Eden Hazard has pledged his future to Chelsea and his willingness to become a club leader.
John Terry's departure from the Blues at the end of this season has, as Chelsea prepare for the FA Cup final against Arsenal at Wembley today, raised the question of where the next generation of leaders at Stamford Bridge are going to come from.
And Hazard says he is ready to take up that mantle: “We have a couple of players who can be leaders. I am in my fifth year at Chelsea. We have some guys who have a lot of experience, so we are ready.
“I try to be a leader on the pitch. John is a legend for us, the club, for all the fans.
“Next season he's not here anymore, but some of the guys are ready to take this opportunity."
Hazard believes a win at Wembley would lay down a marker for what Chelsea hope to achieve next season.
He said: “We have this new manager, we have a couple of young players so everything is ready to build something.
“The last 10 years in Chelsea have been great. Now it's like a new generation. Frank Lampard is finished, Didier Drogba is finished, Ashley Cole, and now John.
“It's a new generation, and we want to prove that the club is one of the best in the world.
“For next season, the FA Cup is a good opportunity to put pressure on Arsenal and all the other opponents. To show what we can do next season."
Source: tribalfootball.com