Chelsea? 892 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Your response to BlueLyon was written in a big red font, now it's white.yea I know. I changed it after reading your post. lol nyikolajevics and ParNolio7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Last season I complained about him slowing down attacks and dribbling towards the wings instead of towards dangerous areas. Not this season. He is now taking the game to the opposition by attacking the box with his dribbles. As a result, defenders are getting yellow cards more often due to hazard. I don't know if he's been reading this thread or it's the presence of costa and fabregas who have to be marked, leaving space for Hazard has made him free and change his style. I want him to develop his shooting too but let's enjoy his more aggressive dribbling style for now, the goals will come. Daniel1980 and Blue-in-me-Veins 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel1980 1,425 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Last season I complained about him slowing down attacks and dribbling towards the wings instead of towards dangerous areas.Not this season. He is now taking the game to the opposition by attacking the box with his dribbles. As a result, defenders are getting yellow cards more often due to hazard. I don't know if he's been reading this thread or it's the presence of costa and fabregas who have to be marked, leaving space for Hazard has made him free and change his style.I want him to develop his shooting too but let's enjoy his more aggressive dribbling style for now, the goals will come. Completely agree with this. He's one of the best dribblers out there, and it was frustrating to watch him use it mostly in non-dangerous areas. So far, I'm very pleased with his dribbling this season. Of course it does help that he gets a bit more space now that we have Costa and Fabregas, but still, watching him dribble more aggressively is very encouraging. kellzfresh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParNolio7 285 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 No Mirallas tops him haha best sarcastic reply ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParNolio7 285 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Going to see Hazard in action tomorrow in the Belgium vs Andorra match. Hope he'll score 15 goals just for the "statanatics" (stat fanatics) to get off his case for the rest of the season and look for another worldclass player to piss on. Tomo, 11Drogba and Daniel1980 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Atlas Lion 1,223 Posted October 9, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted October 9, 2014 Think I might be the small majority, but I feel we won't get the best out of Hazard unless he is played centrally behind the striker. A true number 10. Some of his brilliance imo came from him whilst playing in the centre. Myself, Peppi85, Stingray and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nike 373 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Think I might be the small majority, but I feel we won't get the best out of Hazard unless he is played centrally behind the striker. A true number 10. Some of his brilliance imo came from him whilst playing in the centre. Not under Jose. The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Think I might be the small majority, but I feel we won't get the best out of Hazard unless he is played centrally behind the striker. A true number 10. Some of his brilliance imo came from him whilst playing in the centre. I'm with you on this. That penalty against arsenal was created from his dribbling from the center, the Schurrle goal against Burnley was also because of his dribbling from the center. His ability to dribble through a swarm of bodies is his real talent and doing that will scatter the center of the opponent defense and disorganize them in the process making it easier to break any defense down. If he is double marked by the CMs, fabregas is free to pick passes. If he is double marked by the DM and a centerback, costa has only one CB on him and we know what happens. If he is marked by a fullback and DM, Willian/schurlle is free.Hazard will be the fulcrum of our attack, his mare presence will leave his teammates with so much space it'll be impossible to defend us. Would love to see 5 consecutive games with him there. Sidzeret and Coop 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Lion 1,223 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I'm with you on this. That penalty against arsenal was created from his dribbling from the center, the Schurrle goal against Burnley was also because of his dribbling from the center. His ability to dribble through a swarm of bodies is his real talent and doing that will scatter the center of the opponent defense and disorganize them in the process making it easier to break any defense down.If he is double marked by the CMs, fabregas is free to pick passes. If he is double marked by the DM and a centerback, costa has only one CB on him and we know what happens. If he is marked by a fullback and DM, Willian/schurlle is free.Hazard will be the fulcrum of our attack, his mare presence will leave his teammates with so much space it'll be impossible to defend us.Would love to see 5 consecutive games with him there.The supercup last season in particular, made the central midfielders and Lahm look like proper mugs in the build up to Torres' goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 The supercup last season in particular, made the central midfielders and Lahm look like proper mugs in the build up to Torres' goalYes I remember that. He's class in the wings already but his real potential could be from the center IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Styles 9,790 Posted October 9, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted October 9, 2014 Think I might be the small majority, but I feel we won't get the best out of Hazard unless he is played centrally behind the striker. A true number 10. Some of his brilliance imo came from him whilst playing in the centre. Some of his brilliance also came from wide areas. Hazard has enough freedom to move centrally when he likes; he starts from the left but sees plenty of action in central areas. He is a devestating winger so why not keep that as part of his game along with his #10 qualities; it's that double threat that makes him such a unique talent. That kind of variety and balanced game is what seperates him from a lot of the players he's compared to. 11Drogba, Blue Armour, Barbara and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray 9,441 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Think I might be the small majority, but I feel we won't get the best out of Hazard unless he is played centrally behind the striker. A true number 10. Some of his brilliance imo came from him whilst playing in the centre. Ive been saying it since seeing him as a 16 year old: born to be central. He is awesome on the flank, but somehow fires up more centrally. He would need more exposure to back any statement on this issue, i guess. mediator 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Von Doom 258 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 There isn't a more aesthetically pleasing sight in football than watching Hazard coming inside with the ball from the left hand side. Not one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nike 373 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 There isn't a more aesthetically pleasing sight in football than watching Hazard coming inside with the ball from the left hand side. Not one. Watch n21 on man city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Watch n21 on man city. Hazard will surpass Silva this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneChan95 225 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Some of his brilliance also came from wide areas. Hazard has enough freedom to move centrally when he likes; he starts from the left but sees plenty of action in central areas. He is a devestating winger so why not keep that as part of his game along with his #10 qualities; it's that double threat that makes him such a unique talent. That kind of variety and balanced game is what seperates him from a lot of the players he's compared to.This^^. I think his old jersey number (17) suited him perfectly since he is both a creative (10) and a winger (7). I believe he should be on the wing since he is 2 footed and its difficult for defenders to make a decision when marking him. Allowing him to cut inside results in situations like the pen he won while showing him out allows him to beat the right back for pace like what happened against Coleman. Furthermore double marking him on the wing is not a feasible choice for opposition sides as well since that would open up space for Cesc and Costa. In short, I think playing him on the wing is the best choice for our system and there he can do the most damage. Our central AM is mostly there to provide the balance anyways. iseah100, DYC. and Styles 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppi85 110 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Think I might be the small majority, but I feel we won't get the best out of Hazard unless he is played centrally behind the striker. A true number 10. Some of his brilliance imo came from him whilst playing in the centre. I've been saying this for years & I will keep saying it... He played in a free role in his last year @ Lille & his stats were incredible that year (20g, 20a if I remember correct) I've noticed that he's getting more in central positions recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Hazard wouldn't be able to operate as a number 10 in our current system... iseah100, Nike and Chelsea? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I think he has been much better since he shaved off his beard ,, iseah100 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El P. 1,354 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 We have no classic #10, so it's pointless to discuss about it - I prefer actually that Eden roams wherever he wants (starting from wing position), and other AMFs to adjust. zolayes, iseah100 and Barbara 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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