EdenHazard123

He has played in a friendly against the USA, but hasn't been selected since then. Biggest reason in my opinion is that he was really needed with the U21 national team, while he would be nothing more than a (very good) substitute in the national team. Normally he will just not make the squad for the World Cup, but one or two injuries could do it for Thorgan to be in the squad. These are the players that might be selected and how i would rank them (the best players first). GK: Courtois, Mignolet, Casteels RB: Vandenborre, Meunier CB; Kompany, Vertonghen, Vermaelen, Van Buyten, Alderweireld, Lombaerts LB: Pocognoli CM: Witsel, Dembele, Nainggolan, Fellaini, Defour -> Problem is Wilmots wants Timmy Simons to go for the atmosphere so one of these or an attacking midfielder won't make the squad. AM: E. Hazard, De Bruyne, Chadli, Mirallas, Mertens, T. Hazard, Ferreira-Carrasco -> and off course Januzaj but it looks like he don't want to play ST: Benteke, Lukaku, Batshuayi, Vossen There are 30 names mentioned aboven and only 23 can be selected, so he's definetly not too far from the squad.

Thorgan says in this post-cupmatch interview (in French) it's time to leave Zulte, and he says that he has told Chelsea he wants to go to Anderlecht as soon as possible. http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Jupiler_Pro_League/140115_Hazard_wil_weg Personally i'd rather like him to stay at Zulte, okay they've lost their second best player with Malanda but he's the real leader of the team and makes his teammates playing better. In Anderlecht there's more concurrention (Praet, Bruno), although he should be able to play every game since he's simply the best player in the Belgian League. So probably it's better for his evolution that he goes to Anderlecht, but since i'm a fan of Club Bruges, i don't like to see him make Anderlecht win the league

250 pages of posts for a player that played in three PL games for Chelsea, not bad. Everyone seems to be happy with the millions coming in, but I just hope that his next step after Wolfsburg will be Bayern or Real and not Arsenal or ManUtd, because I don't want to see him helping them at winning titles. Such a great player. His vision on the pitch combined with passing, shooting and dribbling skills, very special player. We're still gonna hear a lot about this kid. How wonderful would it be if he'd score the winning goal in that one important match in July in Rio de Janeiro. I would say it would be even more ironic if he'd do that against England, but let's be honest, how small is that chance? Good luck Kevin

And Bossaerts, playing for City since this year. A really impressive centre back. There's also Siebe Schrijvers of course.

No own topic, so I post it here. Thorgan Hazards first goal for Zulte-Waregem, the Belgian team that is playing really really good at the moment. 0:58 for Thorgan's goal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtKQEZDYabQ Keep watching till the end btw, phe-no-me-nal goal of Mbaye Leye.

Eden who's the boss!

I absolutely don't regret choosing this username when I signed in here a couple of months ago!

Just call him Kuba.

Then again: De Bruyne played in Genk in a 4-4-2 system. The first two years as a left winger, which he did great. The last year as a CENTER (so not attacking) midfielder (however with a player next to him that was a bit more defensive than him), which he did phe-no-me-nal. Maybe his best position is the 10, but he's also capable to play reaaally good at the 8.

I don't know the qualities of McEachran, but I know he hadn't proved anything in first league football when he went to Swansea. De Bruyne is a different story: he has been the best player in the third-fourth best team in Belgium, for three years in a row! It's almost impossible he wont succeed in a team like Southampton. Southampton is not that much better than Genk, but the good thing will be that he can play against Man U and Arsenal, instead of Westerlo and OH Leuven. It will be very good for his development.

This is ridiculous. Might be the only European supercup he'll ever play and it would be a great experience for him.. Unbelievable move by Chelsea.

Sturridge prefers playing as a striker instead of a winger. Thereby, De Bruyne kan also play as a CM.

Lukaku have said like 29 times that 'it was the best day of my life.' Even when his younger brother made his debute for Anderlecht.. Where do you guys think he should go on loan next year? I personally dont hink a team like Fulham or Everton would be the best option, because I dont think he'll play Dempsey, Jelavic,.. out of the team. So if he goes on loan to play 20 minutes every week, he's better off staying at Chelsea, where atm he's the second striker after Torres. But probably a team like Stoke or Southampton will be better for his evolution, especially when Chelsea signs Hulk.

Hello guys, I must admit, i've never been a big fan of Chelsea. I actually have never been a big fan of àny English team, except Leeds United in the early-200s (Kewell, Viduka, Smith, Radebe, Harte, Bowyer, you know). But since Courtois en Lukaku (players from my arch rivals, as i'm a fan of Club Bruges, but also players that i really like to watch) moved to Chelsea, I starten to watch the team more and more. Now KDB, the best player in the Belgian League, and Eden Hazard, the second best Belgian player (after Vince the Prince) will join the club, so I guess i'm going to like your club more and more. (btw: my nickname was chosen even before Hazard and Chelsea had contacts ). I hope my 'value' on this site can be to give you information about the Belgian players in the squad, and I also hope i can learn a lot about the Chelseaplayers that i dont know much about yet. Greetz!

I rate Witsel, Dembele and Hazard higher at the moment, but KDB is certainly one of the three subs. De Bruyne is good, but he needs more match experience. Maybe a loan to Twente or Lille will be the best option next season.

