Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte praises Eden Hazard

Chelsea's head coach Antonio Conte believes Eden Hazard is enjoying himself this season after buying into the Italian's vision for the Blues.

The west London club travel to Middlesbrough for the Super Sunday clash at The Riverside live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 3.30pm, with Chelsea in a position to move top of the Premier League table after finishing 10th last season.

Hazard was an integral part of their title success during 2014-15, but struggled in the following campaign.

The 25-year-old Belgian has already netted seven goals this campaign and Conte said: "I like to see my players always involved in the project, in the idea of football.

"You can see Eden is always involved in the game, not calm and off during the game.

"He's always a point of reference for his team-mates. I think he's fantastic. If you want to pass the ball, he's always in the right position to receive.

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"To be a complete player you must do both phases, with the ball and without the ball. Eden is doing this and it's fantastic.

"When we have the ball you can see that he can have freedom, but always to respect the other roles and the other two strikers, (Diego) Costa and Pedro.

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"For this reason always there is a rotation of these three strikers.

"In this system, Eden is working a lot without the ball, but in a position more ahead than before. And for him it's better."