West Ham midfielder Mark Noble has hailed Eden Hazard as “one of the best” players he’s come up against.
Speaking to the London Evening Standard, as quoted by West Ham’s official club website, Noble looked ahead to his side’s home clash against Chelsea this weekend and hailed Hazard.
We’re looking forward to playing Chelsea on Sunday, the form team in the Premier League at the moment with the form player, Eden Hazard. When you’re up close and personal though, I would say that Eden is one of the best I’ve played against.
He’s so strong, so quick, he’s sharper in the mind than most and in all honesty, he can often do whatever he wants to do out there on the pitch, despite all your efforts to try and stop him. He’s a pleasure to watch but not really a pleasure to play against!
The Blues will be keen to extend their winning run to seven competitive fixtures in a row, as they look to maintain their perfect start to the new season.
West Ham, meanwhile, will be out to build on their first win of the campaign. After a treacherous start to the season, they were able to defeat Everton 3-1 away from home last weekend.
Noble admitted that the win came as a weight off his side’s shoulders but encouraged them to focus on the task at hand, with league leaders Chelsea ready to lock horns with them.
Chelsea will be desperate to secure another three points, with Liverpool trailing them only by goal difference.
