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Saying its hard and having to do it by yourself wasnt something he needed to say.

He has to draw a line in the sand with what players can say to the press though. If he lets this slide, and Hazard feels hes above the manager, then we are screwed in the future. He has to make sure to keep the respect of the dressing room.

Nice to see Salah and Schurrle out there. Deserving starting 11. Nice to see Azpi finally get a rest after his contribution midweek too.

Lol no way he was gonna start today.

That would make a more major point if they had the same roles in this team.

It clearly is, especially when you consider the drop off in our squad play is hardly noticeable most times between them. Both promising young wingers who are inconsistent at this point in their career.

This may sound like blasphemy on here, but I really think the gap between schürrle and hazard right now is pretty small. Both are inconsistent, yet effective young wingers with the ability to take over matches.

The date on the article says october 2012.

Wow....2 seasons ago too.

Would paulinho have closed down Juanfran?

He's blaming the guy who let his man go two times, and who talked to the press first.

What did he say about costa?

It does seem a little like when Juan had a melt down after being subbed.

Has probably secured player of the season in light of recent events. Deserved IMO.

He should have benched him last game. Why should, at this present point in time, Hazard have a starting Spot over Schurrle? The same player who has done all asked of him within the system?

He shouldnt have said anything about our style of play after the match because it was just ammunition to use against Mourinho. He's been in this country long enough to know how our press acts.

Thing is Hazard forced his hand on it. It could have easily stood behind closed doors if Hazard didnt make the statements. The press used Hazard's words to try to jump on Mourinho, so he had to put the truth out there.

The major thing is that personality-wise I dont see Cole in Hazard. It is definitely a test though.

You know what...you are right, Hopefully he does not make the same mistake this weekend.

Then what was Eden for speaking in the first place. We just got beat at home,knocked out of the champions league from a winning position, and he has to field questions from a player not tracking his man questioning him. He did what any of us would do, and set the record straight. If we are going to be really honest, then Hazard was only out there last night on name alone. I saw no reason, other than name, why he should have been out there starting over schürrle.

Mourinho meant exactly what he said, and he was right.

I actually felt gutted for him Wednesday. He had been good for us this cl campaign and it had to be terrible for him not to get the nod after putting in great performances against PSG and Madrid last week. Hopefully he gets the nod for the last two matches.

Well mourinho wasn't wrong, and hazard talking to the press left him wide open to the public criticism that followed.

Salah, Willian, and Schurrle should be the attacking mids. Lampard and Matic behind them. Dont want to see Torres, Hazard, or Oscar really. Torres should be gone on his high note. Oscar isnt fit, and Hazard isnt either.

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