Samuel Eto’o’s impact extends beyond his performance on the pitch; he also serves as a valuable mentor to his Chelsea teammates, particularly Eden Hazard. The Cameroonian international striker’s admiration for Hazard has been well-documented, and Hazard himself recently confirmed this in an interview with spacefoot.com.
Hazard revealed Eto’o’s influence, stating, “Every day he tells me that I have to be one of the best players in the world. Every match, he tells me that I have to make the difference. He said to me: ‘you can’t leave the stadium without having scored a goal.’ As I keep hearing it, it gets into my head. Before, I told myself I was just going to play football. If we won and I didn’t score, too bad. From now on, I tell myself that football is also that: always scoring, always showing things.”
This illustrates Eto’o’s motivational role within the Chelsea team and his encouragement for Hazard to reach his full potential.
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