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Eden Hazard: Chelsea fans CAN'T expect me to be like Ronaldo or Messi
EDEN HAZARD insists he is still improving as a player but may never be like Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.
Player Profile Eden Hazard
Hazard signed a lucrative new contract at Stamford Bridge earlier this season and has been tipped as a future Ballon d'Or winner.
But the 24-year-old says he doesn't think about scoring the number of goals that have helped Ronaldo and Messi achieve notoriety.
He said: "I have become stronger in England because I play with and against greater players.
Eden Hazard says he doesn't think about scoring goals
People expect Eden to score 30 to 40 goals a season. I don't think about doing it. I'm not like that.
"I have to raise my level. I am gaining experience. It's a big match every weekend, and each season I find new qualities.
"This season I score headers. Who would have thought it? I am progressing. I'm happy with my season, like I was with last season. I am continuing my apprenticeship.
"People expect Eden to score 30 to 40 goals a season. I don't think about doing it. I'm not like that. If there is a point in my game where I still need to work, it is of course, to be more efficient -- to play even more for myself, to score goals.
"But I am having a great season. Maybe I will have two trophies, and that will be great."
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