Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard has been named
the PFA Player of the Year.
Hazard, 24 and last season’s Young Player of the
Year, has scored 18 goals in 47 games for the
Blues this season, inspiring the current league
leaders to the brink of a first Premier League title
since 2010.
Having impressed at the World Cup with Belgium,
Hazard started the season strongly and then
scored four vital goals in a bullish run of form
through December.
More recently he has scored five goals in eight
games, including the winner in a thrilling 1-0
victory over Manchester United on April 18.
Hazard was rewarded for his sterling
performances with the top individual award of the
night at the PFA's awards ceremony at the
Grosvenor Hotel in London.
He finished ahead of Tottenham striker Harry
Kane - the Young Player of the Year - and
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea in the
vote by his fellow professionals.
Hazard said: "I'm very happy. One day I want to
be the best and what I did this season is play
very well, Chelsea played very well.
"I don't know if I deserve to win but it is good for
me. It is good, it is better to be voted by the
players - they know everything about football.
This is good. I'm very happy.
"We are almost champions, maybe this is the key.
Last season we finished third and this season we
have an opportunity to win the league. This has
changed from last season.
"I continue like I did last season - I try to be the
same. I try to score more goals than last season.
Personally I have played a good season, I have
been there in the big games and I scored a lot of
important goals, this is why I'm better this
season.
"I started the season not to be the PFA Player of
the Year but it was in my head - I want to be the
best and I hope one day I can win a lot of
trophies.
"I just want to say thank you to the players who
voted for me - it is always good to have an
individual trophy but the most important thing is
to win the league.
"I hope I can win a lot of trophies again - the
most important is to win the league, without my
team-mates I would not be here.
"Jose (Mourinho) lets me play, we talk sometimes
together and when I'm on the pitch I know what I
have to do, this is most important."
Hazard was also named in the PFA Premier
League Team of the Year - for the third time in
his three seasons in England.
He was one of six Blues players in the XI, along
with captain John Terry, Gary Cahill, Branislav
Ivanovic, Nemanja Matic and Diego Costa.
South Korean midfielder Ji So-yun made it a
Chelsea double by taking the Women's Player of
the Year award.
She said: "It is a big honour to receive this award
- I want to thank Chelsea Ladies' players and
staff.
"I'm really, really happy to be nominated
alongside Hazard, I'm really proud of myself and
Chelsea, and the Chelsea Ladies team."
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Well deserved. Thou am not a chealsea fan.