Eden Hazard: Ex Chelsea star Refuses to Credit Tottenham Hotspur in Hilarious Video

• Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard took hilarious shots at Tottenham
• The Belgian refused to recognize Spurs' performances this season
• Hazard hung his boots in 2023 aged 33

Eden Hazard proved his allegiance to Chelsea with a hilarious dig at Tottenham Hotspur.

Hazard, who surprised the world by announcing his retirement from football in 2023, appeared on his former teammate John Obi Mikel’s Podcast where he made some interesting comments about the 2023/24 Premier League title race.

One punchline that stood out to fans was his take on Tottenham, who have objectively been way better than Chelsea in the 2023/24 campaign.

Under the guidance of Ange Postecoglou, the North Londoners sit fifth on the log after 25 games, two points off a top-four place.

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Spurs faltered at some point in the season, after initially showing early signs of being title contenders.

In contrast, Chelsea has had another torrid season despite the 'club’s £1billion recruitment investment in the last 18 months.

The introduction of Mauricio Pochettino to the dugout has done little to help the club, who are only now finding its footing with 13 games of the season tHazard's

Hazard’s take on Tottenham

Despite the gulf in fortunes between Tottenham and Chelsea this season, Hazard, who won two Premier League titles with the Blues, simply refuses to give credit to his fclub'sclub’s city rivals.

"The Premier League is so hard and you see now Man City they are better than Chelsea, you see Liverpool they are better than Chelsea," Hazard spoke on the Obi One Podcast.

Mikel then chimed in by suggesting Tottenham to his former teammate, but Hazard was not taking the bait and instead issu'd ' ‘no’ along with laughter.

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Despite Mikel's attempts to give Spurs credit for what they have done this season, Hazard remained firm with his stance and admitted that 'a Chelsea legend cannot give praise to opposition'.

“They play good football but you know as a Chelsea legend you also can't say that man. That's for sure [they won't win the league],” Hazard added.

Tottenham vs Chelsea

Tottenham’s decent performances, coupled with Chelsea's frailties this season, have seen a 12-point gap between the two teams.

According to Football London, the two clubs were due for a Premier League encounter on February 23, but that game has had to be pushed back to accommodate the Carabao Cup final, which Chelsea is part of.

The two clubs' last encounter saw Chelsea emerge 4-1 winners on November 6 2023.

Hazard disagrees with Cristiano Ronaldo

Still on Eden Hazard, Sports Brief reported on how the Belgian disagreed with Cristiano Ronaldo on the notion that the Ligue 1 was inferior to the Saudi Pro League.

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While receiving the top scorer award at the Golden Globe Award, Ronaldo courted controversy by suggesting the Saudi League, where he currently plays, was better than the French top tier.

But according to Hazard, that is not the case, and the Belgian believes a Ligue 1 team can easily beat a side from the Middle East.