Hazard hails Mousa Dembélé as most underrated teammate, calling him one of the best midfielders of his generation | OneFootball

Eden Hazard has named former Belgium teammate Mousa Dembele as the most underrated player he played alongside.

Hazard was posed the question during an interview withThe Guardian, in which the former Chelsea winger reflected on his career and life after football.

When asked to name the player he played alongside who failed to get the required recognition, Hazard answered immediately with Dembele.

Dembele made 243 appearances in thePremier League during spells at Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur, but failed to win a major trophy during his time in English football. The midfielder's only career major honour came with AZ Alkmaar, after winning the Eredivisie title in 2008-09.

However, he has regularly been cited by former Tottenham teammates as the finest footballer they shared a dressing room with.

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Hazard played alongside Dembele with the national team, with both featuring prominently as Belgium finished third at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Hazard believes Dembele was one of 'the best midfielders of that generation' and blamed a lack of goals for his lack of recognition.

“I always thought Mousa Dembélé was one of the best midfielders of that generation," Hazard said.

"People didn’t talk about him much because he didn’t score goals, but the fans in thePremier League