John Obi Mikel reveals Eden Hazard’s attitude during training at Stamford Bridge, calls Frank Lampard hardest working player he has ever worked with

Former Chelsea star John Obi Mikel has revealed former teammate Eden Hazard’s attitude to training at Stamford Bridge, saying the Belgian “didn’t like to train hard.”

Mikel and Hazard were together at Chelsea for years and shared some great moments in the colours of the London club.

But the Nigerian now plies his trade in Turkey for Trabzonspor, while Hazard joined Real Madrid from Chelsea during the summer.

“Hazard has an incredible talent,” Mikel told beIN Sports in Turkey .

“Maybe not as good as [Lionel] Messi, but he can do whatever he wants with the ball at his feet.

“He didn’t like to train hard. While we were working he was waiting for us to finish training just standing there. But on Sundays he was always man of the match, it was unbelievable.”

When asked who the hardest working player he’s played alongside was he said “Frank Lampard,” with no hesitation whatsoever.

Hazard’s move to Spain has not gone entirely to plan. He has missed time through injury and not had a tremendous impact when he has been on the pitch, scoring just once in 11 games for the club.

Meanwhile, Mikel has identified a player at his Turkish club who is in the mould of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.

According to the former Blues midfielder, the player, Abdulkadir Omur, is very similar to Messi.

“When I saw him in training, I said to myself, ‘Maybe a Messi will not come to the world, but this child is very similar to Messi,” he added.

“I know Messi very well because he always had the duty of defending himself in the matches we played against Barcelona and Argentina. Abdulkadir creates a piece of Messi watching with every move he makes.”