Zazard

it must be him ,, he is a Belgium and talented

Just like Cuadrado situation. Usually the player is introduced when there is 15 or 10 minutes left, then if he start one or two games and doesn't have the game of his life he will be discarded after 6 months.

No one is talking about balls or lack of ball (actually the balls talk was a excuse Mourinho introduced seasons ago to explaing why his team was playing a poor football).
There is no problem at all when a player is droppes, the problem is the reason why.
Hazard was dropped bacause the team was conceding too many goals. Its like dropping Terry because the team is not scoring enough goals.

Off target? It was heading into the top corner

Finally watched it and I sort of I stand by my previous words, he wasn't impressive at all going forward.
I mean, he was pressing and he tackled the heck out of Arsenal, but he had a Ramires performance with his passing, it was very sloppy and most times he tackled successfully and recovered the possession, he gave it back following the tackle with bad passing.
In the second he was neater and he actually improved his passing considerably, but he still has a long way to go in terms of passing and going forward to his own standards.
And I also feel the same way I did before about his impact in the team - although I was just being a smartass and now I can say from knowing, he does improve our midfield and we look way more solid with him there. He played with Matic and Fabregas, with RLC and all of them had an easier match to play helped by how Oscar plays. He's a facilitator for them and he makes us more compact and solid in the midfield and that's a wonder in itself as our main problem in midfield is lack of physicality and speed and Oscar as small as he is, makes a difference.
I really hope he improves the sharpness - as I said it's expected to look like that when he got injured just after the season started, it'll take him a couple of weeks - and then there's another international break - for my complete dismay... but I think he brings a very positive impact to our midfield.
He might not be the answer many people would like or prefer to have, but we play better with him, even when he's been sloppy as he's been today. I just hope he can improve his consistency levels this season...

All hazard needs to do for me is to develop finesse shots, curl his shots more at the angle instead of kicking the ball straight at the keeper or defenders.
And he should dribble with the aim of getting into the box where they can't tackle him carelessly, it would cause far more panic to defenses if he just stopped slowing down and allowing defenders to recover.
His talent is so amazing that he dribbles people when he desires, he just has to get more dangerous(by driving into the box not dribbling sideways) and be more consistent with it.

No idea how anyone can judge Falcao yet, we have barely seen him, he cant be match fit yet as he has barely played, Walsall will probably be his first start and where we can judge him better, hopefully he will start that game with some creative players like Hazard, Fabregas and Pedro, which will give him a better chance to get his first goal, if he starts that game with Moses and Remy on the wings then it could be a long night

He was at the heart of our two best chances (the wrongly disallowed Ramires goal & the chance he obviously should've scored from). Ridiculous to kneejerk because of one missed chance as if the MoTM didn't miss about 4/5 better ones. Football fans are so fickle.

Hazard was playing in a team where he was surrounded by players who were playing as if they had not kicked a ball before. When that happens against another similar quality team, do you know difficult that is? If he was in that City team he would have been standout. He can't do everything on his own. He was the only one who was actually trying but this is not Hazard FC, it is Chelsea FC. He is not to blame at all.

Jose isn't/wasn't impressed with the "10 minutes" he saw of Musonda

Same ultra frustrating problems as the second half of last season and they very well may cost us a shot at repeating.
The midfield and defense get RAPED by pace and on counters. Our defenders just back off from anyone running at them and let players run free at our goal.
The link between our midfield and our attacking players is also nearly nonexistent. We can't get Diego involved at all.
We NEED another midfielder who's great in possession and is powerful and mobile. We're going to continue to get dominated by every single top team with a good midfield with our current team.

Relax, people are just pointing out he gained weight during the offseason. People are so sensitive[emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]

Does Eden look a bit chubby or is it just me? Wtf - too many hamburgers on vacation!!

Confirms what we were saying ?
No pre-season in 5 YEARS ????
Sorry, ut's pretty obvious that it catches up on him sooner or later.

I speak as a Belgian and maybe my post is a little subjective, but if they sell Musonda after losing KDB, then Chelsea staff should go to see an eye- specialist. Biggest Belgian talent. I even place him next to Eden potentially even they are totally different players. So please let the guy go on a loan and let him prove he is top class.

