Conte does not want selfish players

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is not interested in selfish players and does not believes Eden Hazard needs to become ruthless to reach the same level as Lionel Messi.

Hazard has been a key member of the Chelsea squad in the team's push for the Premier League and Chelsea double, netting his 15th goal of the season in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final win over Tottenham.

Speaking after the game, team-mate Cesc Fabregas suggested he would reach the same level as Messi if he became more 'selfish' and showed a greater 'killer instinct'.

Messi scored his 500th goal for Barcelona in Sunday's 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid in El Clasico but, while Conte does not agree and believes it is important Hazard plays for the team.

"No, no, no. Absolutely not," Conte told reporters.

"I don't think that a player like Messi is a selfish player. The first target for every great champion is to play for the team and to put your talent into the team.

"The best players in the world don't exist without a team. They don't exist without a team.

"For me, it's sad to listen to this, that a player must 'be more selfish' to reach the top level. That's very sad. It's not my idea of football and I will never understand this. Never, never.

"In my team, I don't want selfish players. I prefer to lose a game than to have a selfish player.

"For me, I don't want this and I can't accept this. I don't want my club to buy me a selfish player one day. Never. No.” 

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