MrExcalibur100

He's actually a very good player, but like Neymar ™ , very overhyped. Of course, he's not even close to Hazard and like I said, James is better.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Can't expect any objectivity out of you. I have no vested interest in this, so let's just leave it as it is. To each his own.

I don't know why some want to compare Eden Hazard the great to these young guns. Let them come to the premiership first and carry a team on it's back and be voted 2nd best player in the league second to Luis Suarez, who is a top 5 player in his own right. Still, I put James ahead of Neymar, Isco and Gotze though and around the same level as Pogba and Koke.

Says the German. And like I said, I'm not basing my opinion on the 4 games so far, but from his days at Porto. If James was German and if Gotze was Colombian, this won't be up for debate. Gotze has also played for bigger clubs and thus has more visibility. I maintain what I said.

Actually, Falcao isn't nearly as inspirational for Colombia as he was for Atletico for example. You can do with his quality of course, but Colombia are so stacked in that area. I don't think Bacca has even played a single minute so far.

In general actually. It's debatable, but that's just my opinion (and how I've always felt).

Better than Gotze and Brazil's golden boy.

Let's just say we spent a lot of money on players in that position that will only be squad players for other top European clubs.

Unsurprisingly the best player on the pitch again. We will do well to sign him and discard some of the overrated players we have occupying similar positions.

Sick bastard.

If Barcelona are going to be stupid enough to sell Sanchez, then we should be looking to sign him. 25-30 million is the price being quoted and it represents great value. We keep talking only about strikers, central mids and left backs, but I'm not (fully) convinced by the quality of Willian, Schurrle and Salah going forward. Will they improve, yes, but we need more top class quality in that area.

First of all "2nd most talented player in the world" is a very subjective term and it's moot even trying to discuss it. Second, no weaknesses? Have you even watched him for Barcelona this past season. Easily brushed off the ball, pointless dribbles to no man's land, surprisingly poor shooting technique, marked out of games by average defenders etc and he doesn't even get double-marked like Hazard does for Chelsea. He was easily outperformed by Pedro and most especially Alexis last season. Saying he has no weaknesses is not subjective at all, it's just plain wrong. Read the barca forum and see the bull*** they gave Neymar last season for his poor performances. . I don't think anybody hates him. He is just slighlty disliked for his petulant diving and the fact that he gets insanely overhyped by the media and you, in this case.

I was just talking about wide players alone though. Anyway, this entire conversation is becoming boring and it all stemmed from the "usual suspect" poster or two spouting their usual nonsense disguised as an opinion.

I consider Hazard, Reus, Robben, Bale, Ribery (ok the guy has been poor recently) Di Maria and Alexis Sanchez to be the only true world class players (wingers). I don't consider guys like Neymar or Gotze to be on the same level (yet) as these players. I also don't see any of those guys being able to carry Chelsea the way Hazard did this past season. Maybe Bale, because he's done it before in the PL with Spurs. I just don't see a guy like Neymar being able to do that. He scores a couple of goals for Brazil and all of a sudden he's the best. As if club performances are not the bread and butter of evaluating a player's true level. Fickle, fickle, fickle.

Nah, of course not. But's it's just irritating how goals scored has become a barometer for a player's greatness, even when said player is not a striker. Hazard has scored 21, 14, and 17 goals respectively in the last 3 seasons and he's more of a creative winger than a goal-scoring, shoot on site winger. These are great goalscoring numbers for a winger. That's not even taking into account the creative output he brings, which is far greater than some of the names being banded about. It's a consequence of the Ronaldo-Messi era. And of course 1 or 2 posters with their personal agendas against some of our players. (no point mentioning any names)

If a player doesn't score 30 goals a season, he is not one of the world's best players, says the guys who just started watching football in the Ronaldo-Messi era. SMH at some of the comments in the last 2 pages. So predictable (from the usual suspects). Pure hilarity.

Players like him play all attacking mid roles. LW, RW and AM (number 10)

Yep, he is easily more technically gifted than Oscar, and dare I say it, more talented. He is also built more robustly than Oscar.

He says his best position is as a 10. As for price, I imagine he will stay there till his contract runs till it's final year and leaves at a fairly cheap price. He will just be entering his prime around 25.

I've been a huge admirer of this kid. A bit underrated because he plays in Monaco. Has been the best player in the WC alongside Robben. He will be one of the top 10 players in the world.

I just woke up to the news that this animal bit another human being again. I hope he gets banned for the remainder of the competition. https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/73C146A6191093276080053587968_231e28dbf88.0.4.5356795300810016351.mp4?versionId=9gUVS4gH4rW66rWn_8mtxlFBSFLRar5U I also hope he gets DRUG TESTED too. He has become so much bigger in the last two years and those veins on his neck are a sight to behold. He is the dirtiest player in the world. Won't be surprised if he cheats too.

We wouldn't even be contemplating selling him were it not for his attitude and big mouth. Still think he's the best striker in the world 21 and under though.

You play FM, skip? I thought it was weird his FM had Mata. Is it not 2014?