teignman 441 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Hazard ticks a lot of the boxes as far as the caliber and type of player we need. However, there are several reasons why the rumors flying around here today don't make sense. The biggest one being that Lille do not need to sell right now. They are fairly financially sound, and currently sit 3rd in the Ligue 1 table, a mere 4 pts. out of a CL spot and 7 pts. out of 1st. There are only 5 pts. separating them from 8th place Toulouse. If they sell now, they will greatly damage, if not completely sacrifice, any hopes they have of playing CL or EL football next season. This would have rather large ramifications for their profits, seeing as they can just sell Hazard in the summer for a similar if not better price, and still push for a CL spot this season.I'd love to be proven wrong and see Eden unveiled a Blue in the coming days/weeks. I don't think it's in the cards though. Furthermore, I'd be surprised, albeit pleasantly, if he comes here at all. He seems destined for Madrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola kinda blue 89 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Excited as I am, a word of caution people.He's not the Messiah! (sorry couldnt resist that)If we do get him, i cant see us just winning the league beacuse of him.He plays the french league and not even the top club there.Drogba and Malouda both struggled in their first season here.I would say that Mata is more consistant than he will be.In short, we will probably overpay and it will take time for him to make the sort of impact people expectHe's not the mext Messi and may not even be the superstar many people expect.This is NOT Football ManagerStill really really want him though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 As someone who doesn't watch the French League, i wont pretend i know anything about him but sounds like a good pacey player. He can't play in the UCL tho, but does seem like we're very interested and could get him. Joey Cole should put in a good word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNKS 508 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Excited as I am, a word of caution people.I would say that Mata is more consistant than he will be.That has to be the stupidest thing Ive ever seen in this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola kinda blue 89 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 That has to be the stupidest thing Ive ever seen in this forum.So you expect him to arrive with no pre-season and immediately be better in every match than Mata??!!Seriously!Clips from a recent game against Marseillehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqRSZ5CuOFY&feature=player_embedded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Excited as I am, a word of caution people.He's not the Messiah! (sorry couldnt resist that)If we do get him, i cant see us just winning the league beacuse of him.He plays the french league and not even the top club there.Drogba and Malouda both struggled in their first season here.I would say that Mata is more consistant than he will be.In short, we will probably overpay and it will take time for him to make the sort of impact people expectHe's not the mext Messi and may not even be the superstar many people expect.This is NOT Football ManagerStill really really want him though!Malouda was the The French player of the season when he came to us ,,,as was Yuri Zhirkov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNKS 508 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 So you expect him to arrive with no pre-season and immediately be better in every match than Mata??!!Lol wtf you on about. You said he wouldnt be as consistent as Mata....the guy isnt even a Chelsea player and you already made this assumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson 358 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 If he had a buy out clause, it would have been mentioned by Lile at this stage in order to scare. clubs off a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola kinda blue 89 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Malouda was the The French player of the season when he came to us ,,,as was Yuri ZhirkovMy point is that he had a poor first season in the ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP!Malouda out remember?And big sigh to HKNS - I'm not the one saying we are gonna walk the league if we sign him - but others are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Abramovich 175 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Malouda was the The French player of the season when he came to us ,,,as was Yuri ZhirkovZhirkov played for CSKA Moskow.And if you want to say something like Player A came from this league, so Player B will be the same. Drogba and Essien were also from the French League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 So you expect him to arrive with no pre-season and immediately be better in every match than Mata??!!Seriously!Clips from a recent game against Marseillehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqRSZ5CuOFY&feature=player_embeddedIn that video he looked fairly average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonPride1905 236 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I clicked 3 things from this clip:1. The guy is class!2. He has vision and speed...he will kill with Torres and Sturridge3. He only failed against the right - back..awkward that the right - back's name is Cesar Aspiliciueta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_Fan 227 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSp1ERrAG0g&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic! 301 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSp1ERrAG0g&feature=relatedGod, he's good. Assist to Joe Cole was class. It seems he can not be stopped without a foul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshyboy 36 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Question!If Hazard were to join (fingers toes & legs crossed) what number would he wear do you reckon? :goodpost:That was a very classy ball to Cole, glad to see he's doing so well In France on an off note Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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