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Disagree, for me Hazard has the most potential on the number 10. Hazard is a different type of number 10 then Mata/Oscar. He doesn't drop deep as often as them. He stays high, trying to run between the lines, finding pockets of space to exploit. He's plays more as a second striker rather then a distributor. He needs a deep lying playmaker playing behind him though to find him in those tight spaces. ( and a striker who can hold on to the ball would be nice too) Hazard is at his best when he's able to run at the central defence from a central position. Take the Swansea game for example. The chances he created all came from him either running at pace towards the central defence or him already standing in front of the central defence. If you want to get the best out of Hazard you have to play him in the nr 10 spot.

Why should they ? If they gave him a new contract for 2 years would we really be better for it? I mean do you really see him contributing anything significant in those 2 years ? How many minutes do you think he'd get ? How many goals do you think he'd get ? (keep in mind without being our main penalty and freekick taker) He'd just be a very expensive squad player. + he'd be taking a squad spot that would be better used for a younger player who could have a long term future at this club. I get that people are sad and getting emotional over the departure of Frank Lampard but what i don't get is the outrage that some people seem to have over the decision to not renew his contract.(ex. you wanting to sack the board) It's a sensible decision from the board. Not renewing a 35 y olds contract who doesn't fit into the new system anymore.

Haha so true.

And rightly so. Fans are fickle as fuck. The board 's job is to keep the club financially healthy and try and give the manager the tools to win trophees. Not to appease the fans.

Euhm no. You pick a formation based on the players you have and the way you want to play then you analyse your team and look at what the team needs. You just don't go around buying players who don't fit into your formation.

Say what ? Sorry but your seriously overrating Fellaini as a DM.

We already have Luiz for that . The thing is buying Fellaini will solve nothing. Fellaini + a DLP will leave us far to exposed as Fellaini isn't disciplined enough to play as a holding midfielder and Fellaini + DM doesn't give us a creative outlet. So we're going to have the same problems we've had this season. I see him as an upgraded Ramires.

FFS NOOO We're going to play possesion based football meaning we're going to have to play out from the back. Nr 6 is extremely important in this part as he's the one that needs to create the space by drawing the opponents towards him and giving quick 1 touch passes to free a player. So why on earth would we want someone playing there who's crap at passing the ball ?!

Well i think it's both of those reasons. The club has come out and said that they want to abide by FFP rules. So giving 150 k to a 35 y old squad player would not be such a smart move. And yes he isn't good enough to start for us as he basically doesn't fit anywhere in our system. "Acting like this" Acting like what ? A responsible board who aren't pissing money away on an old squad player and looking to the future ? Again why do they have to come out and state that they won't be renewing his contract ? When do clubs ever say "we won't be renewing player "x" his contract ? I don't think they ever do. Mostly it's "if we haven't given an announcement that a new deal has been made then he's out." that applies "Deserves better" Deserves better ? How so ? What have the board done to Lampard that he deserves better from them. The only thing they've done to him is not wanting to renew his contract. Do you think they haven't told him they won't renew his contract ? From all the leakes and the way he's been playing the fans i'd say he knows very well that he's not getting a new contract.

Thanks Zolayes. Yeah i know i tried to stay away from this topic and refrain myself from posting but It annoyed me to no end how some fans seem to think that not giving a renewal is some sort of insult or attack on Frank Lampard's legacy.Or that this club will cease to exist when Lampard leaves.

Don't get why your so angry with the board. He's a 35 y old player who doesn't fit into the team anymore and isn't good enough to start. Why on earth would we want to give him a new deal with the same wages as if he were a starter. He has a contract and it's running out at the end of the season. The club decided to not renew it. The board didn't do anything wrong. This is actually a very sensible decison. Also you criticise the board for being silent but for me it's crystal clear what's on their mind. "We don't wanna renew his contract" so why would they have to come out and say it when it's clear for everyone what they want ?

Well i agree that Luiz receives more criticism then he should but he's playing in a new position so it's kinda logical that people are going to pay more attention to him and yes criticise him more. About the Everton goal: Hazard did gave away the ball but there were still 6 players of us behind the ball. More then enough to handle the Everton attack. Cole gets caught out of position (if i'm not mistaken it was because he was trying to overlap Hazard.) You can clearly see when Pienaar takes the shot how both Lampard and Luiz are a couple of metres away from him. If either one of them makes the effort to run the couple of metres and mark him then he can't shoot. Luiz should have marked Pienaar. He was the most defensive midfielder and should have marked him. It's his job to pick up runs from midfield and track them. He didn't and it led to a goal. "Hazard never gets criticism" Seriously ?

I actually think it's the other way around. People are focusing on Falcao because of Torres. Noone wants to go through another striker that can't score and pisses away easy chances so now they want a striker that excels at finishing.

What did he do or say ? Do you have a link ?

Agree with the fact that we lack balance. disagree with needing to be tougher and having more height/strenght. We're caught between 2 styles. Counter-attacking and possession football. Our front 4 are best suited at playing possession while our midfield and back four just aren't. We're not playing out from the back like we should. Our midfield lacks any sort of creativity or forward movement. Our front four aren't great at finishing and in counter attacking football finishing saves your life. You need to be clinical with your chances. If you can't finish 1 of the couple of chances you get your fucked. (Last game against Corinthians, got chances, didn't finish ended up losing the game.) It's basically about choosing what direction to go as a team. Seeing as how we invested around £80 000 000 to play possesion football i suggest we keep following that style of play. So sort out our midfield : Get a smart DM who's good on the ball. Of the 3 midfield players 2 of them need to be able to pick out a pass, be creative, have good off the ball movement and be able to pass in close spaces while under pressure. Get a striker : Torres just isn't good enough. Get a striker who's got good hold up play, good touch, who can finish. Play out from the back (even when getting pressed.)

Lol Lamps his face. He's like " Dude seriously ?! "

I agree that he needs to regain form but the entire team hasn't been playing well. So why is it just him that's getting criticism ? A 21 y old in his first season. Young players need to be nurtured.

i really don't care what you think. So stop quoting me.

Mata was poor today aswell. But yeah lets all just blame the 21 y old. Nice and easy.

You idiot.

This. He just doesn't fit into our team. His best position is as AM but we already have 3 players who can and want to play there. Why pay 30-40 million for a player and then play him on his second or third choice position ? People saying he'd be a great plan b / plan c: I like having a plan b and plan c but what's the point in paying so much money for a player that doesn't fit into our plan a ? Instead of focusing on a strong physical DM we should focus on an intelligent DM. One who's got great tactical awarness, knows how to position himself, doesn't lunge into tackles and is comfortable on the ball.

"Everything starts with the ball and finishes with the ball"

Hazard isn't that mentally fragile. Also that's like the worst case scenario. Like Choulo said he's kinda in a similar situation as Mata.

Well i agree that Oscar needs to improve on his positioning but that's basically down to experience on that position and the right coaching. The thing is i think our requirements for the double pivot are different because we're trying to play a different kind of football. Imo 1 of the double pivot needs to be a creative player who can pass the ball quick, accurate and move forward. I don't agree with Oscar having to pick his runs. Personally for me the fifth man is necesarry to play possession football and should always move forward. 1 holding midfielder shielding the back four is more then enough when we're in possession.

Agree, personally i think we've been playing him a bit too much. Especially seeing how his explosivness is 1 of his main strenghts. Also he really has to defend a lot more then he's used to. I think that's an aspect which he's really improved on in his short time here but it's draining more energy of him which he normally uses to attack.