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Eden Hazard Says Training with Zinedine Zidane More Fun Than with Conte, Sarri

Real Madrid winger Eden Hazard said he enjoys training under Zinedine Zidane more than he did under Maurizio Sarri or Antonio Conte at Chelsea.

The Belgian joined Real in the summer from the Blues, where he spent his final three seasons working with Conte and then Sarri.

He told L'Equipe (h/t Goal's James Westwood) that under Zidane, "the training is always with the ball." The Belgian continued: "When you have experimented with Italians, as I have done with Conte or Sarri, you have much less fun. Everything is more framed."

Hazard's former Chelsea team-mate Mikel John Obi recently revealed he does not particularly enjoy working hard in training:

On the differences between Sarri and Zidane, the 28-year-old added:

"It's hard to compare.