Eden Hazard

[Jase 43,479]

Superstitious much?

Paranoid.

[Spike 12,049]

Paranoid.

Go pat a cat while listening to Justin Bieber. That'll calm you right down.

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

I don't expect Hazard to put in a 90 minute worldclass performance and dominate Atletico. Atletico are the second most difficult team in the world to score against and he's been out for about 3 weeks. So it's always gonna be difficult for him...

What i do expect (hope for) is that 1 moment of brilliance that will create a chance for us to win it. In a game as tight as this one 1 moment is enough. I just hope we take it and don't squander it.

[haranr 485]

I don't expect Hazard to put in a 90 minute worldclass performance and dominate Atletico. Atletico are the second most difficult team in the world to score against and he's been out for about 3 weeks. So it's always gonna be difficult for him...

What i do expect (hope for) is that 1 moment of brilliance that will create a chance for us to win it. In a game as tight as this one 1 moment is enough. I just hope we take it and don't squander it.

Why not lol. It seems to me like people have forgotten how good he was. He is a world-class player. There is no reason for him not to play at a world-class level.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

He has a chance to make a name for himself in this game. Only one goal in open play in two seasons isn't good enough.

[Styles 9,790]

I don't expect Hazard to put in a 90 minute worldclass performance and dominate Atletico. Atletico are the second most difficult team in the world to score against and he's been out for about 3 weeks. So it's always gonna be difficult for him...

What i do expect (hope for) is that 1 moment of brilliance that will create a chance for us to win it. In a game as tight as this one 1 moment is enough. I just hope we take it and don't squander it.

Keeping things tight and bringing him on in the second half might be a sensible option. The game will start to open up naturally and Hazard is dangerous with space.

[Weckerz 3,781]

He's been out for 3 weeks, not sure why people expect a world class performance against this side

Let him come on around the 50 minute mark or if we concede.. no doubt he'll start though

[bushman 2,043]

So what if Hazard was out? He could dominate tonight as I expect him to. Well rested, full of energy, let's see what he has got in him.

[AndersonBLUE 819]

He should start, we can always sub him. I'm not expecting a world class performance, he isn't quite at that level yet but hope he gets in some dangerous positions to make something happen.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

So what if Hazard was out? He could dominate tonight as I expect him to. Well rested, full of energy, let's see what he has got in him.

Let's hope so but it's not that simple, especially for attacking players. Ronaldo came back from an injury after being our for 2-3 weeks, around the same time frame as Eden and in his first game back, he looked like a shadow of his former self.

Let's just hope Hazard's been doing some really intense training and can at least be at 80% not 50%.

[bushman 2,043]

Let's hope so but it's not that simple, especially for attacking players. Ronaldo came back from an injury after being our for 2-3 weeks, around the same time frame as Eden and in his first game back, he looked like a shadow of his former self.

Let's just hope Hazard's been doing some really intense training and can at least be at 80% not 50%.

We will see, soon.

[iseah100 5,612]

What a ridiculous statement.

You're a ridiculous statement

[Jase 43,479]

Turns out my paranoia was right to begin with. This may seem like a hindsight comment but should never have started in the first place. Risky to play a not 100% player against this powerful Atletico side and then made 2 big mistakes for the first and third goals.

[laeth 527]

Turns out my paranoia was right to begin with. This may seem like a hindsight comment but should never have started in the first place. Risky to play a not 100% player against this powerful Atletico side and then made 2 big mistakes for the first and third goals.

Wasn't fitness, he lacked concentration. He switched off and let the right back ghost him... twice. The three and then six defenders in the box should of dealt with both there goals to be honest. Just didn't react quick / efficient enough.

Hazard was our most potent threat going forward btw.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Failing to track a player has nothing to do with being 100% fit. It's pure laziness.

[Jambo 231]

Defending just doesn't seem to be in his game. He either didn't want to defend or can't defend. The way we set up tonight really needed a winger that can get back. In hindsight Schurrle should have been on from the start.

[Jase 43,479]

Wasn't fitness, he lacked concentration. He switched off and let the right back ghost him... twice. The three and then six defenders in the box should of dealt with both there goals to be honest. Just didn't react quick / efficient enough.

Your fitness level can affect the mental side as well. If you are not at 100% in terms of fitness or condition especially for such a big game, then you won't all too comfortable to do the things that needed to be done and able to concentrate properly.

Hazard was our most potent threat going forward btw.

Don't want to be critical here but that is only because we hardly did anything else going forward and were poor. We were cautious in the first half and then just aimlessly lump the balls upfront in the second.

[Jase 43,479]

Am hoping that was just a mistranslated comment..