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There are a lot for hate toward him... the weird thing is the gap of opinion between professionals (actual players and pundits) who think he is top class (which he is) and non-professionals (well, people) who think he is an overhyped nobody. The weird thing is, despite the fact he is the most talented player of the (eventual) champion of the (arguably) strongest league and has been voted POTY, it's probably his least bombastic season I've seen from him. His hardest working but least impressive season. In every seasons he scored tons of screamers, in this one, not so much. The most impressive would be his last season at Lille.

They were not physical, they were aggressive, almost violent. Cavani, Verratti etc... kicking the legs of Hazard at every opportunity and not being punished enough for this. The problem is Hazard enjoys a reputation in France almost bigger than in England; and Blanc who is an admirer of Hazard knows that it's better to foul Hazard and play ugly than letting him play. Yes, there are too many lightweight... I mean Ramires, Oscar and Fabregas are great players, but they get pushed around too much and Costa is too slow and Matic is not enough.

Eden was not at fault against PSG... incredibly frustrating game to watch PSG is an aggressive team and not in a good way. The player frustrating me the most is Diego Costa though...too nonchalant and sometimes unprofessional behaviour... usually it's Cuadrado frustrating me, thank god he didn't play (I think?)... I think Chelsea should buy.

City and PSG seemed to have the same strategy: have at least 3 players rush aggressively on Hazard whenever he has the ball to starve chelsea's attacks. Unfortunately it worked a bit.

Let's hear women here about it...

Hazard was decent considering his role was different, more of a playmaker. The line-up seemed a bit experimental, with no real striker (Remy drifted away too much)... but not very balanced IMO. There was no one up front in crosses.. Hazard likes to play with a sitting player "anchoring" the midfield or the attack, like Fabregas, Costa or Drogba; and Willian/Cuadrado/Remy had too much of a free role... it seemed a bit loose sometimes.

He played a bit below his level in the last two games, but he had still an assist and a goal.

He was tired but he had Fernandinho/Fernando rushing on him like rugby players when he had the ball, and Fabregas was clearly missed in the link-up play.

It's common knowledge that Hazard is supposed to have no workrate, to be only able to dribble and nothing else, to be selfish... by non-Chelsea fans mostly, who obviously don't watch Chelsea matches.

He is playing as a kind of playmaker but he is more offensive compared to Fabregas... and he can play laterally but not strictly as a "winger"... so I still think he'd have been an alternative to Willian or Oscar more than Fabregas. And an amazing alternative at that. The problem with De Bruyne was that he was vastly underrated, by Mourinho, by everyone and even by me... when he was announced at Chelsea I thought he would never make it... I was massively wrong. I'm sure Mourinho has regrets.

Good player but that's a bit dumb from Chelsea to get rid of De Bruyne then get Thorgan.

I remember that game against England like it was yesterday... I can't believe it's almost 10 years ago. The game of Hazard against Spain in the same tournament was great too... Bojan Krkic scored a screamer for Spain; he advised Barcelona to sign Hazard afterward.

Why not. Maybe Messi is aware that Barcelona's best days are behind and that they aren't going to get better. They will struggle to replace Xavi and Iniesta (in a sense Fabregas/Hazard is the new Xavi/Iniesta) and Chelsea has a better future than Barcelona.

They can play together. I'd be more worried for Willian or Schurrle.

That's true, that's what I always thought. A lot of players who like to hold the ball, keep it, and who are very good at it... but kinda gives lethargic movements (like in Brazil); that's why Belgium has over 60% of ball possession but nothing gets done... a Belgium game looks like a cat playing with a mouse but never eat it. I'd say Mertens is one of the only direct player, hence his impact when he comes in.