After a brilliant start to life at Stamford Bridge Chelsea's mega summer signing Eden Hazard kind of went off the boil, coinciding with the team's spiral down the table and out of the Champions League.

However, the last couple of weeks have seen the Hazard that everyone expected to witness, the one with the great first touch and vision, coupled with an ability to score from anywhere in the field.

Hazard was brilliant against Manchester United, inspiring a comeback in the F.A. Cup quarterfinals to force a replay, while the diminutive Belgian also produced some wonderful displays in the Europa League.

His best game of the season came against West Ham at the weekend, where he was a part of almost every single potent Chelsea attack.

"My confidence is really up at the moment and I feel good in myself," Hazard told the official club's website. "It's quite weird because, historically, March always seems to be the best time of the year for me.

"Last year I got player of the month in Ligue 1, and a couple of years ago I won the same award. I don't know why but it seems as though things come good for me at this time of the season."

Chelsea have not had a great season, though, crashing out of the Champions League while lying well out of contention for the English Premier League title.

Two Cup competitions still remain however, and a double of the Europa League and the F.A. Cup is still very much within the Blues' grasp.

"You have to reserve judgement until the end of the season," Hazard added. "You can't summarise or sum up until everybody knows exactly what's been won.

"But it was a big disappointment going out of the Champions League so early, particularly as the same thing happened to me with Lille last season, when we were eliminated at the group stage.

"It's such an important competition and that's why I feel we could have achieved a bit more this season.

"We're on the right path to qualify for next season's tournament, though, and I think if we do we have enough quality players at the club to go a long way in it. The ultimate objective is to go as far as you can in the Champions League.

"We're still on the right track to win both the F.A. Cup and Europa League, and we'll be doing everything in our power to make sure that happens because big clubs can only be judged to have had a successful season if they win one or, if they're lucky, several, trophies."