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For those of you who want to see the highlights of the game Serbia - Belgium : 0 - 3 AMAZING game by Kevin De Bruyne with an assist and goal! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJlUIqu4qD4

Highlights of the game with De Bruyne's assist and goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJlUIqu4qD4

Should KDB be called back to the Bridge in January? I don't think that's a good idea. A raw talent as De Bruyne should play as many minutes as possible. If an early move back to chelsea would mean he will end up warming the bench => worst thing we could do at the moment! Let him play and shine... so that when he returns to us... he will be a star player himself! This video shows Hazards performance against Serbia BUT it was Kevin De Bruyne who was elected MOTM (even FiFA Player of the week!) with a brilliant performance: a goal & an assist. But the best action IMO was Kevin's pass on Hazard in the 51st min. of the game. To the people that haven't seen a lot of De Bruyne... => this is exactly what he's all about! KDB is a player with THAT pass. Pause the video for a second at 1.31min and look who you can eliminate 4 defenders with 1 brilliant pass => gotta love it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCKyfbeJg28

Belgian national squad arriving at Belgrado airport Serbia. @Sh0n3x... is that YOU??!! B) http://1.t.cdn.belga.be/picture:38871907:preview:watermark?m=nmcgdeih

Latest rumours telling he might be in the starting 11 for the WC qualifier against Serbia tomorrow! I will keep you guys posted on his performance! ps: Hazard & Courtois will also start of course! Lukaku is injured.

This! We have three absolute class midfielders amongst us at the moment and I highly doubt they will all just disappear . BUT to make you feel better: but if we loose oscar(a very rare kind of talent much like Lampard) who do we buy??? NOBODY! => Let me remind you of a certain young player who is on a loan at Werder Bremen at the moment, who is a rare talent (perfect doublure for Lampard in the near future) and who goes by the name of Kevin De Bruyne (or KDB)!! You can sleep on both ears mate! The future looks blue! :cfc:

4 assists, 2 penalties won & 2 goals in 7 games!! I can't really see why someone would be dissapointed by his performance in a new team/league! Also keep in mind that those records could easily been higher if the referees (3 clear penalties denied) and his teammates (great 'should be' assist passes without a goal to follow) would helped a little! Remember he's discovering a whole new competition which is clearly way higher than the one he came from + he has to find his spot around 10 totally new teammates. I've been following him for a long time now. One thing that undoubtedly goes like a red line through his career is his absolute talent and football intelligence! At the -19 belgium national squad hazard was the key player who really went for a 'walk in the park' every single game! This means he really played with the defenders, dribbling 4-5... or dribbling a guy and let him come back, just for the fun of dribbling him again. He scored a lot of goals & gave a serious amount of assists in that team. Conclusion... Eden was simply way too good for both his teammates and the opposition => free role At Lille, he was introduced in the first team with a goal in his debut game & a game winning performance a few games later in the League cup against league leaders & eternal french champions Lyon (he scored an amazing goals that game and also gave both assist to win 3-2!). This was one of the first times Hazard played with the 1st team (maybe even his first game as a starter?). Look at the confidence that this 18(!!!) year old boy brings on the pitch. The commentators really couldn't believe it... "He's incredible... he simply is incredible this young lad" With a debut performance like this, Eden continued his great form game by game. Every game he became more and more important for the team (as an 18 year old kid!!). He quickly found his spot in the team... and because he's blessed with such amazing talent, soon Lille's manager also gave him the free role in his team. Both at Lille and the Belgium National under19 squad Eden was the only playmaker. He was free to run across the pitch (left, right, deep, low,...) and come to pick up the ball at anytime/anyplace. Take the time to watch some of his games on youtube (channel EdenHazard10i makes amazing Eden Hazard VS team X almost every single game the last two years!). You will see Eden running around the pitch and being a very active playmaker.. owning the pitch and displaying his amazing technique. Because of his clear talent he decided a lot of games with goals and assists... also he clearly made his teammates around him play a lot better! At the Belgium national 1st team... the story was a little more difficult. Eden came (as the Lille and under 19 team STAR player) in a team with a lot of star players. He didn't get the free role in the team and had to stay in his position (started as a winger... at the moment he is also used as the n° 10). This was clearly a big adjustment for this 20 year old boy... who probably always have been the best player BY far on every pitch he played on. Also because the belgian fans & media(!!!) expected TOO much of their new idol... Eden heads off for a difficult start. Luckily by this time, Eden has found his place in the squad! At Chelsea... I was a little bit afraid that the national squad scenario would repeat itself. Eden clearly is not the only big star player in the team anymore ... so he needed to adapt himself to this situation. For the record I really think this is difficult for ANY star player who leaves his former 'small' team and gets surrounded by many other big names. So I really wouldn't blame Eden for a second if it showed he needed time to adapt at Chelsea. But look at his performances now. Clearly adapted himself amazingly well in the star team! Plays 100% the team (instead of his former teams playing for him) but still finds the moments to shine when needed! OH YES you didn't see him dribble 5 guys in a row... and toying with the defense game after game... But why would he? And make no mistake... he clearly can if he wanted! But Eden just wants to stay low profile at the moment. I couldn't blame him at all with these assists/goals/MOTM records!! Also don't forget that in a team with Mata & Oscar... Chelsea now have 3 playmakers. The way Mata plays is actually very similar to the way Eden played at Lille. With Mata (& Oscar) on his side... Hazard hasn't got the space he had at Lille anymore and thus has to play very differently! So my conclusion: Did we see the real Eden Hazard at Chelsea: at the moment we didn't. But I cannot really say I don't like his new role... Will we see the creative Eden soon: all depends on the space he will get. At the moment his creativity is limited because of Mata/Oscar & Eden doesn't put a lot of risk in his game. Do we have the best and most creative midfield with Eden/Mata & Oscar: Hell yes!!! The link up play with these 3 looks brilliant! What a future we have!! The difference between last year and this year is out of this world!! The creative midfield we were shouting for has clearly arrived! The future looks blue!!! KTBFHH :blue scalf:

