Eden Hazard

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This is Hazard's thread

[Greyco 143]

Forgive me saying so Kojo, but you seem to have a very strange understanding of the concept flair. The general consensus seems to be that Hazard has flair in abundance. Hence why a lot of the neutrals love watching him play and he gets a lot of plaudits. Every time a ball is played into Hazard there is a sense of expectation, that in the blink of an eye you could miss something great. (eg. the pass to Mata vs Tottenham) Then there are the little flicks and tricks he does all the time, dinking the ball forward with the side of his foot to the striker etc. And then there is a certain elegance in the way he handles the ball and acts on the pitch. See the contrast with Rooney last sunday, no technical slouch we can agree. Everything with Hazard looks effortless while Rooney has a more labouring style.

Flair is not the same as constantly turning and taking oppossing players on, that's being direct.

I'm still a bit baffled by the people who misjudged the type of player Hazard is. He's not a player like Ronaldo or Messi that will go on a scoring spree. Nor is he a winger like Sanchez. He's an offensive playmaker that has the ability to draw players to him, eliminate some and play someone else in. At Lille he had consecutive seasons topping the charts in pass completion and passes given in the oppossing half. He was the main focal point of the team, dictating their style and the pace at which they played. A feat he earned praise for from Zidane. If Lille needed a breath or were holding onto a lead he would drop deeper and encourage the team to hold possession of the ball. A feat that this new Chelsea has still to manage, with the type of players Chelsea should be defending more by holding onto possession. And if a difference should be made he would pick up the ball and run at the oppossition comitting defenders to him and playing in his freed up teammates.

Now at Chelsea we've only seen glimpses of that where he stepped up. He's still playing a lot in the margins in of the game. He's getting a lot less of the ball then at Lille. Chelsea does have a lot less possession of the ball then Lille did last seasons. Add the fact that there are a lot more of quality players combined while he still has a little lack of confindence to impose himself more. So there is definitly a lot more to come from him and if Chelsea stays in the championship race until march then there is a genuine great chance for a prize. Since those 3 last months of the season have always been the time where Hazard has stepped up a notch and delivered phenomenal performances week after week.

[Jase 43,479]

A 6 year old Hazard...

[Mufassir08 2,400]

A 6 year old Hazard...

And the girl standing with him?

[Spike 12,049]

Starts (9)

Wigan (away)

Reading (home)

Newcastle (home)

QPR (away)

Stoke (home)

Arsenal (away)

Norwich (home)

Tottenham (away)

Manchester United (home)

Assists (6)

Pass to Ivanovic (Wigan away)

Pass to Cahill (Reading home)

Layoff to Ivanovic (Reading home)

Backheel to Torres (Newcastle home)

Corner that Gallas headed only for Cahill to volley (Tottenham away)

Through ball to Mata (Tottenham away)

Goals (2)

Penalty against Newcastle away (won by Torres)

One one with the Keeper against Norwich home (pass from Mata)

Penalties won (2)

Won penalty that Lampard converted (Wigan away)

Won penalty that Lampard converted (Reading home)

MOTM (3)

v Wigan (away)

v Reading (home)

v Newcastle (home)

It's just about impossible to find MOTM stats.

[HRiver 1,512]

Excellent penalty, brilliant run for Ramires's goal. He was phenomenal.

[sutro 1,026]

how was he's performance today?

[Spike 12,049]

how was he's performance today?

He was really good. A solid goal and assist coming on as a substitute.

[HRiver 1,512]

how was he's performance today?

See how many people have voted him MOTM in the game thread. That'll pretty much sum it up for you.

[sutro 1,026]

He was really good. A solid goal and assist coming on as a substitute.

great to hear!

[mediator 2,026]

He was superb, the best player on the pitch

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

And the girl standing with him?

Torres

[Yeboii 1,844]

Hazard really loves to assist. I think he likes to have alot of assists than alot of goals

[Ollie 4,400]

He showed his class when he came on and his assist for Rami has to be the greatest assist i've ever seen. I could watch that goal 1000 times and to do it against them ah baby and the way he took his pen was just a genius at work. The last kick of the game against Manchester United from the penalty spot, 3-2 down and to stroke it in like that was pure genius. I love this team. I loved our 98/99 team but this is just a different level. When Oscar, Hazard and Mata have played together for a couple of years, they will just tear this league to pieces. It's a joy to watch.