🇧🇪 Eden Hazard

[DH1988 1,356]

Improvement, that's what we all want and we see it, the finishing will come.

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

Robben in his best forum for us couldn't touch hazard's dribbling.

But, he could score and it was natural to him from a young age. Not so with Eden.

[Mustafa 885]

Lol it's quite funny that whenever I come on here I see 2 or 3 new (sometimes old) people who say the saaaameee thing... Since the beginning of this season, "...needs to improve finishing" or end product or killer instinct *sigh*

Normally, I'm not too bothered... but common, he's a professional football player. I'm sure he knows that he needs to improve his end product/finishing/killer instinct. Especially as a player who knows he has the talent and aspires to be a future Ballon d'or winner. You would think people would understand that..

But, yet, here they are...

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

I love Hazard, but Wilmots was right.

It was 0-0 in the second half, and he was almost at the backline. It wasn't the time or place to try that stuff. He couldn't aim it and it failed miserably.

It was not smart at all. He should have gone for the normal cross.

Mourinho would have been more pissed than Wilmots.

[Hamilton 2,120]

Indeed, just needed to cross with his left.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,125]

I love Hazard, but Wilmots was right.

Agreed. On both points.

[17. Eden Hazard 30]

It failed because the ball bounced slightly up right before he hit it. If he pulled it off like he did against Fulham, QPR, PSG etc. everyone would be raving about it.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

It failed because the ball bounced slightly up right before he hit it. If he pulled it off like he did against Fulham, QPR, PSG etc. everyone would be raving about it.

That's not the point at all. He shouldn't have tried at that moment.

(And he could have never curved it the way it should have if he'd given a normal cross)

[17. Eden Hazard 30]

That's not the point at all. He shouldn't have tried at that moment.

(And he could have never curved it the way it should have if he'd given a normal cross)

Hazard has been doing rabonas all his life, it's a natural move to him not some kind of experiment. It was never going to be an easy cross and he felt more comfortable doing a rabona rather than using his weak foot but an erratic ball movement ruined it, I really don't see what the fuss is about. There were plenty more of garbage crosses that game, the majority of them a lot easier than this one but people don't talk about those because they didn't involve a move they aren't familiar with.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

I'm still thinking that rabona was not a decisive one. Origi not for certain will score anyway. If he did that, at least three times in three important occasions in that match and all failed, then I could understand Wilmots fury. If Wilmots think because of that one rabona, it cost them, then he should analyzed it, how his team failed to create better chances and could finish it better in over 90 minutes.

If he thinking that Hazard didn't play good, then he just have to said it. What I saw Hazard has been brilliant yesterday, hence he got the MOTM award. It is ridiculous to blame that rabona, after how brilliant Hazard was yesterday imo.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

I believe none of you watched 1. the actual moment and 2. Wilmots' actual words.

He could not have put the ball in front of goal like that in that position.

[17. Eden Hazard 30]

He could not have put the ball in front of goal like that in that position.

The cross against Fulham was a few yards farther out but pretty much the same angle:

Anyway pointless discussion.

[ParNolio7 285]

http://pieterhontele.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/the-big-belgian-hazard-hurdle/

Please read my latest article on Eden Hazard and his involvement in the Belgian National Team:

"The Big Belgian Hazard Hurdle"

[ChelseaFC12 134]

his finishing is NOT below average ,,just below HIS average

Nah it's really below par, compared to other players of his calibre, look at Bale, Neymar, Reus even Sanchez... I think Hazard is better than them all, but one thing separates them is their finishing and killer instinct in front of goal is lot better I mean much better. He would have scored atleast 5-6 more goals by now but sadly....

I really hope he improves.

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

http://pieterhontele.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/the-big-belgian-hazard-hurdle/

Please read my latest article on Eden Hazard and his involvement in the Belgian National Team:

"The Big Belgian Hazard Hurdle"

I feel DeBruyne should be playing on the 8 next to Witsel.

We're lacking someone from deep that can orchestrate our play. We're playing way to slow and i think that's why a lot of our attacking players move into central areas and move towards the ball.

Witsel, Fellaini just aren't good enough on the ball to find players in tight spaces.

They constantly play easy lateral balls but rarely play forward. I think one of our Belgian reporters said that of the 54 passes Witsel gave only 4 actually were forward passes. I mean that's just pathetic.

DeBruyne on the 8 would also help the problem of Hazard and DeBruyne getting in eachothers way.

DeBruyne would still be a lot on the ball while Hazard could come inside from his left wing and drift between the lines.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

I feel DeBruyne should be playing on the 8 next to Witsel.

We're lacking someone from deep that can orchestrate our play. We're playing way to slow and i think that's why a lot of our attacking players move into central areas and move towards the ball.

Witsel, Fellaini just aren't good enough on the ball to find players in tight spaces.

They constantly play easy lateral balls but rarely play forward. I think one of our Belgian reporters said that of the 54 passes Witsel gave only 4 actually were forward passes. I mean that's just pathetic.

DeBruyne on the 8 would also help the problem of Hazard and DeBruyne getting in eachothers way.

DeBruyne would still be a lot on the ball while Hazard could come inside from his left wing and drift between the lines.

Thats mikel level stats there

[kellzfresh 7,229]

I feel DeBruyne should be playing on the 8 next to Witsel.

We're lacking someone from deep that can orchestrate our play. We're playing way to slow and i think that's why a lot of our attacking players move into central areas and move towards the ball.

Witsel, Fellaini just aren't good enough on the ball to find players in tight spaces.

They constantly play easy lateral balls but rarely play forward. I think one of our Belgian reporters said that of the 54 passes Witsel gave only 4 actually were forward passes. I mean that's just pathetic.

DeBruyne on the 8 would also help the problem of Hazard and DeBruyne getting in eachothers way.

DeBruyne would still be a lot on the ball while Hazard could come inside from his left wing and drift between the lines.

Thats mikel level stats there

[17. Eden Hazard 30]

http://pieterhontele.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/the-big-belgian-hazard-hurdle/

Please read my latest article on Eden Hazard and his involvement in the Belgian National Team:

"The Big Belgian Hazard Hurdle"

Appreciate the article but it's clearly influenced by the press. Media darling De Bruyne had another average game that's why they come up with this story about other players running in the way.

Truth is De Bruyne had as much touches on the ball as Hazard against Wales and more than he averages for Wolfsburg. Just like Hazard and Chadli he had the freedom to roam as well, it was a fluent system and it's not like he hasn't played on the wing for the NT before anyway. I never heard anyone making excuses like this for Hazard when he had an average game.

I disagree with your assessment about playmakers. Like Belgiannutt said Belgium needs an extra playmaker rather than one less. De Bruyne is not a true playmaker anyway, and he's not the next coming of Cruijff or Zidane like a lot of Belgians seem to think. No playmaker anywhere near worldclass has a passing completion of only 75%. You confuse assists with dictating play and orchestrating the attacks.

[iseah100 5,612]

What's Belgium's obsession with KDB?

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

What's Belgium's obsession with KDB?

He's been the big man on the road to the world cup, scoring and giving assists, while Hazard under-performs in most of his games for the NT, compared to at Chelsea.