Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has refused to comment on whether not Belgian winger Eden Hazard will start for the Blues in their Champions League clash with Dynamo Kiev, according to Tony Banks of the Express.
Hazard was dropped by the Portuguese boss for the 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday and was replaced in the XI by former Barcelona winger Pedro.
When asked by the media following the win how Hazard had reacted to being dropped and whether he’d return to the starting XI on Wednesday, Mourinho left questions unanswered.
When asked how the winger had trained, the former Porto manager replied:
How did he train? He trained like Eden. I never said he had a better season than Cristiano Ronaldo. I said that, last season he won one of the most important titles in football, the Premier League. And he was absolutely decisive in that. Last season he had a phenomenal season.
Friends close to Hazard suggest that the relationship between the winger and his manager is fine, despite the fact that the ‘Happy One’ refused to comment on whether or not the 24-year-old will start on Wednesday.
