Hazard is not fit to play full 90 minutes against Everton, Evening Standard believe
Sarri tries to ease the Belgian into first-team football
The Belgian should be at the peak of his form again right before the Tottenham game
British outlet Evening Standard analysed the patterns of Hazard’s recovery and Sarri’s decision-making and they believe the Belgian will not play a full 90 minutes game for Chelsea until after the international break against Tottenham.
Hazard missed 3 games with a back injury sustained in Man United game last month. Then he played for 62 minutes at Belarus against BATE – a little more than was originally intended.
Evening Standard note: “He was kept on for “five minutes more” than intended because Sarri felt Ruben Loftus-Cheek had an issue with his back, which the Blues boss later downplayed.”
Later, when asked if Hazard will feature against Everton on Sunday, Sarri answered: “I’m not sure. It depends on the intensity of the match.”
So, the media guess is that Eden is being slowly introduced into first-team football and Sarri will ease him into the match against Everton, but not for the full 90 minutes.