With Belgium and Italy facing off in their respective opening games of the Euro 2016 tournament, Chelsea winger Eden Hazard is looking to prove himself to Italian manager Antonio Conte.
According to Get West London, Hazard will have one eye on Conte, who has been named as head coach of the Blues from next season.
In Lyon this evening, the pair will be enemies. However, in August, the duo will be teaming up in West London and Belgian international Hazard now has a massive chance to showcase himself to his new manager.
The clash tonight is capable of being one of the best that the tournament has hosted so far.
Eden Hazard didn’t have the best season when Chelsea failed to retain their Premier League champions status last campaign and was given major criticism throughout the year.
With Conte’s arrival to Chelsea, everything has been given a breath of fresh air, and Hazard is looking forward to the duo’s clash.
I can’t wait for tomorrow night to get started. It is a great competition, being played in my second home country, so I am impatient to get going. This is the moment that our country has been waiting for. I am happy to play against my future Coach and hope to show he can count on me. We aim to reach the Final, it won’t be easy, but we’ll take it one game at a time.
