Gervinho is one of the most skillful teammates I've ever had, says Chelsea's Eden Hazard
Chelsea star Eden Hazard has revealed which of his former teammates he believes have been the most skillful - and former Arsenal forward Gervinho makes the cut.
In an interview with Chelsea's official website, Hazard admitted the Ivory Coast striker - who endured a disappointing two years with the Gunners - is in his list of most skillful colleagues.
Despite Gervinho's woes at Arsenal, he impressed alongside Hazard at Lille, and their goals, assists and attacking play proved crucial to the French side winning the 2011 Ligue 1 title for the first time since 1954.
"I played with Gervinho at Lille, he had a lot of skill and he was very quick as well," Hazard said after being asked which of his former teammates he counts as the best.
"In the national team we have a lot of them: Yannick Carrasco, a young player at Atletico Madrid, Dries Mertens, Kevin De Bruyne, Kevin Mirallas, they are all very good and like to show their skills in matches."
Hazard also admitted his favourite piece of skill to perform during matches is the nutmeg and revealed his two successful attempts against Southampton last season remains a highlight in his mind.
When asked which skill he practised the most as a child, the Belgian winger said: "The nutmeg, which is known as panna in French, and also another skill which [Zinedine] Zidane used to do when he would spin on the ball.
"I still like the nutmeg, Oscar did three at Tottenham on Sunday, it’s a good skill to use.
"When I was in France playing for Lille against Monaco, I was on the wing and beat a few defenders with some skills. Against Southampton at home last season I did two nutmegs. In my first season against West Ham I scored a good goal and in the same game there was another piece of skill I did.
"I try to do something in every match. Also at Lille I scored a left-footed goal from about 35 yards against Marseille."
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