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Hiddink waiting on Hazard scans
Hiddink waiting on Hazard scans
- Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink confirmed Eden Hazard will have a scan on Monday to determine the seriousness of the groin injury he sustained in the 3-0 win at Crystal Palace.
- Having returned to the Chelsea starting XI in the team's previous two matches following a hip complaint, Belgium international Hazard pulled up awkwardly after taking a shot in the ninth minute at Selhurst Park on Sunday.
- He gestured to the away bench in pain shortly afterwards and hobbled off after 16 minutes, with Pedro replacing him.
- And Hiddink has now revealed the 24-year-old will be undergong tests tomorrow as the club hope for good news given the shortage of reliable options upfront apart from Diego Costa.
- "Hazard has a little problem with a groin muscle," the trainer said at his post-match press conference. "We will see more with an MRI scan tomorrow."
- Chelsea responded impressively from the loss of Hazard to record their first away league win since August.
- Cesc Fabregas was influential throughout as Oscar, Willian and Costa scored, but Hiddink chose to laud an unsung member of the Chelsea squad in John Obi Mikel for anchoring the midfield.
- "Mikel played very well, he's the ideal player to bring balance to the team. He knows the game very well and how to cope," the Dutchman, who also worked with the Nigerian in 2009, praised.
- "We know there is a lot of quality in the squad, not just in the starting XI. When they get the ball they can play."
- Hiddink talked down the potential for the victory to galvanise a dreadful campaign, although he suggested Chelsea can still challenge for Champions League qualification from their lowly position of 14th.
- "Do not go over the top. It is the first win after a worrying period with two draws so the team desperately needed the win and it was convincing," he said.
- "Everyone knows we have a lot of quality in our team, but sometimes champions have a tendency to be complacent and it can be difficult to get back and then wonder why we were champions.
- "There is a long way to go, mathematically the possibility of Champions League is still there. The league is so strong but as long as we play like we did today I will be happy."
Hiddink waiting on Hazard scans
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