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They were playing illegally. Hazard even got sick of it at one point with Cavani when he kicked his outside leg. I could imagine how frustrated he was. No protection.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

I think the problem regarding De Bruyne was lack of patience. Clearly he wasn't willing to wait around for his opportunity.. I guess that's up to him and it has worked out. Though I'm sure when he looks at our deficiencies on the right-wing he may think "what if.."

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.

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.

It's funny when I look at sites like Goal.com or youtube videos etc... whenever there is mention of Hazard, it's usually followed by a few "lol" and "rofl" as if he wasn't taken seriously... I feel that people don't know Hazard, those who don't watch Chelsea that is.
When confronted, they usually answer that he overdribbles, is selfish, can't pass etc... (like a Robinho/Ben Arfa type of player) which is absolutely wrong if they bothered to watch him play 5 minutes. I wonder how comes he is so little known or recognized outside Chelsea/Lille/Belgium fans.

Eden Hazard=massively underrated

It's funny when I look at sites like Goal.com or youtube videos etc... whenever there is mention of Hazard, it's usually followed by a few "lol" and "rofl" as if he wasn't taken seriously... I feel that people don't know Hazard, those who don't watch Chelsea that is.
When confronted, they usually answer that he overdribbles, is selfish, can't pass etc... (like a Robinho/Ben Arfa type of player) which is absolutely wrong if they bothered to watch him play 5 minutes. I wonder how comes he is so little known or recognized outside Chelsea/Lille/Belgium fans.

Well, Xavi and Iniesta are somewhat older than Hazard, so duh, they will have more titles playing for probably the best team of all time (Barca 2008-2012).
But talking about numbers: Hazard already won a French Title/Cup, a UEFA Cup and several individual honors at 23. He's been into double figures (League + Europe) since 2009, scoring 10, 12, 22, 13 and 17 goals. I have no info on the number of assists. Some of you guys act like he never scores a goal...
Robben never went into double figures for Chelsea, only for Bayern. Ribery does not score much more than Hazard, neither does Muller for Bayern. Also, how many more assists would Eden have had if Torres didn't blow half the perfect passes he gave him. I can remember at least three clearly from last season.

Exactly. I noticed that too. I don't know if it's a tactics to leave him alone with 3markers, but people are supposed to be around him when he's on the move so that he has more options for a pass/dribble/shot.

I think Hazard really shines when he is slightly in the middle with a winger (or left back) supporting him. He shouldn't play too wide on the wings.
Also, looking at the vids, I find his teammates much too far away from him... Fabregas should be much closer to him...

He should play more centrally... in the WC for example he was far too isolated on the wings... whenever he has the ball in the center he is ALWAYS dangerous... Wenger was right when he said Hazard will end up in the middle later in his career. I'd see him in an "in between" position between the wings and the centre, like Figo back in the day. When he drift away too far on the wing, he is ineffective.
I'm sure his understanding with Fabregas will be deadly.

If he ends up being the last man to defend at the left back, then something else than Hazard is wrong in the team, because he is not supposed to. Everyone's bashing Hazard, but where was Ashley Cole?

If he ends up being the last man to defend at the left back, then something else than Hazard is wrong in the team, because he is not supposed to. Everyone's bashing Hazard, but where was Ashley Cole?

If he ends up being the last man to defend at the left back, then something else than Hazard is wrong in the team, because he is not supposed to. Everyone's bashing Hazard, but where was Ashley Cole?

If he ends up being the last man to defend at the left back, then something else than Hazard is wrong in the team, because he is not supposed to. Everyone's bashing Hazard, but where was Ashley Cole?

Yes, Hazard is no left back. Especially one who just got back from a muscular injury. It's credit to him he played the full game and looked fairly sharp in attack. The left back, Azpilicueta should have been in position. It's not the first time Azpilicueta's lack of concentration has caused us recently.

(or Azpi, whoever was the left back )

Ashley Cole was too narrow, tucked in inside, marking another man. It should've been one of our defenders turned midfielders tucked inside to help Ashley stay wide but instead Hazard was asked to come that deep to cover the fullback.
Hazard should never be that deep in our own half. The team was set up incorrectly and Simeone and Atletico exploited it very well.