Eden Hazard

[Term-X 7,891]

Hazard is the face of this club, only on here do people blame a loss on the star player because he didn't defend. He's paid to score goals and create chances.

No, Mourinho is the face of the club, he's also the most marketable personality ever associated with Chelsea Football Club.

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

No, Mourinho is the face of the club, he's also the most marketable personality ever associated with Chelsea Football Club.

Spot on

[Stingray 9,441]

No, Mourinho is the face of the club, he's also the most marketable personality ever associated with Chelsea Football Club.

As much as Chelsea isn't Hazard FC, it isn't Mourinho FC either. Don't have double standards.

[Jusek 2,031]

http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/hazard-thinks-mourinho-worst-manager-he-s-known-and-is-unhappy-at

Joke of the day!

[sutro 1,026]

the french press is doing everything they can to get their "chou chou" back it seems

if they ever pull it off, i bet the day he signs a contract will be a national holiday

[Term-X 7,891]

As much as Chelsea isn't Hazard FC, it isn't Mourinho FC either. Don't have double standards.

Don't try and twist it or reinterpret the post for your own gains.

I said he was the face of the club.. 'symbol, however you wanna word that', and then a fact (which makes the Hazard argument void). Mourinho is the biggest star/celebrity/brand that's ever been associated with the club, it's not even debatable.

[Jase 43,479]

Pointing out a player's mistakes/faults/weaknesses doesn't make you any less of a fan. Surely you should know that given how you've been criticising Oscar recently!

Best to ignore that fella. Yes, we lost a big game and it was disappointing but he's making it out as though someone just passed away and we shouldn't make any criticism, which is not even the case!

[Jase 43,479]

[Jase 43,479]

[Stingray 9,441]

Don't try and twist it or reinterpret the post for your own gains.

I said he was the face of the club.. 'symbol, however you wanna word that', and then a fact (which makes the Hazard argument void). Mourinho is the biggest star/celebrity/brand that's ever been associated with the club, it's not even debatable.

My own gains. lol. What would i have to/want to gain by that, mister no1 legend.

Have a Manneken pis!

[Namika 922]

José is pissed at him and rigthly so.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

No, Mourinho is the face of the club, he's also the most marketable personality ever associated with Chelsea Football Club.

Considering his antics, I hope not. I seriously do.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

It's sad Mourinho won't hesitate to throw his players under the bus to cover his ass. Sometimes he needs to take responsibility for some of his failures and stop giving the media the ammunition to bury him. I see he had already prepared a speech to defend his record, speaking in the first person, like he normally does.

He started it with the Newcastle defeat ("I made eleven mistakes") and recently with the Paris defeat ("we lack a striker"). It's your job to coach the team and get the best results. Some of the things Jose says and does just rubs me the wrong way sometimes. Control your ego and stop with publicly criticizing players after defeats.

[The only place to be 11,313]

No, Mourinho is the face of the club, he's also the most marketable personality ever associated with Chelsea Football Club.

Mourinho is probably the perfect personality for us. We're always going to be hated for a variety of reasons and he OWNS that. He doesn't care about being popular or being loved by anyone but us fans.

Looks like he's not just going to ignore Hazard's mistake for the first goal either. Whatever anyone thinks, conceding an away goal against a better team one minute before half-time completely changed the complexion of the match. Harsh to blame the loss on him, but if anyone wants to argue that it wasn't a turning point then they're clueless.

[The only place to be 11,313]

It's sad Mourinho won't hesitate to throw his players under the bus to cover his ass.

What the fuck are you on about? Do you know how many times Mourinho has shielded his players from criticism in his time at this club? I think he can occassionally be honest with a player as a teaching exercise when they make such a major mistake. 10 fucking players worked their bollocks off after we scored and one player stood still like a fucking statue so maybe he can take a bit of criticism and LEARN from it.

It amazes me how fairweather fans like you don't hesitate in jumping on the manager's back though.

[Stingray 9,441]

Mourinho is probably the perfect personality for us. We're always going to be hated for a variety of reasons and he OWNS that. He doesn't care about being popular or being loved by anyone but us fans.

Looks like he's not just going to ignore Hazard's mistake for the first goal either. Whatever anyone thinks, conceding an away goal against a better team one minute before half-time completely changed the complexion of the match. Harsh to blame the loss on him, but if anyone wants to argue that it wasn't a turning point then they're clueless.

I agree with most, but I truly believe that as much as it is a must to have a critical eye on players (eg. Hazards nonchalant negligence that cost us), it is also a must to apply the same amount of 'criticallity' to the manager. Somehow there seems to be much more an Omerta on that, much more than on the criticizing of players.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,919]

Well mourinho wasn't wrong, and hazard talking to the press left him wide open to the public criticism that followed.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

What the fuck are you on about? Do you know how many times Mourinho has shielded his players from criticism in his time at this club? I think he can occassionally be honest with a player as a teaching exercise when they make such a major mistake. 10 fucking players worked their bollocks off after we scored and one player stood still like a fucking statue so maybe he can take a bit of criticism and LEARN from it.

It amazes me how fairweather fans like you don't hesitate in jumping on the manager's back though.

Mourinho never takes the blame when the team loses, NEVER. He hasn't done it since he returned and he is trying to protect himself from criticism. Something about the man has changed because he wasn't like this before in his first spell here. His spell at Madrid affected him.

This is not about Hazard. This is about Mourinho always making excuses for defeats. His body language in the press conference was very telling. Fortunately for me though, I'm not one of those people that worship at the alter of Mourinho. He has his faults as a manager, but even more worryingly than that, he has a massive ego and that rubs off the wrong way on me and on the image on the club. Any criticism of his failings is either met by deflecting blame or even verbal attacks of other managers. He needs to change his attitude and stop treating this club like a personal play-thing.