lionsden 4,689 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 One thing is for sure, if he's to reach the level he always aspires to in his interviews, his finishing must improve dramatically. Kudos to him for improving his aggressiveness and desire to take on player though. just needs to work on his finishing. TLaw10, Barbara and The Chels 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Eden, you make me smile, you were fantastic but man, you need to learn to pull the trigger.there was a counter in the second where he was in doubt between passing to Willian or shooting. He took a tad to long to make the decision, chose to pass and there went our chance...That said I can see some welcoming and amazing improvement on his attitude. He seems more determined these days. Hope that isn't only to convince us to pay him crazy wages (that I think he deserves anyway). I hope this attitude is here to stay... DYC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Amazing player, joy to watch but I kinda get "dissapointed" that after he dribbles past half of pitch and gets one on one with gk, he doesnt finish the action with a bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustafa 885 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Decision making is still not great. He was great tonight, but if you look at it this way.... He had atleast 5/6 1v1s today, and only ONE of them resulted in a goal. Compare that to (not Messi or Ronaldo which we all agree are only comparable to one another) Neymar or even Bale (who I don't rate very highly), and I assure you they get on the score sheet once, if not more times. I made a prediction a day before the game that Hazard would score against Schalke because of the intent and desire he showed against Swansea but today- although he wasn't nonchalant- he was super inefficient when he got in and around the box. His assist for Cesc was superb. I thought he'd just tear them apart from that moment on wards but he struggled a bit... not knowing whether to pass, to shoot, to take the defender inside or take it to the line. I'll tell you right now, his performance was great tonight. Probably him and Filipe Luis were the candidates for the MOTM. BUT if this guy can figure out how to convert those 1v1 situations into goals/assists on a more regular basis, HE WILL BE ABSOLUTELY UNPLAYABLE. People say that he is unplayable now, which is a bit of a reach in my eyes, because if he isn't either racking up the assists or hitting the back of the net, then that statement is a bit exaggerated.I repeat, if he can figure out how to convert those 1v1 situations into goals/assists on a more regular basis, he will be truly unplayable. But hey, he's only 23, right? SS 93 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 He was absolutely amazing. Beigl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Hasri 10 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Paying 200k pw to the best player in the league is a bargain. Beigl and nyikolajevics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,759 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Excellent last night, they didn't know how to handle him, apart from trying to body block him everytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutro 1,026 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/sep/17/chelsea-schalke-champions-league-great stuff to read The Chels, Bir_CFC and Sidzeret 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Chelsea legend Didier Drogba happy to help Eden Hazard follow him on the road to greatness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Chelsea legend Didier Drogba happy to help Eden Hazard follow him on the road to greatnessSpeaking of Drogba and Hazard, there partnership needs a lot of work bababoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParNolio7 285 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Speaking of Drogba and Hazard, there partnership needs a lot of work There shouldn't be a Hazard-Drogba partnership to begin with. Drogba is a Legend (capital L) but he can't compete at this level anymore. It's painfully obvious for anyone to see, we shouldn't have taken him back as a player. Only as a striker coach a few years from now. Tomo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/sep/17/chelsea-schalke-champions-league-great stuff to readReally nice to read this. He was far from his best, yet still fantastic, so I'm quite surprised by this article.Players like Hazard are seriously underrated. Nowadays analysing players is simply a case of taking a look at the match statistics and see whether the player in question has assisted or, more importantly, scored. If neither is the case, player X wasn't great or wasn't decisive (I cringe when I read that after a strong performance).Players like Nedved, Figo, Giggs, Pires, Scholes, Vieira, etc were all brilliant players in their time and received plenty of praise and recognition for their contribution to their teams and to football in general. They weren't stats kings though. Same goes for Chelsea's own Zola. Hazard, and many others like him, would receive so much more praise 10-15 years ago.But it's alright, I'll just continue enjoying Hazard's brilliance. sutro, bababoom, Belgiannutt and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParNolio7 285 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Looking at this magnificent video again (probably best football video in history), just makes you realize how far Eden still is from becoming our best ever player.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b25MZuCzK1U SS 93 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,759 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Looking at this magnificent video again (probably best football video in history), just makes you realize how far Eden still is from becoming our best ever player.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b25MZuCzK1UI had to read that twice because first time around I thought you were being positive about something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParNolio7 285 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I had to read that twice because first time around I thought you were being positive about something. sorry but that's a ridiculous, based on nothing remark. if you really feel like analyzing my posts, go through them properly and you'll see that there's plenty of positive thoughts and excitement.btw, there's no shame in being second best to Zola. most players in world history are. Eden is still an absolute delight though, won't hear me say otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParNolio7 285 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I had to read that twice because first time around I thought you were being positive about something. So you think Hazard is (already) better than Zola then, honest opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsden 4,689 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Looking at this magnificent video again (probably best football video in history), just makes you realize how far Eden still is from becoming our best ever player.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b25MZuCzK1UAnd this is why I struggle to accept lampard as our greatest player ever. efficiency and productivity is not enough for me, you have to have that grace, style, magic and it factor that special players (regardless of position) like Zidane, Zola,Bobby Moore, Beckenbauer, Iniesta et al have. ParNolio7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,759 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 sorry but that's a ridiculous, based on nothing remark. if you really feel like analyzing my posts, go through them properly and you'll see that there's plenty of positive thoughts and excitement.btw, there's no shame in being second best to Zola. most players in world history are. Eden is still an absolute delight though, won't hear me say otherwise.So you think Hazard is (already) better than Zola then, honest opinion?Fucking hell calm down, someone pinched you wallet and wife?You are comparing someone who has done everything, won a hell of a lot and has completed his career to someone who is building to be potentially one of the best in the world.....So, if the question was...."Will he be better than Zola" my answer is yes.The best should always be judged on consistency, where they produce week in and week out and stand out as sheer quality in everything they do. Hazard right now is potentially WC but his tendency to drop in form like last season is what holds him back from that bracket IMO. Now if he is to up his game, which he can and will I have no doubt we will be watching one of the worlds best at Chelsea.As for Zola, at that point in time he was the best foreign import with ease, no arguments, better than Bergkamp and I say that with the utmost confidence. I have friends who are Middlesbrough fans and they argue with me all the time about how Juninho was better than Zola and that I have to laugh about. Juninho was superb at Boro, far and away the best player to ever to play for them, but in that season when Zola won player of the year they said Juninho was cheated out of it and call Zola the 'Half player of the year' because Juninho played for Boro he never got a look in. I think it says more about Zola than anything else, he was better over half season than Juninho was in a full season. Belgiannutt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Looking at this magnificent video again (probably best football video in history), just makes you realize how far Eden still is from becoming our best ever player.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b25MZuCzK1UAbsolute genius Zola was, what a player. His dribble against Liverpool where he puts Carragher flat on his arse about 10 times is just brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParNolio7 285 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 You are comparing someone who has done everything, won a hell of a lot and has completed his career to someone who is building to be potentially one of the best in the world.....So, if the question was...."Will he be better than Zola" my answer is yes. I think Eden is absolutely brilliant but I really can't see him becoming better than Zola. Mainly because I think Zola was a lot smarter as a player, so far better decision making & positional play. Far better finishing and shooting as well. Even with age I don't think Eden will ever atteign that level.Dribbling wise they're probably equally good, Eden even a tad faster in the first meters, equal technical skills and so on. But not many departments in which Eden actually excels to Zola.Again, no shame in that, it's a big ask! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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