EPL: Stop depending on Hazard for goals – Rudigar tells Morata, Giroud, Willian

Antonio Rudiger has called out his Chelsea teammates, Alvaro Morata, Olivier Giroud and Willian, for their lack of goals for the club.

The German defender said the forwards were over relying on Eden Hazard for goals.

Hazard has been in fine form since Maurizio Sarri’s appointment as Chelsea boss and has scored eight times in nine appearances for club and country this season.

The Belgium international was on target again in Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

However, there have been growing concerns over the performances of Giroud and Morata

Giroud has yet to score this season, while Morata hasn’t found the back of the net since the second game of the campaign.

Rudiger told Chelsea website, “We need to learn to kill matches. It’s not only on Eden’s shoulders. We need the other players to help him with scoring.

“He has been doing his job very well again, but the other guys must score too – Giroud, Morata, Willian have to score. As a team all of us have to provide more goals, the defenders as well.

“At the end of the day the best scorers are Hazard and Pedro, but with the quality of players we have on the pitch, it’s (the lack of goals from elsewhere) not too good.”