Eden Hazard pays tribute to ‘great’ Rafa Benitez despite JT misgivings

Eden Hazard has sprung to the defence of former coach Rafa Benitez after Chelsea captain John Terry took a swipe at the Spaniard after the Blues clinched the Premier League title last weekend.

Terry has played in every minute of every game of this Premier League season so far and in the aftermath of Chelsea’s title celebrations last week, said: “One person said I couldn’t play twice in a week. He knows who he is. I’m still here, still fighting.”

Benitez had dropped the captain during his spell as Chelsea coach, when he replaced Roberto Di Matteo in November 2012 when the side was in fifth place in the Premier League.