Zidane Praises Hazard: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xu33qy_eden-hazard-vu-par-zidane-canal_sport He tells he has been a long time admirer of Eden. "The first thing that came to my mind when I saw him play the 1st time was: he is different than all other players! I decided to follow him from close range because he brings something special to the game... even at this very young age" "He's a player with a enormous personality on the pitch and always gives the fans something worth their ticket. He shows a lot of joy when playing and is the type of guy that brings people to the stadium. When I saw this already at a very young age... I was really really impressed!" "The thing that maybe strikes me the most... is that he has the intelligence to let the other players around him play better. He is so talented that he can change the game with one of his actions/goals or assists BUT more importantly... when he feels he's not in the right position, when he cannot shoot well ... In that split second, his mind will tell him to play with the others and involve them in the action. And not only does he think about it... he also excecutes the great pass or link up play. This is pure football intelligence." If I watch football these days... I a lot of great players who's strength is to play on their own and to force something individually. What I really miss are these intelligent players, who are not only great themselves, but also make the other players around them play better. And it's not only me that says that, it's in general. Eden really stands out in this matter and that is the thing i like most about him! For me this is the most important force/power of Eden". "He made his choice to join Chelsea. And let's be honest... in his game, you cannot really tell he only arrived there a month ago. For me that all has to do with his personality. Eden is a guy that doesn't ask himself too many questions, you can link him in this matter with another great player Frank Ribery." Zidane ends the interview by telling that there are really very few players these days that are as good as Hazard AND that Eden can still go really far because of his young age. "I see him as a future Ballon d'or winner. And a lot has to do with his intelligence on the pitch".

There is no I in team! especially not in the team WE support. They're all Chelsea ffs. I don't care who is a tiny % better than the other one (based on what? and how would you like to measure 'better' btw?!!). As long as they all shine in OUR team and link up well together!

His subtile pass that led to the winning goal at 1.02mins:

By the way... just noticed this video was mirrored (watch the bundesliga logo in the bottom left corner). So yes... this shot was with his 'weaker' left foot !

This was the goal from last weekend. This weeks goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fX1yXHFVGBM#!

Cheers mate!

Story's about some belgians from Namur who cross the channel to watch a Chelsea game with Hazard! They are well prepared, with their beers, flags, etc. When asked if Eden did well in his first games at Chelsea, they say he had a great start with 3 MOTM performances in 3 games (I guess that's 4). Then it's all about the atmosphere around the stadium and Belgian fans finding each other. Also on how quickly the name of Eden is found on Chelsa's merchandising is discussed. A few people around the stadium are asked about Eden, and how well he's doing. They all love him. One fan is asked what Eden's former club was.. he hesitated for a while, but then correctly said 'Lille'. Against Juventus Eden did not score BUT he gave the 1st assist for Oscar's goal! In a team full of stars... Eden has quickly found his spot! Reporter: The integration has gone well? Eden: Yes, all has gone really well. The players are really great, the staff is also very nice! I think I have everything around me here for a good and quick integration AND to play good football. Reporter: Lampard, Terry, ... wasn't that too intimidating in the beginning? Eden: Well indeed those are great players. So in the beginning that always feels a little strange. But like I said before these guys are just humans. They have 2 arms and 2 legs.. so on that point we are quite familiar. The english media were very sceptical about Hazard's 40million€ transfer to Chelsea. In the mean time... they felt for the charms of the little Belgian. Four four two dedicates the next cover to Hazard. He integrated well. Was discovered here at chelsea in the beginning of the season. Not really anything bad we can say about him. He's a real figure with a great personality! Leaving Lille, Hazard has found a new goal in his life... England is his new 'eden'.

