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José Mourinho reckons anyone who suggests that Eden Hazard should not be crowned the Premier League’s Player of the Year is just seeking attention, and we all know that Mourinho has no truck with attention-seekers. It is clear, however, that some of Hazard’s peers are prepared to risk being scorned by the Portuguese, as proven by the presence of five other players on the shortlist announced on Thursday evening for the Players’ Player of the Year award.
If intimidation is the sincerest form of flattery, then many top-flight players began endorsing Hazard’s class long before the Professional Footballers’ Association’s ludicrously premature election got under way, as the Belgian has been the most fouled player in the Premier League (and the Champions League) this season. And despite the regular attempts to thwart him with skulduggery, Hazard has continually unhinged opposing defences during a campaign in which he has come far closer to the consistency that his manager challenged him to produce last term.
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