Chelsea face Tottenham again this week.
Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard has said he enjoyed the recent game against Tottenham despite defeat.
Spurs beat Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg 1-0 at Wembley and the return will be held at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.
Hazard told The Sun he was happy with his individual performance and that is what mattered most to him.
Hazard said: “At some point, everyone loses. Against Tottenham we had the right to be disappointed, but honestly I had a great time.
“I wasn’t happy, because we lost, but deep down I was happy how I played and how we played.
“I would rather play like the game we had against Tottenham where I loved it.”
Hazard’s comments come across a little self-centred, poorly timed and peculiar, if at least refreshingly honest.
Chelsea are in a difficult run of form with the shine coming off new manager Maurizio Sarri after a poor start to 2019.
The Belgian did play very well against Tottenham in the 1-0 defeat but he could not find a way past a resilient Spurs who had taken a lead through a Harry Kane penalty.
Hazard will be expected to back up his comments and performance with a strong showing in the second leg to try and help Chelsea reach the final.
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