Mourinho for helping make him a champion, or to Chelsea's fans — he was happy to go missing and to hell with the consequences.

"He's not alone, either — it's the way of the modern game and I don't think there are many players in the Premier League, save for the few who play for the clubs they grew up supporting, or who have been with their clubs for five or six years already, who would know anything about loyalty."

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