What type of a reaction have you had from the players after Saturday's loss? "I think we need to react on the pitch. The rest is nothing. We discussed with the players how to try to improve the approach, the motivation, the determination. And so we are trying to change something in training, in pre-match, in everything. But I think we all have to react on the pitch, of course." Do you fear a player backlash? "No, why? I cannot understand why? We need to discuss about our problems, I think. The first step, if I want to improve, is to accept the mistakes. Otherwise it's impossible to improve. I think it's a normal discussion for improving." Have the squad lost some key players over the years? "I don't remember, but maybe now we lost some points of reference... I don't know very well, I cannot understand exactly the older situation because I wasn't here of course. But, maybe, the group lost somebody important. Very important for driving the other players (on). But I don't know. It's only my opinion because I don't know very well the old situation." Who are the players that can step up? "I know very well the situation can change suddenly without a logical reason sometimes. It depends on the atmosphere around the players. But we have some players with the characteristics to be leaders. As Azpilicueta, David Luiz... so I think they can help all the other players to get the right mentality." Hazard, can he be a leader? "I don't know in this moment... In this moment, he's more an individual player than a leader. He is very important for us, of course, because he is a great player. He always can win the match in two minutes. Sometimes in one minute. But, at the moment, he's not a leader. He's a great player. One of the best in the world." Do you have any update on his future? "No, no news. I know very well that he is discussing with the club, but I don't know anything else at the moment. I think that he has not decided yet if he wants to stay here or if he wants a new experience in another club. I don't know exactly the situation, but I think that Eden, at the moment, doesn't know the final choice." Is Higuain the best striker you've ever coach? "He's a very strong striker. Especially in my first season in Naples. He did very well. He scored 36 goals in 35 matches in Serie A. That season he scored 39 goals. So he did very, very well. For sure, he is one of the best strikers in my career." Does he have the character you need? "He played four seasons for Real Madrid, I think. I think he has the right experience to play here." Hazard said he has frustrated every manager, does he frustrate you? "Sometimes. I prefer him when he speaks with his feet." Are you happy with him being an individual, or does he need more of a leadership role? "I think he said that coaches told him that he needs to do more. I think he has to do more. Because the potential is higher than the performances. He has to respect first of all himself.
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