Jase 43,479 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Probably because he isn't known for tracking back. Apparently he was one of the players singled out for that against West Brom and Benitez prefers harder workers like Dirk Kuyt.Hopefully Eden will get there. It might just take a little time.Don't listen to the BS that is the English media! Hazard may not be the best defensively when tracking back but he has improved a lot on that recently than most people are giving him credit for. The English media like to turn a blind eye and conveniently exaggerate things about us especially when we are in a bad moment! ChelseaFanMKD, Mufassir08 and mediator 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Don't listen to the BS that is the English media! Hazard may not be the best defensively when tracking back but he has improved a lot on that recently than most people are giving him credit for. The English media like to turn a blind eye and conveniently exaggerate things about us especially when we are in a bad moment!It's clear to see he doesn't like it when he's on the pitch though. He's getting much better at it but he seems to get a little gassed by it. Like I said, it's an area of his game he should improve and I'm sure Ashley will offer 'encouraging' words to track back.The fact is he's still very young and it's his first season in a new league. Anyone who thought it wouldn't have it's ups and downs, especially with the pace of the game, was deluding themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray 9,441 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Something or someone is affecting his confidence. He's nowhere near the level he played at Lille atm. This. Very much. He will get around to performing, definitely. It's not like he is doing a Torres on us - despite what some ************** ******************* **********************************'censured'.This said - it annoyed me as well to see him in the last game when you know and admire what this kid can do (eg Lille). Actually, I wish he had a mentor (like Lampard, Terry) in the team that showed him what it takes to be a great winner, someone who can pick up the team. He would be awesome if he gained that quality ... Time is on his side, anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yesterday they said in a football show on national tv that Rafa isn't really a big fan of him? Are we going to see less Eden?Rafa: I wanted to buy Hazard for Liverpoolhttp://www.liverpool...-liverpool.htmlhttp://www.tribalfoo...verpool-3655941 Hamilton and Stingray 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton 2,120 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Cool.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Hazard plays better when Lampard is in the team, in my opinion. Not exactly sure why, but we can definitely point to our worst games this season are when Frank has been absent. He has a calming influence and I think his experience is to the benefit of the youngsters like Oscar and Eden. Henrique, Tomo, Hysteria and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Hazard has the best ball control in our team, take defenders on and beat them. His talent is obvious just needs to show more hunger when we need him the most... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bababoom 4,478 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 He's really gone of the boil. he had a good start to the season but these last couple of months he's been so average...(Belgium posters, please don't hurt me ) Backstreet09, Stingray and BOSS 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corner 456 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 He's really gone of the boil. he had a good start to the season but these last couple of months he's been so average...(Belgium posters, please don't hurt me )He definitely hasn't been making the impact he was at the start of the season, but then again, who is?Average may be an understatement. He hasn't been terrible per se. It's just the team is sluggish and crap creatively at the moment. Henrique and Hamilton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 The belgian that should be playing for Chelsea is called Fellaini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corner 456 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 The belgian that should be playing for Chelsea is called Fellaini.Are you implying a team should one have one Belgian? Nonsense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Are you implying a team should one have one Belgian? Nonsense!No, I saying its time to stop spending big money on young players like Hazard, and spend less money on players like Fellaini. we are becoming a u21 team, even in this forum I used to read this kind of nosense, "this player is too old, he is already 27 years old". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corner 456 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 No, I saying its time to stop spending big money on young players like Hazard, and spend less money on players like Fellaini. we are becoming a u21 team, even in this forum I used to read this kind of nosense, "this player is too old, he is already 27 years old".I don't believe in not buying young players just for the sake of it. There are advantages to having young players in your team. Every team needs to find the right balance between experience and youth... and dismissing a player because he is too young is ridiculous when they have the ability like Hazard.Truthfully, Hazard is ready to play almost every week for any top club in Europe. And if Chelsea didn't buy him this summer, he would have been snapped up by another big club. Then he becomes some other club's asset and not ours. And Chelsea can't just let a player with that much potential slip through their grasp. It would just be bad business. Stingray 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I don't believe in not buying young players just for the sake of it. There are advantages to having young players in your team. Every team needs to find the right balance between experience and youth... and dismissing a player because he is too young is ridiculous when they have the ability like Hazard.Truthfully, Hazard is ready to play almost every week for any top club in Europe. And if Chelsea didn't buy him this summer, he would have been snapped up by another big club. Then he becomes some other club's asset and not ours. And Chelsea can't just let a player with that much potential slip through their grasp. It would just be bad business.Yeah, Chelsea will turn into a u23 team, and in 4 or 5 years this team will be invencible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediator 2,026 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Yeah, Chelsea will turn into a u23 team, and in 4 or 5 years this team will be invencible.I Agree. May be next year we will see something very promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I don't want to wait a year or two to see us become "what Arsenal could have been" Henrique 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouNameIt 1,511 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I don't want to wait a year or two to see us become "what Arsenal could have been"What are you implying? Change takes time, it also takes time to adapt. We're playing a completley different style of football when what we used to, and that wont change over a few weeks.Regarding Hazard... The guy is still young, however, Im noticing a change of style. He's no longer challenging as he used to in his first games. He caused lots of danger for the defenders, got penalties etc. He's not quite doing that anymore. There has to be a reason for it. Maybe he was instructed (for some stuipid reason) not to?He just needs to do what he is best at, challenging, dribbling and rushing/cutting forward and in. He sort of "slowed" down recently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 What are you implying? Change takes time, it also takes time to adapt. We're playing a completley different style of football when what we used to, and that wont change over a few weeks.Regarding Hazard... The guy is still young, however, Im noticing a change of style. He's no longer challenging as he used to in his first games. He caused lots of danger for the defenders, got penalties etc. He's not quite doing that anymore. There has to be a reason for it. Maybe he was instructed (for some stuipid reason) not to?He just needs to do what he is best at, challenging, dribbling and rushing/cutting forward and in. He sort of "slowed" down recently...No I mean as in signing 16 year olds with potential like Aaron Ramsey, Fabergas, Walcott etc and waiting 3-5 years for them to come good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouNameIt 1,511 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 No I mean as in signing 16 year olds with potential like Aaron Ramsey, Fabergas, Walcott etc and waiting 3-5 years for them to come good.We have U21 players, players on loan, the acadamy etc...I know what u mean but we cant just sign 16 year old randomly. First of all it might take quite long untill they develop. Secondly, when they are good enough they might want to move back to their native country. That risk is pretty high id say.And Chelsea isnt really in need of making 6m on a player we bought for 1m 5 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiillowhobo 28 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Couldn't agree more, Imagine if we had a proper centre-midfielder. Someone who could play decent attacking balls and actually pick out our attacking trio.You have one. Just put Oscar there.. whinni09 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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