'Mourinho Made Gutsy Call'  (Sky Sports)

The Sunday Supplement panel discussed Jose Mourinho's "gutsy" decision to drop Eden Hazard and whether he has "played all his jokers" this season.

Hazard was Chelsea's Player of the Year last season but surprisingly found himself benched for the 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday.

Mourinho said afterwards that it was a "tactical decision" and the Belgian needs to improve his defensive workrate to get back into the team.

"It's a very Jose move, a very gutsy move," said Daily Mail chief sports writer Martin Samuel. "And it sends out the message that nobody is above taking responsibility.

"He's dropped the Player of the Year for a game that people said had to be the turning point for Chelsea. He's a guy that Mourinho compared to Ronaldo and Messi and now says he has to work harder to get his place back in the team.

Mourinho's decision to bench Hazard came just days after the Blues boss was given a £50,000 fine by the FA for comments made after defeat to Southampton earlier this month.

And even though Chelsea got the desired result against Villa, The Daily Telegraph's chief football writer Sam Wallace thinks they are not out of the woods yet.

"I think he is struggling a bit and has played his cards very early in the season," said Wallace.

"He has hammered the FA, issued an ultimatum to the owners, dropped his best player in Hazard, humiliated Matic, who pretty much embodied his spirit last season - the clocks haven't even turned back yet and you feel all the jokers have been played.

"They have only beaten Aston Villa, who are in the relegation zone. I think there's still a way to go."

Neil Custis of The Sun thinks Mourinho feels "empowered" after being recently backed by the board.

"He is challenging, upsetting and almost humiliating people he needs on his side," he said. "We saw it at Madrid when he challenged Iker Casillas and dropped him and fell out with Ronaldo.

"I think he feels empowered because he has had a sit down with the owner, who has said he is going to be OK and backed him, and made the public statement. He feels empowered to take on the players and there does seem to be a them and us mentality."