Before that collision his movement and pasing were top notch, it has to be said.
Absoultely shocking, how that is not a penalty, a card, or anything for that matter. So If I knock out cold someone like that, and am a goalkeeper, I wouldn't be punished, so I can do it all the time. SHOCKING decision, to say the least. Thank God, he hit him only in the face. Had it been in the side of his head, we'd be fearing for his life now. Get well soon, Oscar!

You can spot the haters in this thread from a mile. Some actually give a "Like" to each possible post that regards Oscar in a negative way, which is not only sad but also pitifull.
Im enjoying the hypocricy in some of the posters, he did a lot of defensive duties and in the first part of the season he was surely one of our best players on the field. Nobody cares to remember this and only that he is playing really bad now and he is to blame for everything that does not work. May i remind some of you how Willian in the first part of the season was sometimes completely unnoticeable on the field?
The comparisions with Mikel and Torres are bloody ridiculous which only proves how much you know about football.
The claims some of you make regarding his price tag is also truly stupid. I can bet that if he is to be sold this summer he surely won't go for anything less than £30mil and thats not even a doubt. He is 23 years old it's only a matter of time before he will play good again here at Chelsea or somewhere else and most of the clubs know this.
I also advice the people who have nothing constructive to say in this discussion to ignore my post because i wouldn't even bother to respond to those kind of posters anymore.

We have just recently been compelled to change the club strategy (basically we're broke) and try and get young talented players on loan. Before that we would rely priorly on our own players, and use loan to fill gaps on the bench with experienced players (recently Joe Cole, David Rozenhal, Ricardo Costa). I remembered lots of Lille fans (I was among them) were disgusted that our club didn't negotiate a deal to get De Bruyne on loan when selling Eden Hazard to CFC. It seemed so... obvious. But it was not in the club development strategy.
So actually Lopes is the first young promising player to be loaned to Lille, since 2005. His season has been good, could have been a lot better without injuries that kept him out of form for 3 months.
But Lille is without a doubt a great destination for young promising loanees. We have one of the best (and costly) training center in the world (not a joke, google domaine de luchin for more details), same for the stadium. We have specialized in our youth academy and developped a very efficient post-formation strategy (getting them between the age 16 and 20 and make them good players).
I think we are second or third in Europe in terms of millions won by selling players from the youth academy (but I expect Anderlecht would be ahead if they were able to keep them longer).
Also, a good loanee is guaranteed lots of playing time, as the competition level is clearly decreasing since a few years. Our coach gives lots of chances to youngsters, he is known for it (ex U20 and U21 coach).
So yeah, great destination. So spread the word ! Especially if you happen to cross path with Ruben Loftus Cheek, Charly Musonda, Nathan Ake, Marco van Ginkel or Lucas Piazon. We will desperately need two like them next season !

Ronaldo just got a hatrick in the firsthalf now, his goalscoring prowess will always keep him above hazard.Hazards assists, dribbling, passing, is far better though.
Hazard is a confirmed top 7 world-class player now..

It is a one in a million goal, but this is the one time in that million. A goalkeeping mistake, no doubt about it. His position was normal for the possession being where it was, but he was completely un-alive to the situation. Severe lapse in concentration. No goalkeeper should be beaten from that distance.
If Cech had have let that in, there would be people calling for his head, say he was "finished" and say he should be sold. It is a mistake, but he will learn from it. Thankfully, like last week, it didn't cost us. The football gods are smiling on us for a change.

We were playing a highline. Courtois was more advanced so he could anticipate and get balls that went past the defenders thus push away any potential threat and save time, Something Cech was quite uncomfortable with.
You should all appreciate that quality in our keeper rather than blame him for a goal that happens once in a thousand time.

Indeed and it was happening all game long.
Happened at 4:24 and at 4:32 aswell.
Benteke should be coming close for the 1-2, Vertonghen should be overlapping to counter the double marking instead they're just standing there watching Hazard.

He wasn't stuck to the side! For instance, the chance Hazard created for him, he was running in the centre there...They even switched flanks constantly & both had there freedom. KDB needs more space to shine, that's why he fits the bundesliga perfectly. I think you focus too much on KDB, since he's a former Genk-player I suppose? I always get the feeling you want him to outshine Hazard for some reason...

The goal he scored is a prime example of what doesn't happen often enough here with his teammates. I've seen Hazard go for a one two around the box countless times but our other forward players aren't even aware of what he's trying to do. The only one I've seen have that understanding and link up well with him is Drogba