I did not see the game, but from what I can see in this video... Eden played a good game (again!) for us! I will not even start about that sick rabona (while running + ball in movement...), how can you pull that of without tripping yourself like Carle ! Things that made me happy: amazing long passes: On Ramires (min 1.05 in the video above) Cross on Ivanovic, what could easily have been his 3rd assist on Iva ... [*]Eden attracks a lot of defenders on him with his skills + is also able to keep a clear overview AND deliver a great long pass to look for space on the other side of the pitch: I like a lot! should always have been a penalty (Wright Philips)! If eden will win us a PK in almost every single game... easy wins can be the result!! Most importantly: His willingness and motivation to work in defense. Unfortunately not all his defensive actions are in this video but I'm really happy about the amount of effort Eden puts in defending in a Chelsea shirt! Especially the counter attack he sets up... dribbling into 2-3 QPR defenders and then perfectly passing the ball in Torres' run (how on earth did he feel Torres in his back... because he didn't looked back a single second) + also he runs through ready for Torres to give him back the ball for a 1 on 1 with the GK => IMO pure class!! (check back this moment in the video above at 3.18mins) But the best defensive action comes at min 5 in the next video where he makes up for a bad pass by Lampard and sets up the chance for Moses! http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtmunf_queens-park-rangers-v-chelsea_sport?start=303 His shooting: until this far his weakest point in a Chelsea shirt. However I do not worry... he made a lot of crazy goals with really good shots at Lille. I do not know what the reason is at the moment. Maybe he needs a first fieldgoal to become more confident.... Anyhow... don't worry on this one... as soon as he starts hitting 25 yarders... everything will be forgotten Honestly I also don't blame him on the first shot: weaker foot, rather good shot to the bottom left corner... => good save by Cesar Second shot was something else. Really didn't hit that well. A rather hard pass by Moses but this shouldn't be an excuse. In his defense... if this happens in the 5th minute of the game, it's a miss ... end of story. Of course with the tension running high and this shot being a potential gamewinner => everyone is dissapointed. 4 games and 4 times MOTM. Eden clearly feels good at Chelsea. I've been following him for a long time now.. and it seems he really has found a new inspiration/ambition to work really hard for (something he was sometimes lacking at Lille the last year or in the national squad). He feels the challenge to prove himself in the EPL and this does him well! Works really hard, plays good football, thinks about his teammates first before going for own succes + defenses really well!! Best of all... I just KNOW he will even want to play better at the Bridge in front of the home crowd! So expect yourselves on many more great things to happen in the garden of eden!! :blue scalf:

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Sloth please... you got to stop this dude . Saying Eden Hazard is lacking creativity (you even said you could expect more creativity from a Championship player than from him) is just like stating Jenna Jameson is useless at sucking But I will give you credit on this one since you always base your opinion on a few games. I had to tell Jenna's sorry. She had an off day the 5 times you took her on a date

I bet he got help from Soesman Language Training to avoid akward dressingroom situations Epic commercial:

I will say nothing otherwise it's back: the belgian fans are overhyping their players But fuck yes he's amazing and dominates the midfield... oops ... that one slipped out

Highlights of his game against Wigan: Great turn + assist Caldwell should have got a straight red! Love the pass to himself at 1.17min (or how to cover a bad pass... Like a pro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX3fJ_DKU9M

Good game by the big guy! but one swallow doesn't make the hooker. Hope he will continue this form in the next games! He really could/should be a West Brom starter... But Nic! is right. His ability to come and slayer to defensive with his overwhelming power football at the last 20 minutes of the games could get against him here. If he is used as a supersub... He could easily stayed with us! Let's wait what the next games will bring! I can see him starting very soon.

Don't worry Hamilton... I think he's talking to me . Henrique please... could you start by posting some useful things instead of all this b***. I'm starting to think you have a problem with Belgium. Come on over here if you like. I invite you to my country and you can stay at my place. You will see some really good things start with 'BEL' . Also you're quite close to 'the Bridge'... Brussels - London only 2hours with the Eurostar train. If you don't notice the talent that is amongst our national team at this moment... you are simply blind, stupid OR just not following international football. But don't worry... you will have the chance to see them play from up close in 2 years in your country And I have good news for you! I will not discuss Lukaku or Hazard (or any other belgian player) with you again. I will simply let them speak themselves, on the pitch!