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Chelsea star Eden Hazard backs 'fantastic manager' Maurizio Sarri and insists he's not thinking about summer move to Real Madrid: 'The way he wants us to play is the same as me' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6902789/Chelsea-star-Eden-Hazard-backs-fantastic-manager-Maurizio-Sarri.html

Eden Hazard says Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi can get even better if he keeps his feet on the ground https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6886757/Eden-Hazard-Callum-Hudson-Odoi-better-stays-humble.html Captain's advice to CHO. Hazard shares plenty of good chemistry with RLC and CHO. Especially RLC. Clearly love playing with each other and Hazard loves to see them improve.

Sigh...so true. I've said it before and say it again... In our team, our national team players are benched in favor of players who are 3'rd or 4th choice for their countries. Same Chelsea that used to boast about having around 5-6 national team captains in the starting 11 every game.

So true. Barkley has put in fantastic performances against Europa league opposition as well. I really want RLC to climb up the pecking order instead....even if Barkley is the more established of the two.

I really hope Chelsea act on Thorgan sooner rather than later...would have been a more sensible signing compared to Pulisic. Can't stand the thought of Liverpool, City or any other PL club signing a player that ought to start for us. EDIT: Also correct me if I'm wrong, we still have first buy option on Thorgan, right?

I agree,...he doesn't seem like he is concerned about long term atm. Right now Sarri seems to be mostly about Sarri. And seeking retribution from the press for criticizing his tactics and selection.

The most idiotic question i've heard Chelsea fans ask these days about Hazard: "If he wanted to stay, why wouldn't he have signed a contract by now?" Really? When its not certain that the club is going to play in the CL next season? For the 2nd time in a row? Why would someone of his caliber want to bet everything on that...you have players like Delli Alli playing against elite European competition, while Hazard has to salvage a draw against Wolves. The only players who we can easily convince to sign contracts at this point, are your Marcos Alonsos and over the hill players like Luiz. The only exception to the rule is Kante, who we duped earlier on in the season, when the situation was not so bad.

ffs...it seems everyone is having a good time away with the national teams. Ironically, its the players who are 3'rd or 4'th choice picks for their national teams, that end up starting games for us, instead.

Honestly...even Sarri's most staunch supporters won't be able to give a good excuse for this nonsense from him. Even if CHO regularly came on as a sub in every game that would still be good. He just leaves him out in several games, and complains that he has too many wingers to choose from.

My one concern with this signing, is that he fits the bill of all our typical Chelsea attacker/midfield signings. Plenty of skill...not much end product. We've gone after a lot of flashy players to fit the 'style' of football we want, but with very little substance. Kovacic is a prime example. ...anyway, anything can still happen. So here' hoping.

Chelsea should really consider signing up Thorgan before someone else tries to catch us off guard.

I want to see him making his debut at the Bridge, coming on as a sub, with this playing in the background, lol

One difference between Sarri and AVB though... AVB at least tried to chop, change and rotate his squad. (Even though it was a bad idea at the time) Sarri keeps playing the same unmotivated players, again and again.

This.... I've said it before...... the players, despite whatever crap they feed to the press, aren't playing for Sarri. Yes, they follow Sarri's instructions in terms of general tactics, but they are not fighting for him. As far as Sarri is considered, the guy has achieved nothing close to what they've achieved in football, in terms of trophies. No matter how 'nice' our guys are, they will always have a certain level of arrogance. Someone like David Luiz has a champions league medal. What does Sarri have at this point? That's why Sarri can't motivate his players for ordinary league games. The players have to end up motivating themselves. Think about it. After the City league 6-0, what PL games have we performed in? Just the one Spurs game following the Carling cup loss, just to send a message to the media and everyone else. Every other league game has been a crapfest, dull affair. Its not entirely Sarri's fault per se, but this is why a manager like Sarri or AVB will find it tough to succeed here. You need people who are leaders and proven winners, like Pep, to totally convince these kinds of players to give it their all. Either that, or a massive amount of luck.

I'll admit...we probably are missing those 'training ground visits' that Roman Abramovich used to give when results start going south

'Mental' problems Loool...the irony

Conte screwed us over no doubt. I just wish he taken a couple or more clowns with him.

This Chelsea team is on official break until April 11. That's when the Captain Cesar and his band of glory hunters will crawl out of bed. And clueless Sarri will think all is well again.

I feared the worst after that goal and assist on Thursday. If I want to be a fair with Alonso: He was decent when Everton were on the back foot...like we saw in the first half. The moment the opposition brings the fight to us, the camel Alonso begins to lose balance and flops.

Almost every body knew it. Its so predictable. Almost every PL game since the turn of the year has been following a script. You can just tell with how our CB's take their sweet time to pass the ball out from the back. They don't give a crap, when there is no cup to fight for.

I agree with your second point. But my worry with the first point, is that Sarri doesn't seem to be learning. I thought he was turning a corner after the City game, but he comes back with the same shite not soon after.

Had the makings of a shite game from the first half. We had it very easy in the first half, with Everton doing nothing. But this side refused to make the most of the chances they got. Then they come out in the 2nd half thinking they'll just boss their way through, but just ended up with egg on their face. Rinse and repeat of a typical PL game ever since we dropped out of the top 3. Sarri says he can't motivate the squad for these games, yet he keeps starting the same a-holes every game.

Fair enough