Chelsea's Eden Hazard hails 'legend' Thierry Henry as Belgium prepare for World Cup qualifiers

Star man: Eden Hazard
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Standard Sport4 October 2016

Chelsea forward Eden Hazard is enjoying life alongside Arsenal legend Theirry Henry in the Belgium camp.

The Red Devils are preparing to face Bosnia-Herzegovina and Gibraltar in World Cup qualifiers and players reported for their first training session of the current international break on Monday.

It is the second time the squad have convened since Roberto Martinez was appointed Belgium boss in the summer.

Martinez suffered defeat in his first game - a friendly against Spain - but steered his side to victory over Cyprus in their first World Cup qualifier days later.

The 43-year-old appointed Henry to his back-room staff in August and Hazard is relishing working under the pair as Belgium bid to banish memories of a disappointing Euro 2016 campaign.

“The manager [Martinez] wants to play the right way," Hazard told Chelsea's official website. "He has a Spanish philosophy which is good.

"He likes us to pass the ball and we want to win our qualifying group.

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“It’s always good to have a legend like Thierry Henry on the staff.

"I watched him a lot as a kid and he’s one of my heroes so it’s great to have the chance to work with him.”

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