Eden Hazard doubts he will make the switch to management after retiring (Picture: Getty)

Eden Hazard has tipped Chelsea defenders Cesar Azpilicueta and Gary Cahill for future coaching roles after they hang up their boots.

England international Cahill, 31, was appointed as Chelsea’s club captain in the summer following John Terry’s departure, while Azpilicueta was named his deputy.

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Both players have made over 200 appearances for the Blues and helped the club win Premier League titles in 2014-15 and 2016-17.

Hazard doubts whether he will go into management after retiring but believes Azpiliceuta and Cahill can land coaching roles.


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‘I do not think so,’ Hazard said when asked whether he would consider management. ‘Maybe for kids, but not at a professional club. It is too many things.’



Pressed on which Chelsea team-mates could make the leap from playing to management, Hazard added: ‘Cesar Azpilicueta, because he is talking a lot about football. Maybe also Gary Cahill.

‘I think they can both be good. I think managers are more for defensive players because when you see all midfield, the striker and the winger are not good managers. Apart from Zinedine Zidane!’

Hazard with Chelsea defender David Luiz (Picture: Getty)

Future managers? (Picture: Getty)

Hazard missed the start of the current campaign after undergoing surgery over the summer but has impressed in recent weeks, scoring braces for both Chelsea and Belgium.

The 26-year-old helped the Blues beat Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United at Stamford Bridge before the international break and will hope to make an impact when the team return to action with a trip to West Brom next weekend.

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