Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger believes that Eden Hazard will help to bring the best out of new striker Gonzalo Higuain.
As reported on the Evening Standard, Higuain made his Chelsea debut in the 3-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the fourth round of the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge.
Although he found it hard to get any clear opportunities to score, the Argentine’s movement was good and he got into some dangerous areas.
Rudiger believes that by playing with Hazard, Higuain will find it easy to score goals for the club. He said:
Everyone who understands football and knows Eden, you can make a profit out of him playing with him.
It [playing without Hazard] is the same as Barcelona playing without [Lionel] Messi. For us it’s Hazard. He can make always the difference, as he showed against Tottenham last week.
We have to be patient with Higuain. He’s new. Everything’s new. But he will be important for us and he will show his strength.
First of all, if you see his record, you know he’s a goalscorer. He will do the same here. I’m confident about him.
Hazard is now expected to return to his preferred position on the left wing after playing in a false 9 role in recent months.
The Blues take on Bournemouth tonight and Hazard and Higuain are expected to start together in attack.
