Hazard Wants Chelsea Fans To Be On Their Best Behaviour For Spurs Clash

By Max Wise

Eden Hazard has implored Chelsea fans to behave when they visit Wembley to face Tottenham Hotspurs in the first-leg semi-final of the EFL Cup on Tuesday.

Chelsea fans have courted controversy this season after a section of their fans racially abused Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling in November, while another group of fans directed anti-Jewish chants at Spurs in a Europa League game in Hungary a few weeks later.

Tuesday’s encounter is expected to be highly charged amidst heavy security presence, and Hazard has urged Chelsea’s traveling fans to be on their best behavior throughout.

 "Just watch the game and enjoy the game. For sure after the game one team will win and one team will lose. Try to be fair," the Belgium international said.

"I like all fans, Spurs also have good away fans. I think it is a good game to play and I hope both fans will enjoy the game.

"Of course [I hope all fans show respect]. These kind of fans [who join in abusive chants] are not fans of football, for me.

"When we are players, we are examples. The fans are also examples. I want Chelsea fans to be the best in the world. I don't want to see a bad image of the Chelsea fans, of course. In football in general, not just Chelsea fans, in Italy, we saw a lot of things.

"I want these things to disappear. It's hard because football is a big world, but if we are all together step-by-step, players, managers, journalists, then we can do something. I want people to remember the game."