Eden2020

I was critical of the transfer fee but it just feels so right having Rom score goals in our royal blue at the  Bridge. Just look what it means to him.

Tell me about it.. And he decided to leave BOTH commentary and music. Like, u wot m8? 
Every youtube compilation of any footballer is attached with the most shocking selections of dubstep/techno/hip-hop/ songs ever produced on planet Earth. Im convinced the creators of these videos have a silent agreement between eachother to make all of their viewers suffer for working hard on the compilation by choosing said music.  Madting. Sadting. 

That shitty music was so not needed.

Eden struggled to score last season too. He was a lot worse than Pedro in even getting into goal scoring positions. I'm havent really taken much of last season as a season that defined any player's traits or abilities. We saw for Barcelona that Pedro has a good goal scoring instinct. I would say that he actually has a better goal scoring instinct than Eden. That's not a knock on Eden, just that they are different players.
Eden is first and foremost a dribbler, whereas Pedro's strength lie in his off the ball runs, hence why he gets himself in better goal scoring positions to begin with. If Eden could only grasp that aspect of Pedro's game and add it to his own he'd be much more of a threat as a goal scorer. 

A new low for this forum. Downplaying Musonda's performances to prop up a manager that snaked us for United.
 
We've overrated a lot of young players over the years but it's clear as day Musonda's a special talent. Charly and RLC are two players that will definitely make it at the highest level.

My mate who played golf in the group behind me is an Arsenal fan, before we went out he was bouncing around giving it large...."Arsenal Arsenal" and all that shite.....As he was coming up to the 18th green I was on the balcony as the FT whistle went, he walked off the green and said "How the might Gunners get on" I said "Won 3-0 mate" I then went back into the bar to wait for his reaction when he saw the score on the TV.
Fucking priceless.

please tell me your are joking? Tibo not that great? Wow you really need to take the Cech helmet off. He made one mistake and now he is not that good. Tibo is i the top 3 best keepers in the world, Cech isnt anymore. If you loce Cech so much why dont you go follow him at Arsenal

That is going to happen a lot, isn't it?

https://vimeo.com/134870690
Not sure if this will pop up right but this was his penalty from my view in the stadium.
Class.

In any case, we should be nurturing our best academy players, not ditching them for expressing disappointment on Twitter. They're kids, they'll have plenty time to develop a professional attutude, i think it's retarded how people judge them based on social media posts.

Just heard a bit more on this.
There's 3 options of moving out. 1 of them will be very controversial, but makes a lot of sense at the same time.
1. Twickenham - Seems the least likely of the 3 at the minute, but the option is there.
2. Wembley - We'd only get 50k seats whilst we're here, but more likely to happen than Twickenham
3. Boleyn Ground - They're hoping to redevelop the stadium into housing when West Ham move out and have this open by 2018 (We're hoping to move 2017/2018 season), so this will take a lot of persuading with the group that have brought it, but money towards the project will go a long way.
Obviously as fans we hate the prospect of moving to the old homes of one of our rivals from East London, but the club are looking at this option for the best. If we move to Twickenham or Wembley 70+% of the staff will have to be made redundant, whereas the majority of them will keep their jobs if we move here.
There'll apparently be an official statement made with decisions and designs in September, so we'll have to wait and see.

These april jokes are annoying ^^

Seriously, go create your own personal KDB forum where you can keep living in your magically fairy land.
And congrats on being the first person i'm gonna ignore on here.

Oh my god, he put his KDB glasses on again.
How bout them corner kicks btw, were they are brilliant as the rest of his game?
In hindsight, Wilmots had a point subbing Hazard, since he lost the ball three times in a row and didn't even try to run after the player to get it back (I still would not have subbed him, but ok). José would not have been happy with that either. He was playing arrogantly, but in the first half he was also effective.

Im sure their Mom could do mikels job

Thats FAR TOO DANGEROUS

I'm not sure where this requirement for him to score goals comes from?
He's a creative player - I judge him on how he creates chances for others
Yes I have been harsh on him in the past but this season he has stepped up mentally! Gone are the days of disinterest (which wound me up) - I like his career progression, now he has a handle on the 'mental toughness / winning desire' he will keep progressing.
I think he'll end scoring more and more consistently as he matures - experience will give him the composure to know when to pass and when to shoot - at the minute it's still a little sporadic - but the best thing about that is that HE is getting into those positions.
A look at both OSCAR and HAZARD under Mourinho will tell you what has been achieved in just one season! Give it another 2-3 seasons with MOURINHO mentoring these lads and we will have a very special team.
My biggest complaint for years is that we have lost the winning mentality - it's being forged right here, right now - some players are stepping up, some aren't - that's life, but Eden and OSCAR are definitely stepping up!
I think we all need to be realistic that this (scarily) isn't yet the finished article and could currently be around 75% complete - If he pushes on and keeps developing he could be unplayable in a few seasons.
Costa is the goal man - let him take that pressure for now, let Eden focus on developing and continuing the good work so far...
And next time you think about bashing him - ask yourself the question I asked myself...
"would you rather have him on your team, or be facing him?" That should answer all further questions on the topic

Of course we'd (I know I would) like him to score more (17 last season was a step in the right direction), but this desire cannot help but be overshadowed by the immense ... I don't know, joy that his performances bring. He very well could've stroked home the penalty against Maribor, but what did he do? Give it to the man whose penalty brought him to this club in the first place. You can't be mad at that. It's the sort of thing that can't be coached, can't be taught. It's natural and genuine and that makes it special. I wish he never leaves.

My girlfriend seems to like his arse a lot. She talks about it often. And Brana's too. As long as it's not JT I think I'm alright ;P.

The fact Eden was a lot better at his age probably plays a role. Every player's progression curve is different though so that doesn't mean much.
I didn't think he'd make it here when we signed him but after his year on loan at Zulte and now at gladbach I'm not so sure.

Agree with your point on Hazard. But your very harsh on Ronaldo. Ronaldo was Real's most important player in winning the CL. They never would've made it to the final without him. 17 goals and 4 assists in a single CL campaign. Do you realise how exceptional that is? Don't think a Chelsea player has even managed double figures in goals in Chelsea's CL history. He was poor in the final, that's true. But he wasn't 100% fit so that was no surprise.
Drogba wasn't so crucial in winning the CL because he scored that header in the final. He was crucial because he was there when the team needed him most and scored 'big' goals throughout the campaign.
And Ronaldo is not a big game match winner? He scored against Bayern, Dortmund, Atletico (not just the penalty in the final), Barcelona (he holds the record for scoring in the most consecutive matches against Barca). There was a time when you could question Ronaldo's record in big games but that hasn't been the case for years.
As for Hazard, he is great just the way he is. But like he said himself, he needs to score more goals and provide more assists to take his game to the next level.

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Eden's style takes a lot of nerve, confidence & technique. If one of those 3 qualities are off, impossible to score the penalty. If the qualities are all there in a consistent way, like is the case for Hazard, the penalty is a 100% success guarantee.
So I prefer Eden's style IF a player has the quality to do so.
In all other cases, don't even bother, just pick a spot and go for it.