Yeah i know, i just wanted to create a Belgian Central Midfield but this will be more realistic for the 5 midfield positons: Ramires - Fellaini (Mikel) Marin (De Bruyne) - Hazard - Mata When Chelsea can sign Hulk, i think De Bruyne should be loaned out to maybe FC Twente or something. I also think it's better not to switch Hazard and Mata. Mata has impressed me more on the left side (also in Valencia he did well there, however Silva played also a lot at this position), and i just think Hazards best position is the number 10-role. I saw someone compare him to Ribéry, but thats ridiculous. For me, the player he resembles the most, is probably Mesut Ozil.

btw, IF Belgium had qualified, it wouldn't be surprising that he was in the squad.. ATM he's still our second best striker after Mirallas (Olympiacos), and MIrallas prefers to play as a winger.. So however he never plays, he would still be in my favourite line-up Courtois Vandenborre - Kompany - Vertonghen - Vermaele Fellaini - Witsel Mirallas - Dembele - Hazard Lukaku

Imagine Fellaini will come, you'll have this line-up next year Cech VdWiel ? - Cahill - Terry - Cole Fellaini - De Bruyne Ramires - Hazard - Mata Torres How about that for a Belgian Central Midfield

Uhmm no he's definetly not..

Hehe, looks like I picked the right user name when I signed in here about two months ago

I read something about Fellaini who'll join Chelsea next year in change of money and the loan of Romelu. Would be nice.

Lukaku: "Ik vergeef het Villas-Boas nooit" BelgaLukaku vierde met zijn Chelsea-ploegmaten mee na de gewonnen CL-finale. ma 21/05/2012 - 07:55Romelu Lukaku zag zaterdag vanuit de tribune hoe zijn Chelsea-ploegmaten de Champions League veroverden. Omdat hij daar niet toe bijdroeg, hield hij de beker met grote oren niet vast. "Ik raakte de trofee niet aan", zegt de spits die ook afrekent met zijn ex-coach. Lees ook: Drogba bezorgt Chelsea Beker met de Grote Oren Romelu Lukaku zag vanuit de tribune hoe Chelsea de CL won en vierde daarna stevig mee op het veld. "Maar ik raakte de beker niet aan. Dat verdiende ik niet", zegt de Rode Duivel in de pers. Belga Lukaku stond niet op de spelerslijst van Chelsea voor de CL. "Ik zou er moeite mee gehad hebben om een medaille te aanvaarden. Misschien is dat voor volgend seizoen. Ik raak al sinds mijn elfde niets aan wat ik niet verdien. Ook van de FA Cup bleef ik af." "In de kleedkamer bleven we na de gewonnen finale nog lang lachen en dansen. Drogba gaf een mooie speech, het was mooier dan een titel met Anderlecht." Romelu Lukaku kreeg in zijn eerste seizoen bij Chelsea amper speelkansen. Hij had het zich anders voorgesteld en heeft ook een schuldige: André Villas-Boas, de ondertussen ontslagen Chelsea-coach. "Ik zal de vorige coach nooit vergeven wat hij me heeft aangedaan en afgepakt. Niet enkel omdat ik niet op de Europese lijst stond, maar gewoon hoe hij tegen me sprak en me behandelde." "Op de training zette hij me links of rechts vooraan en bij onderlinge duels moest ik steeds van team wisselen. Zo ontwikkel je je niet. Ik leerde echt niets bij", is Lukaku hard. "50% kans op uitleenbeurt" Na het ontslag van trainer Villas-Boas deed Di Matteo een nieuwe wind door Chelsea waaien. "De voorbije maanden ben ik beter geworden", zegt Lukaku. "Begin juli ga ik met Chelsea op stage naar de Verenigde Staten. Als de kansen eerlijk verdeeld worden, ben ik er zeker van dat ik Chelsea kan overtuigen. Ik houd een uitleenbeurt nog in mijn achterhoofd, maar de kansen zijn fifty-fifty." Door de zege van Chelsea moet Lukaku's ex-ploeg Anderlecht CL-voorrondes spelen. "Ik ben ervan overtuigd dat Anderlecht genoeg kwaliteit heeft om via de voorrondes in de groepsfase te raken. Het was wel een kleine schok toen ik hoorde dat Jacobs Anderlecht verlaat. Hij was mijn mentor." Lukaku being hard to AVB. Blames him for not being in the CL Squad en for the way he was treated by the Portuguese. In training games he didn't get the chance to play at his favorite position (centre forward) and he switches from one team to another all the time. He also states that there is about 50 percent chance that he will stay at Chelsea next season. He'll go to the States with the rest of the team and will try to convince Di Matteo (or the new coach?) to stay.

So then why are you complaining about his prestation today? I mean while he was playing together with Torres in a 4-4-2 he was surely the most 'present' of the two. Also his movement away from the defender at his huge chance was lovely done. No, for me he proved in this 25 minutes that he deserves a chance this weekend. You'll surely know more about me than chelsea, and maybe also about football in general. But I've seen Lukaku playing like 40 matches, and when you make your debute at your 16th in the best team of Belgium, and you are that year the best player of the team (better than Boussoufa( who's now playing next to Eto'o) and better than Argentinians like Biglia (wanted by Real and Sevila) en M. Suarez (wanted by Arsenal and Liverpool), you certainly deserve your chance in this team. And he should have had more chances, like when Drogba was in the Africa Cup and Torres was totally out of form. But Villas Boas gave him just 5 mins per game..

Yeah sure, and if Reina doesnt make this refrex with his hand you're probably the first one to say how good he was. No seriously, you've seen the guy playing for like 200 minutes? I've seen him so many times in Anderlecht, and i can guarantee you he has really lots of potential. Just send him to idk, Southampton or QPR next year. He'll play 30 matches and will score 20 times.

I hear people complaining about Lukaku missing that chance (which i'm not gonna doubt), but he actually did showed ambition, won a lot of balls in the air, gave some good one-time passes, and two solid actions on the right wing. I say: let the guy start against Blackburn.