On the Obi One Podcast, Mikel discussed what it was like to train with the Belgian.
“He is the laziest footballer I’ve ever seen in my life, but then, come the weekend, and he wins the man-of-the-match award, and then he comes in and shows everyone. He’s like, come on guys, you see,” the former Super Eagles midfielder said.
“If you look at him now, he’s lost a little weight, but when he was at Chelsea, the night before the game, after dinner, he’ll sit for like twenty minutes, eating his rice pudding. He likes his food,” Obi added.
Obi emphasized that despite Hazard’s mistakes in practice, his game performance was consistently excellent.
“He then goes to bed, wakes up in the morning, shows up to the game by 3 p.m., and produces. In training, he isolates himself and doesn’t really participate. He just smacks about, but then comes up with the goods on the weekends.”