Mustafa 885 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I dont see why people are saying Hazard should START as a #10. His role right now is fine just the way it is. He has freedom. He can roam the pitch whenever he wants. Its not like he doesnt move from the touchline. I think its smart to have him on the wing. Where he can be one on one against a defender. He capable of destroying any defender he wants imo when it comes to 1v1. All were missing is someone who can make use of the space Hazard creates by being such a threat. Teams often double up on him and then that gives the striker & the #10 more space. But Oscar and Willian and even Cesc are often not decisive enough. Thats why I think we are one player shy of becoming a team that can go on and win the Champions League. Maybe a player like Isco or Gotze. Certainly not Moses. We need ONE more world class player going forward. Eden is already the crown jewel we just need someone to carry the load with him. Madmax, DYC., Essien19 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilvorak 3,734 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Can't say about Cazorla but you're massively underrating Silva. Look at how much City depend on him to perform, he certainly is their most important player.City are absolutely shambles without Silva. Biggest myth in football right now. Silva is easy on the eye but Yaya Toure and Aguero are the main men in that team. The most decisive and impactful players.City's results without Toure last season.Now City without their "most important player" which they would be a shambles without. As you can see they barely missed a beat without him.Silva is a very good player but he's massively overrated by PL fans because of his obvious & attractive playing style. The criticisms usually leveled at Hazard should be aimed at Silva instead. I'd take about 7/8 #10's before I chose SIlva (and no Oscar isn't in there). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,142 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Silva is an excellent player but I don't think he is the same class as Hazard. Hazard has everything. Silva is good at passing and close ball control but does not have the acceleration with the ball Hazard has. For instance if Hazard and Silva swapped teams, I think City would be on another level. Hazard has vision, dribbling, great balance, can shoot with his left or right foot and just has everything in his locker. Silva on the other hand scored quite a few last season compared to previous ones but whereas I see Hazard being able to be a game changer, for instance with what he done against Arsenal and Barcelona where he beat 3-4 players and scored, I can't see Silva doing that. Because he is not a fast player and is not the type of player who can run past 3-4 players. He relies on his close ball control whereas Hazard has an excellent burst of acceleration that combines with his excellent close ball control. That being said both are great players but on individual ability, I just think Hazard has much more qualities than Silva. Mufassir08, Gilvorak and Essien19 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacquiao 1,834 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Because scoring goals are what separated top wingers from just great wingers. No one is asking him to go out and bang in 40 goals like Neymar but like others said around 20 every season is something he should be aiming for. Atm he is around 15 goals and I believe half of that are pen, he is capable of hitting 20 every season now he is entering the peak of his career.That is why Willian is often overlooked as if only he has contributed to something more substantial, he would be considered one of the best winger in the world but as it is he is just considered a good winger.So Ronaldinho and Figo were not top wingers by your logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsden 4,689 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Silva is the best pure no 10 now that Iniesta is on the wane. He and Hazard are not similar players but Silva is most definitely in the same class as him.We are talking about a player that's been in conversation of the best playmaker in Europe for the past 5 seasons atleast alongside Iniesta and Ozil. When he's in form, no one in world football runs the game/controls the tempo of the game like him (Xavi is semi retired and Iniesta isn't the same player anymore, so they don't count). The Skipper, Peace. and OneMoSalah 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I dont see why people are saying Hazard should START as a #10. His role right now is fine just the way it is. He has freedom. He can roam the pitch whenever he wants. Its not like he doesnt move from the touchline. I think its smart to have him on the wing. Where he can be one on one against a defender. He capable of destroying any defender he wants imo when it comes to 1v1. All were missing is someone who can make use of the space Hazard creates by being such a threat. Teams often double up on him and then that gives the striker & the #10 more space. But Oscar and Willian and even Cesc are often not decisive enough. Thats why I think we are one player shy of becoming a team that can go on and win the Champions League. Maybe a player like Isco or Gotze. Certainly not Moses. We need ONE more world class player going forward. Eden is already the crown jewel we just need someone to carry the load with him.This. In the modern game, its the fullbacks who create width, the are no classical wingers anymore. Unfortunately azpi isn pegged to the byline most of the time as he has to protect terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 This. In the modern game, its the fullbacks who create width, the are no classical wingers anymore. Unfortunately azpi isn pegged to the byline most of the time as he has to protect terry.He's on his wrong foot to cross. We could always move Terry to RCB along with Azpi and that would solve the problem and we use baba or x LB on the left, but Iva is going nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop 114 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 https://youtu.be/Q7EvXzKD4roHazard versus barca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amblève. 4,995 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 This. In the modern game, its the fullbacks who create width, the are no classical wingers anymore. Unfortunately azpi isn pegged to the byline most of the time as he has to protect terry.It's not about width, though. It's simply about having a partner for Eden that defenders won't sag off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,570 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Jose: 'Eden is a player that makes people enjoy the game. Everybody wants and expects more from him.' #CFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 No good. TheIceMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Absent in a big game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray 9,441 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Absent in a big game.True. Also: not being played at all by the team . Are they thinking about their own 'individual performance indicators' to prove their worth? It sounds like a lot of big companies' management teams. We will have poor team performance if people don't realise trying to get individual points make us worse. Ps: there is a lot of research on this topic btw. See Kluger and Denisi for a meta-analyses on individual performance goals and the effects on group performance. iseah100 and Coop 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weckerz 3,781 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 He needs to show up against these cunts, now we're in for another few months of SANCHEZ >HAZARD HURRURHUR iseah100, TheIceMan and Stingray 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Difference between him and Ronaldo is basically that if Ronaldo has a shit match with Real playing shite in a big game, he still takes 10 shots and as many attempts to dribble. He sends those 10 shots into the stands and slips twice on his own redundant stepover for everyone to poke fun at him. Next week, he takes those 10 shots again, scores 2 screamers, everyone celebrates him as the best. Point is, you have to take risks to be the best termninja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Should have scored. Bums like Ramires can miss but he should have taken that chance. First mistake was to take one extra touch, second was to loose all composure and just slap a shot into orbit. He's a way better finisher than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,051 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Didn't play well today and missed the best opportunity on the match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Hazard! 3,394 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 He hardly ever tries to score by chips unlike other players at his level. Too many times he just tries a clean finish and ends up placing the directly at the goalkeeper. What he did today was something else and a really bizarre try really. You don't see Messi messing up such a chance like that. Mustafa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 his poor form today showed just how reliant we are on him ,, If he gets injured ,,,, bye PL title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgiannutt 3,201 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 My dad even said 19 year old Bellerin owned Hazard two games in a row.Bellerin "owned" Hazard ? lol. Sure cause Hazard had so many opportunities to go 1 on 1 with him...For the majority of the game Hazard didn't even go up against Bellerin. Hazard spent most of his time drifting centrally between the lines or dropping deep, in our own half, to pick up the ball. Stingray, TheIceMan, Stats and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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