Eva Carneiro: 'Trust in the medical team is absolutely essential'

Eva Carneiro, the doctor who's claiming constructive dismissal against Chelsea, has broken her public silence.

On Saturday at a football medical conference in London, Carneiro talked about her duties as a club doctor and the importance of trusting medical teams.

Carneiro was dropped from first-team duties at Chelsea after, on the first matchday of the Premier League season, she and first-team physiotherapist Jon Fearn were criticised by Jose Mourinho for treating Eden Hazard on the pitch. She ultimately left Stamford Bridge in September, and her constructive dismissal case is set to be heard at a public tribunal on June 6.

"Trust in the medical team is absolutely essential," Carneiro said, according to the Associated Press. "If you get a player to trust you enough to guide the progression, he is much more likely to be able to progress well and not have to rely on his innate perception of what he thinks is going on. If you are able to inform the right decision with confidence he will trust you have his best interests at heart."

In a separate case, Carneiro is taking personal legal action against Mourinho for alleged victimisation and discrimination.