Eden Hazard

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Amazing player, joy to watch but I kinda get "dissapointed" that after he dribbles past half of pitch and gets one on one with gk, he doesnt finish the action with a bang.

[Mustafa 885]

Decision making is still not great. He was great tonight, but if you look at it this way.... He had atleast 5/6 1v1s today, and only ONE of them resulted in a goal. Compare that to (not Messi or Ronaldo which we all agree are only comparable to one another) Neymar or even Bale (who I don't rate very highly), and I assure you they get on the score sheet once, if not more times.

I made a prediction a day before the game that Hazard would score against Schalke because of the intent and desire he showed against Swansea but today- although he wasn't nonchalant- he was super inefficient when he got in and around the box. His assist for Cesc was superb. I thought he'd just tear them apart from that moment on wards but he struggled a bit... not knowing whether to pass, to shoot, to take the defender inside or take it to the line.

I'll tell you right now, his performance was great tonight. Probably him and Filipe Luis were the candidates for the MOTM. BUT if this guy can figure out how to convert those 1v1 situations into goals/assists on a more regular basis, HE WILL BE ABSOLUTELY UNPLAYABLE. People say that he is unplayable now, which is a bit of a reach in my eyes, because if he isn't either racking up the assists or hitting the back of the net, then that statement is a bit exaggerated.

I repeat, if he can figure out how to convert those 1v1 situations into goals/assists on a more regular basis, he will be truly unplayable. But hey, he's only 23, right?

[iseah100 5,612]

He was absolutely amazing.

[Nik Hasri 10]

Paying 200k pw to the best player in the league is a bargain.

[Special Juan 28,133]

Excellent last night, they didn't know how to handle him, apart from trying to body block him everytime.

[sutro 1,026]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/sep/17/chelsea-schalke-champions-league-

great stuff to read

[Jase 43,479]

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba happy to help Eden Hazard follow him on the road to greatness

[Tomo 21,751]

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba happy to help Eden Hazard follow him on the road to greatness

Speaking of Drogba and Hazard, there partnership needs a lot of work

[ParNolio7 285]

Speaking of Drogba and Hazard, there partnership needs a lot of work

There shouldn't be a Hazard-Drogba partnership to begin with. Drogba is a Legend (capital L) but he can't compete at this level anymore. It's painfully obvious for anyone to see, we shouldn't have taken him back as a player. Only as a striker coach a few years from now.

[DYC. 7,542]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/sep/17/chelsea-schalke-champions-league-

great stuff to read

Really nice to read this. He was far from his best, yet still fantastic, so I'm quite surprised by this article.

Players like Hazard are seriously underrated. Nowadays analysing players is simply a case of taking a look at the match statistics and see whether the player in question has assisted or, more importantly, scored. If neither is the case, player X wasn't great or wasn't decisive (I cringe when I read that after a strong performance).

Players like Nedved, Figo, Giggs, Pires, Scholes, Vieira, etc were all brilliant players in their time and received plenty of praise and recognition for their contribution to their teams and to football in general. They weren't stats kings though. Same goes for Chelsea's own Zola. Hazard, and many others like him, would receive so much more praise 10-15 years ago.

But it's alright, I'll just continue enjoying Hazard's brilliance.

[ParNolio7 285]

Looking at this magnificent video again (probably best football video in history), just makes you realize how far Eden still is from becoming our best ever player.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b25MZuCzK1U

[Special Juan 28,133]

Looking at this magnificent video again (probably best football video in history), just makes you realize how far Eden still is from becoming our best ever player.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b25MZuCzK1U

I had to read that twice because first time around I thought you were being positive about something.

[ParNolio7 285]

I had to read that twice because first time around I thought you were being positive about something.

sorry but that's a ridiculous, based on nothing remark. if you really feel like analyzing my posts, go through them properly and you'll see that there's plenty of positive thoughts and excitement.

btw, there's no shame in being second best to Zola. most players in world history are. Eden is still an absolute delight though, won't hear me say otherwise.

[ParNolio7 285]

I had to read that twice because first time around I thought you were being positive about something.

So you think Hazard is (already) better than Zola then, honest opinion?

[lionsden 4,689]

Looking at this magnificent video again (probably best football video in history), just makes you realize how far Eden still is from becoming our best ever player.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b25MZuCzK1U

And this is why I struggle to accept lampard as our greatest player ever. efficiency and productivity is not enough for me, you have to have that grace, style, magic and it factor that special players (regardless of position) like Zidane, Zola,Bobby Moore, Beckenbauer, Iniesta et al have.