That is because we don't really have any wide players with strong defensive reponsibility like Ramires does. Don't like him being used on the RW either but doing so provides a better balance to the team for us.
That. The goals papered over some of his average performances. And AVB was always going bonkers over him on the touchline for not doing his defensive work down that RW.
One game doesn't mean he's useless all of a sudden as a CM. He is a CM and works best in a 4-3-3 but not in the 4-2-3-1 that we are playing right now. And mind you, everyone was awful that night at San Paolo...
Think it would be better if RDM stop talking so much about Hazard knowing the media will jump on his back immediately if he doesn't perform. Don't see the need to put him even more under the spotlight, if he isn't already. Hazard may be a confident lad and probably doesn't bother much about this but worth taking into account that he is only 21 y/o after all FFS!
Right now, I'll happily take a 1-0/2-0 win and run away with the 3 points. It may be only against Reading(no disrespect) but not expecting us to turn it on and put in any brilliant team performance any time soon. Would definitely like to be proven wrong but doubt it's gonna happen just yet.
Easier said than done. Even when we had the ball against Wigan, we couldn't even retain for long periods and then finding ourselves under pressure because we lose possession so easily.
Noted but still need those fellas behind them to be able to do the same. No point having Mata, Hazard, Oscar etc in the attacking third if none of the CMs can keep the ball properly.
It takes more than one player for those stats to shoot up. The whole team needs to be comfortable and in sync with it. Had Hazard and Mata, then Mata & Oscar for awhile on Sunday and we still couldn't keep the ball properly!
Nope but I can definitely see him managing another English club, sadly. Plenty out there would take him in as their manager if Roman doesn't want him back and especially when he has been making noise about coming back to England.