Eden Hazard

[Atholy 1,293]

Eden needs to step up his game, that's for sure!

But don't underestimate the difference between Lille & Chelsea, even for a talented player like him.

At Lille he got a 'carte blanche', meaning he could run and go ALL over the pitch asking the ball on any position => distributing the game.

With us, he has to stick to his wing most of the time... So he has to change his game a lot!

But most off all... do you so how far he needs to fall back to get the ball, almost every time on our own side of the pitch? This is something that strikes me the most.

Count with that, that he loses a lot of his energy defending... I don't think we can expect 'Maradona' runs in every single game, passing 4-5 defenders!

This is something we need to fix if we want to get the most out of Hazard. AND we clearly need a CM that brings depth in our game to launch Hazard, Oscar and Torres!

Mata could do this but he's glued to the sideline most of the time. Maybe in January KDB could be the right man for this job!

[OneMoSalah 8,776]

Maybe Hazard needs to play as an AM again rather than a winger.

[Rmpr 8,977]

Maybe Hazard needs to play as an AM again rather than a winger.

We need movement...

The problem is not that he is playing LW, it is he is not changing position with Mata and Oscar frequently. Oscar does not feel comfortable at the sideline (one of the reasons I think Moses should be in our attackin trio and not him), so he barely get out of the middle and Mata is more preocupied with the right side.

We need mobility and short passes. We dont have mobility and our short passes always get stuck without penetration because of Torres. Look at CR7, Ozil, Di Maria and Benzema movements, for instance.

[OneMoSalah 8,776]

We need movement...

The problem is not that he is playing LW, it is he is not changing position with Mata and Oscar frequently. Oscar does not feel comfortable at the sideline (one of the reasons I think Moses should be in our attackin trio and not him), so he barely get out of the middle and Mata is more preocupied with the right side.

We need mobility and short passes. We dont have mobility and our short passes always get stuck without penetration because of Torres. Look at CR7, Ozil, Di Maria and Benzema movements, for instance.

I suppose thats true in a way. Torres could use a bit of movement to draw defenders when Eden's on the ball to say give him more space to drive into or whatever. I still feel Eden should play as the #10 rather than as a winger like player. I think Oscar should maybe be rotated with Moses for a spot more often. Both are terrific talents but what Oscar lacks is a really really fast acceleration to take him 2 or 3 yards away from a fullback/wingback so playing him as a winger doesn't really suit him. Moses is also really strong and harder to get off the ball. Moses doesn't use it as well as Oscar though. Both are works in progress though.

[Hamilton 2,120]

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?

[Jase 43,479]

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?

Unless Benitez wants to get the sack, he better play Hazard. He's one of our better players at the club even though he's not in great form.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

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?

Well if he consistently benches hazard but keeps on playing torres then i will travel all the way to london just to kick his fat ass although hazard should be rested as well.

[The only place to be 11,313]

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?

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.

[Jase 43,479]

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!

[The only place to be 11,313]

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.

[Stingray 9,441]

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.

[Term-X 7,891]

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 Liverpool

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[Hamilton 2,120]

Cool..

[BlueLion. 21,491]

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.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

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...

[bababoom 4,478]

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 )

[Corner 456]

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 9,133]

The belgian that should be playing for Chelsea is called Fellaini.