Eden Hazard

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im just afraid that if we refuse to sell him against his will, that he will be a negative value on the pitch with his bad attitude. and then we will regret not selling him.

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Matt Law's Chelsea briefing

Decision time for Eden Hazard By Matt Law Football News Correspondent

Eden Hazard, the game master (Credit: Reuters)

Eden Hazard has so far treated his Chelsea future like a game and the Belgian has played it pretty well. But the game is now getting serious, with Real Madrid wanting to secure his signature before the summer, and Hazard may soon have to accept that he cannot continue to be everybody’s friend. Hazard has done a brilliant job of keeping the Chelsea fans, and hierarchy on his side, while making it clear he wants to join Real. It has been striking that a large banner with Hazard’s face on it continues to get passed around one end of Stamford Bridge, despite his refusal to commit himself to the club. He cannot expect such adulation at the Bernabeu. Not many players would get away with effectively giving owner Roman Abramovich an ultimatum, but that is exactly what Hazard did before last season’s FA Cup final when he claimed he wanted to find out which type of players Chelsea would keep and sign before deciding on his future. Abramovich and Chelsea did not even get angry when, a few months later, Hazard confirmed the time might be right to leave the club after Belgium’s World Cup journey had come to an end. The club had no intention of selling Hazard last summer and, to the forward’s credit, he did not sulk or try to force his way out. Instead, he kept smiling and embarked on what may well prove to be his best personal campaign in a Chelsea shirt. As star players go, Hazard is incredibly low maintenance. He did not use an agent to negotiate his last contract and likes to speak personally with director Marina Granovskaia, so that his thoughts cannot be misinterpreted. Hazard has never scored 20 goals in a season at Stamford Bridge, but he is well on course to do so in what he hopes will be his farewell campaign. There have been times when it has looked like he is playing for himself, rather than the good of the team, but nobody can question his numbers. The 28-year-old appears to have enjoyed keeping the media, the Chelsea fans and Abramovich on a piece of string as he has laughed his way through questions on his future, keeping all avenues open and never really committing to either outcome. But Chelsea now know Hazard has no intention of signing an extension to his contract that expires in 2020 and Real are fully aware that he is desperate to move to Madrid. Negotiations over his fee are in full swing and it may well come down to Hazard publicly stating his desire to give both clubs the final push to find an agreement. That would be a tough decision for the player, but he cannot continue to straddle two horses. It is time to settle on one and with his choice already made, it will soon be time to make sure the Chelsea fans hear it from him.

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13 hours ago, Superblue_1986 said:

Phenomenal tonight and hopefully he's picking up and hitting some key form at a crucial part of the season.

If we lose him next season with a transfer ban it'll be a rough year as we're limited to what we can do.

However even with a transfer window in the summer, I've said previously it's foolish for the club to think we can go out and replace him because we can't. There isn't another player available capable of the creativity that he provides. If we have to sell we need to invest the money in other areas of the squad the same way Liverpool did when they sold Coutinho (specifically buying Van Dijk and Alisson). We need two new full backs and a striker, that's where the Hazard money should go towards investing.

A 20 goal striker would mean we're not looking for one of our wide players to put up similar numbers, and two full backs capable of getting up and down the pitch will provide more width and create more chances than our current full backs at present. It's a case of trying to share out some of the workload that Hazard currently does for the team on his own, rather than expecting to bring someone in who will take up that mantle.

Yup, losing hazard is a blow but since there are so many flaws in our squad, investing the money on really good fb and striker can actually improve our team. 

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1 hour ago, communicate said:

Yup, losing hazard is a blow but since there are so many flaws in our squad, investing the money on really good fb and striker can actually improve our team. 

It is a dangerous game also. Look at Spurs when they sold Bale, a lot of guys flopped. Same with Liverpool selling Suarez. I would hope we will do better but has to be seen. I honestly think Callum and Christian should be given a big chance next season and the money be invested, if we overturn our transfer ban, in a striker, another winger to compete with them 2 as I think one of Pedro or Willian will go, a LB and another offensive minded MF player because Kovacic and Barkley have disappointed and we could do with quality to compete with RLC who has probably moved ahead of Ross and Kova for that position. Sarri said he wants to sign Kovacic too and apparently there is a clause to sign him (hopefully to play more as a 6 or rotation for Kante as opposed to more advanced) as well as Higuain coming out saying he would like to stay I think those 2 will be signed 100% if it is possible.

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What if it's between Hazard or Odoi? I don't think Callum is planning to play on RW for the next couple of seasons. 

What is better? Losing 28 and a half years old Hazard or 18 yo academy kid with potential to be top5 player in the world in 2,3 years?

