Weckerz 3,781 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Did he really say that? I think it's sad that you can't just be an amazing player anymore and be regarded world class, without scoring 30-40 goals a season. This new generation of fans/pundits have developed a distorted view of the game where one has to be an absolute goal machine to even be considered one of the best.It's not even like he doesn't score goals, if he continues like this (and gets a bit mor pens ) he'll have 20 goals which is not too shabby for a wide player to be fucking honest.In 3-4 years when Ronaldo and Messi only get around 20-30 goals each, maybe troollooloolloloolThis guy being a prime example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,048 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 It's a delight to have him in our team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 The fact people genuinely judge a winger through goals is mind blowing.Give it ten years fill backs will getting judged on goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,048 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 The fact people genuinely judge a winger through goals is mind blowing.Give it ten years fill backs will getting judged on goals.Football has changed. He is being judged against the best winger in the world (CR7), and he is something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueGuy 1,552 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Football has changed. He is being judged against the best winger in the world (CR7), and he is something else.tbf Ronaldo been playing ST for majority of this season, Madrid play 442 now not 4231/433 as they used to do anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,048 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 tbf Ronaldo been playing ST for majority of this season, Madrid play 442 now not 4231/433 as they used to do anymore.That might be the case, but he scored 40 plus goals for Utd as a winger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Barbara 15,149 Posted December 28, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted December 28, 2014 It looks so simple when he does it, but in reality, not one defender in the world can stop him.My brother - who likes him, but as any Manure fan, think we overrate him - finally conceded today that it must be a nightmare for a defender when he comes face to face with Hazard (even with a backup, helping him). He's so hard to mark and defend against. He's so resourceful and skillful that one just can't guess what he's going to do. Mata, Willian, Schurrle and many other players we had, always do the same thing over and over, they cut inside, or beat opponents running, or stop a run before cutting. Hazard is completely unpredictable. You don't know what he's going to do next and that's just hell on earth for a marker imo. They must hate and feel hopeless and desperate when facing him.He was so good today, he was unstoppable, but too bad only he and Cesc looked inspired. And he did what I said at the beginning of the season would be a must for him this season in his development curve. And today wasn't the first time. When things got thick he came to the rescue.I don't give a fuck how many goals he scores and assists he provides. What I've always demanded from him was to shoot more (which he did), then I said we should give him time to find his best finishing again (he has very good finishing as showed lately, he was just in a run of low confidence) and mainly that he would step up when the team had a bad day, that he'd become our match winner when as a team we struggled. He's done it many times this season imo and today was the epitome of that.We were lost, bad, toothless and he came and took matters into his hands and won us the away point. That's what I think a player as talented as him should do. Who cares about how many goals he scores and how many he assists if he's the guy bailing us out of the jail? I don't! I know he dreams of winning the Balon d'Or thing and I really hope he has a chance to have it at least once in his career, but I couldn't care less where he stands regarding Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Bale and whoever else people include in this bracket.I look at this boy, and he's 24 next week and it seems like the sky is the limit. I just want the damn contract printed and signed and him to continue his development. He has taken HUGE steps in his development this season. I think the stupid award will once again be Ronaldo's (come on, the guy has been a scoring machine), but I think with the level Hazard has been playing he's by far the best player in the EPL (for me he finally passed Cesc, I was leaning a bit towards Cesc until a few days ago, but Hazard is just better, end of it - imo), and he's top3, at most top5 of the world right now and he's only 24.We should appreciate and praise this kid much more than we do and stop demanding things from him. I'd say he's progressing faster than I expected and that's all that matters to me, that he keeps growing because then I know in a couple of years we'll be feared all over the world because of this guy.He was unbelievable today and here's hoping he repeats what he does most seasons as far as I remember, and plays his best football starting January-February. He'll be the reason we'll win the league if he plays even better than he's been doing now (I'm not saying he needs to, I'm just saying if he goes by as he generally goes, and playing better in the second half, we're in for a huge and beautiful treat). sutro, Stingray, Hkibou and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Despiadado.Maleante 1,046 Posted December 29, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted December 29, 2014 Goal or Assist in 8 of the last 10 games. Becoming more decisive. ZOS, Barbara, kellzfresh and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Remarkable yesterday so much so a Saints fan on another forum saying he's the best player he has seen live. Gilvorak, Stingray and Barbara 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrExcalibur100 7,124 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Football has changed. He is being judged against the best winger in the world (CR7), and he is something else.Ronaldo hasn't been a real winger since 2006/2007. I'm surprised he is still called a winger. DYC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueGuy 1,552 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Ronaldo hasn't been a real winger since 2006/2007. I'm surprised he is still called a winger.Naaa he has been a winger until the 2nd half of last season, now he is basically a 2nd ST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH1988 1,348 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Guys, its OK to constructively criticize.Nobody wants him dropped.Nobody is calling him bad.Improved on last season.Class above others.Lacks decision making through games in the final third/box and it'll come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Naaa he has been a winger until the 2nd half of last season, now he is basically a 2nd ST.It's only now they changed his starting position. He used to start at LW but always plays like a striker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,048 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Ronaldo hasn't been a real winger since 2006/2007. I'm surprised he is still called a winger.He has been Real's LW for the majority of his time there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrExcalibur100 7,124 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 He has been Real's LW for the majority of his time there.His starting role is on the left but he plays in a free role and is even more advanced than Benzema most of the time. He's not a real winger. How difficult is that hard to understand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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