Hazard backs Christensen and Musonda to make it at Chelsea
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Christensen is set return to Chelsea in the summer after a successful 2-year loan at Borussia Monchengladbach while Charly Musonda is already back at Chelsea after spending 12 months on loan at Real Betis of Spain.
Thorgan Hazard is full of praise for both players: "When he arrived everybody in the team and at the club were saying “wow”, what a defender, what a player," he told Goal at Borussia Park. "He can play football, he is strong, he is fast, he is intelligent and so he has helped us a lot and helped us get Champions League qualification.
"I think he has a great future and he can play at a top, top level at a top, top team. When a 19-year-old comes into defence like this and does this and I am very confident about his future.
"We have a good relationship and we played also at Chelsea for a month. We played in the youth team and trained together, but I didn’t realise until he came here that he was so good.
"First he came here and nobody knew who he was. He came in here, at 19 years old and when he played in the first game, it was difficult because it was against Dortmund. The team lost and it was difficult for him because then he didn't play for two or three games.
"He wasn’t like he is now, he is a developing talent. There are a few players here who can speak his language like Jannik Vestergaard and Oscar Wendt which helps him. I think it is a club for young players and it is very good to come here.
"They give their opportunity also to play in a great club, great atmosphere and a great championship. Most of the guys are very good. It is a high level. You can see also with Christensen, Dahoud and Elvedi, but other guys too who are young players coming into the team this season. They help the team and learn."
"Charly is a friend. He decided to go on loan to Betis and the first year he was fantastic for Charly," he continued. "After that there was a change in the coach. They changed the trainer and sometimes they want to play with you and sometimes they don’t want to.
"So after he decided to return to Chelsea and he decided to take a place in the squad so I know Charly and I think he is a winner. He will fight for that and I hope he can do this [play for Chelsea].
"I think he knows also that there are very good players in his position, so he needs to fight very, very hard. My brother, Willian and Pedro and it is a lot of players."
Hazard who also played for Chelsea youth team before moving on initial loan to Borussia Monchengladbach is not sad about the unpopular Chelsea loan system that incidentally made him a star today "I think it is a good system that Chelsea have and they have a lot of young players who need to play. At Chelsea you have a very good team so it is difficult sometimes for the younger players.
"For that reason they go on loan, to develop them and after the first year on loan. I came here and sometimes the players will go back or sometimes they want to stay and play like me.
"There can be the opportunity to play in Chelsea, but you have to decide whether you need another year away [at the end of every season]. If the player thinks he is ready to go back to Chelsea then they will let you go.
"As we saw with me, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne. If you want to go - it is your decision. I am not sure, but I think it was the decision from those guys to go - as well as me away from Chelsea. But the system is very good for the player and it is good that they don’t block you and, if you want to go then go."
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