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Most WhoScored MOTM awards in the PL since 2009/10 

Luis Suarez 2013/14 - 14

Eden Hazard 2018/19 - 13*

Didier Drogba 2009/10 - 13

Eden Hazard 2016/17 - 13

Van Persie 2011/12 - 12

Cesc Fabregas 2009/10 - 11

 Gareth Bale 2012/13 - 11

 

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Most MOTM (Man of the match) since 2010/2011:

255 Messi

125 Cristiano

93 Hazard

89 Ibrahimovic

65 Suárez

65 Neymar

62 Bale

58 Griezmann

53 Arturo Vidal

50 Marco Reus

 

 

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Ronaldo didn't have so impressive numbers in PL. Everything changed in LaLiga. Who knows maybe the same happen with Hazard. I'm speaking just about numbers they were both amazing in PL of course. I'm sure Messi's numbers would drop in PL. 

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Did score more than 40 goals that season 

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3 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Ronaldo didn't have so impressive numbers in PL. Everything changed in LaLiga. Who knows maybe the same happen with Hazard. I'm speaking just about numbers they were both amazing in PL of course. I'm sure Messi's numbers would drop in PL. 

Nah Ronaldo scored like 90 goals in all comps in his last 3 seasons at United (66 PL goals out of those). His numbers were already improving and they did so more at Real. Even at Real his first season was 33 goals in 35 games. Then the next 6 seasons he scored over 50. I think he would of managed to score 30-40 in the PL if he stayed still. I dont think Eden will ever be that prolific.

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Hazard will refuse to sign a new contract at Chelsea, even if the club decide to play hardball with Real. (Telegraph)

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1 minute ago, the wes said:

Hazard will refuse to sign a new contract at Chelsea, even if the club decide to play hardball with Real. (Telegraph)

With all these incessant reports about Hazard, some times I wonder if the media are just really desperate for Hazard to leave Chelsea.

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I still think if he goes there, huge fee, superstar wages the lot, he will be seen as a direct replacement for Ronaldo. And yes he will struggle to make such an impact as Ronaldo managed to. I see him making a similar impact to Bale more than anybody else tbf and to be honest Bale has done reasonbly well for Real so wouldnt be all too bad but I really think their fans and the Spanish media will see him as a Ronaldo replacement and expect him to try and make the difference up. Even Bale who has done very well there, having a goal every 2nd game basically, scoring in finals, winning a lot has endured a mixed reaction from their fans and the media so it wont be plain sailing. Its 100% happening though, although I wonder if Barca would be willing to rival them for him I think hed suit them better.

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Just now, OneMoSalah said:

I still think if he goes there, huge fee, superstar wages the lot, he will be seen as a direct replacement for Ronaldo. And yes he will struggle to make such an impact as Ronaldo managed to. I see him making a similar impact to Bale more than anybody else tbf and to be honest Bale has done reasonbly well for Real so wouldnt be all too bad but I really think their fans and the Spanish media will see him as a Ronaldo replacement and expect him to try and make the difference up. Even Bale who has done very well there, having a goal every 2nd game basically, scoring in finals, winning a lot has endured a mixed reaction from their fans and the media so it wont be plain sailing. Its 100% happening though, although I wonder if Barca would be willing to rival them for him I think hed suit them better.

Kinda want the transfer ban to stick, just to see how will things play out. 

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Can I just say...F*** REAL MADRID FOR BRINGING ZIDANE BACK! 

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10 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

I still think if he goes there, huge fee, superstar wages the lot, he will be seen as a direct replacement for Ronaldo. And yes he will struggle to make such an impact as Ronaldo managed to. I see him making a similar impact to Bale more than anybody else tbf and to be honest Bale has done reasonbly well for Real so wouldnt be all too bad but I really think their fans and the Spanish media will see him as a Ronaldo replacement and expect him to try and make the difference up. Even Bale who has done very well there, having a goal every 2nd game basically, scoring in finals, winning a lot has endured a mixed reaction from their fans and the media so it wont be plain sailing. Its 100% happening though, although I wonder if Barca would be willing to rival them for him I think hed suit them better.

The grass isn't always greener!

I feel the same. I can understand Hazard having that urge to play there if it's been a lifetime goal/dream of his but they are a squad in need of a serious rebuild. They've lost their best player and as you said they will view Hazard as his replacement and Hazard is no Ronaldo. Other key players such as Marcelo, Ramos, Modric, Kroos, Bale and Benzema are in serious decline and need replacing. For Hazard personally this is coming at the worst time and regardless of the quality of their squad, those fans are probably the most demanding and impatient in world football.

With the mentality that he portrays I do believe there is still part of him that has doubts over this move. We may be in a rebuilding stage ourselves but he's idolised at this football club, with him and his family well settled and kept private. I don't think he's currently there yet, but if he were to stay and play the remaining best years of his career here, I do believe he would be on that level as a Chelsea legend that the likes of Terry, Lampard and Drogba are. 

 

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Chelsea star Eden Hazard backs 'fantastic manager' Maurizio Sarri and insists he's not thinking about summer move to Real Madrid: 'The way he wants us to play is the same as me'

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6902789/Chelsea-star-Eden-Hazard-backs-fantastic-manager-Maurizio-Sarri.html

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