DYC.

That's because they're different players. Neymar's a forward, Hazard's a midfielder. Neymar focuses on scoring goals as it's one of his jobs as a player, that's not the case with Hazard. It's the same as saying Lampard scores more than Xavi so Lampard's better for example.As for the question, I can't say. Great talents but Neymar would have to play in a top European league for me to know.

I smell incest.

Think TalkChelsea has hit a new low.

A Stoke player was sent through on goal and Azpi took him down. It would've been a penalty but he was offside so no penalty.

I've never been impressed with Bertrand in midfield. He's always been awful in that role tbh. The only thing he does is provide cover for Ash but that can't be enough reason to play him there.

It's a hit and miss season Shevchenko. Don't think it will change.

I hope we extend his contract.

- Great win. - Can't say I felt sorry for Walters, sh*t happens. I thought it was quite funny actually. - David 'The Liability' Luiz put in a great performance, how about that? He's a CB, period. - Lampard put in a fine performance. - When I grow up, I want to be just like Paulo Ferreira.

Paulo Ferreira did that with his mind control powers.

Same here. He can be like Nani in 10/11 on the right, but even better.

Who's the girl?

It's weird how Villas-Boas and Di Matteo didn't consider him a liability. Benitez preferred David Luiz too before he had to cover for our issues in midfield. That's three different managers.

I think I missed this back then http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okskkgLj3qA Amazing pass. Hazard should've scored.

That's what I always say. Sneijder is definitely a good player but he's only enjoyed one world-class season in his entire career. Wes Brown looked like a world-class player in 07/08 but that didn't last either. Somehow almost every player outdid themself that season. Cèsar, Maicon, Zanetti, Samuel, Maicon, Cambiasso, Motta, Sneijder, Milito were all outstanding, while Eto'o sacrificed personal glory by playing a incredibly selfless role (looked more like a wing-back than a forward). Same with Pandev. Mourinho deserves a lot of credit for that season but they were never gonna keep that up and Mourinho knew that and so left on a high. If Sneijder wants to move to Turkey, who are we to say no. Not a competition of a high level but being the big fish in a small pond also has it's allures. Good luck to him.

Read that post again.

Forgot to mention that. David has been quality, this is the first time I've been impressed by him in midfield.

Yup but I'm not the slightest bit worried though. As long as we keep doing what we've been doing, we should win.

I'd most definitely rather get him then Fellaini.

Would be nice if Taison would bite Fergie's nose off.

This picture always makes me smile. Not because of Mourinho but because of Borat's brother in the background.

FIFA doesn't make the team, footballers are the ones who have to vote. The same footballers who hardly watch any football and purely vote based on reputation.

The team is a joke. About Messi, well.. All I can say is 91 goals and 29 assists in a single year. If I didn't witness it myself, I wouldn't have believed it.

Like I said in a earlier post, I think you're harsh on Hazard's defensive contribution. He's no work-horse but it's not like he does nothing. Again, 1.3 interceptions per game for example.And the attacking players are often asked to drop too deep imo, forcing them to cover a lot of ground. That's fine when you have the likes of Young, Valencia, Moses etc on the flanks. But for our team It would be much better if the lines were kept much closer and there was more focus on pressing collectively.

I didn't attack him. Apparently I misunderstood what he meant with the part of his post saying Hazard contributes little. But he has already explained what he meant. I agree, it was imbalanced. In fact, I said so before Di Matteo even started using Oscar but then I got a bunch of replies saying they're so great and that it will work, we have the double pivot to defend etc.Fair enough on Hazard, that's your opinion. Personally I prefer to focus on his offensive contributions, ability on the ball and decisiveness, in the same way that is the case with the best offensive players in world football. As I do believe he has what it takes to be among the best. Nobody was discussing Ronaldinho's all-round contribution and him lacking defensively when he was the star man in Barca's CL succes, same with Kaka and the same with Cristiano Ronaldo.

@SeB That's football. Everybody has their jobs and if you lack in certain key areas, you'll have to compensate by providing in other areas to make it at the top. I'm sure Dirk Kuyt for example provides a more all-round contribution than let's say, Cristiano Ronaldo. But it is the latter who is wanted all over the world, not the former. Like I said before, I agree with you on Moses but you could even look at Messi at a negative angle if you wanted to.