Top 10 players who have played under Antonio Conte

#4: Eden Hazard (Chelsea)

Hazard makes the cut as one of the top ten best players in football at present

Belgian winger Eden Hazard has got to go down as Chelsea's best signing in the past decade. The winger has been pivotal in the Londoner's hunt for glory since his arrival in 2012.

Conte and Hazard are midway in their second year together at the club. Together, they helped the Blues stamp their supremacy by winning the Premier League last season.

Hazard's monstrous pace along with his gifted vision make him an inevitable player to have in any of Europe's top clubs. His exploits haven't gone unnoticed, with Real Madrid already planning a swoop for the 26-year-old as a replacement for Welshman Gareth Bale. Hazard clearly makes the cut as one of the top ten best players currently active in the football world.

The Belgian showed a terrific improvement after his slump in the season 2015-16. Hazard scored 16 goals in Conte's first season to only 4 in Mourinho's last. Also, he created 89 chances and made five assists under the Italian. In the season 2015-16, he created only 66 chances and made just three assists, falling prey to criticism from the fans and media.

Conte's reign has also seen Chelsea's provocateur-in-chief improving drastically in his defensive duties. The 26-year-old made 28 interceptions compared to his count of 12 under Mourinho.

In 2017, the Belgian won his fourth PFA Player of the Year award under the master Italian. Albeit both have played for a short span of just a year and a half, a few would disagree with the fact that Hazard remains one of the best players to be coached by Antonio Conte.