Eden Hazard

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I do find Hazards unselfishness a plus and an asset to the team :-)

It surely is or it schould be!

But with torres as striker it might be better to be abit more selfish :/

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Future Chelsea superstar on the left.

[Yeboii 1,844]

Future Chelsea superstar on the left.

Is that his son or?

[DONI. 1,291]

Is that his son or?

Yes his son Yanis!

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I've finally realised who Hazard reminds me of more than anyone.

Not Ronaldo, not Messi, not Ribery, not Robben.

Yes we can say "he's the first Hazard" blah blah, but if we have to compare him to someone, I think someone almost identical in terms of play is -

Luis Figo.

Well, in my opinion anyway.

I'm not saying this current Hazard compares with in-prime Figo, but I think all the signs are there. I know Figo was more of a winger while Hazard prefers to be a bit more central, but the technique and skills they have/had are uncanny. Not as flashy as, let's say, Ronaldo; but probably more effective with their dribbling and less prolific in-front of goal while racking up huge amounts of assists.

Eden just needs to work on his crossing a bit more I think and voilà.

I don't see him like Ribery at all. Ribery is a proper winger. Yes, he cuts in a bit, but he's one of the only players currently close to a 'traditional winger' these days. He also gets back a lot more than Hazard and is more direct with less trickery.

I wouldn't complain if Hazard turned out like Ribery though!

Figo ??

He is a slow but skillfull winger whereas hazard is a quick winger. Ribery is much better comparison

[Leif 6,006]

Figo ?? He is a slow but skillfull winger whereas hazard is a quick winger. Ribery is much better comparison

I wouldn't say Figo was/is slow. At 34 he only had around half his pace left yet was still doing this:

Ribery is more of an actual winger, not a goalscorer and assist machine. You don't ever see Ribery deployed behind the striker. You do with Hazard and we used to with Figo. Ribery is very good but not special like Hazard or Figo.

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Figo ??

He is a slow but skillfull winger whereas hazard is a quick winger. Ribery is much better comparison

Figo wasn't slow when he younger/in his prime. In fact, till his late 20s he was a really fast player, but age got the better of him like with every pro footballer.

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Future Chelsea superstar on the left.

Or a Brazilian supporter!

I seriously cant express how happy I am that Luiz made Hazard and Mata wear our shirt. More than that, I cant hide how superior I feel when I see 5 stars in Hazard's chest other than an inferior white and blue country that should not be named!

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Figo ??

He is a slow but skillfull winger whereas hazard is a quick winger. Ribery is much better comparison

According to Lukaku Hazard is in training BY FAR the fastest of the Belgian National Team - which is saying something :-)

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So .... Can anyone say Hazard is not going to get to that qualitative heights? There is no data to suggest that, let alone it is an easy conclusion to come by. Does my posts imply Hazard is Messi/Ronaldo or meant to be of such quality in the near fututre: no as well. What the data does suggest (when you take at the right - comparable - variables) is that he is a very, very talented one and a very good finisher for one in his position.

What i also wanted to point out is that jumping the bandwagon about him being an average finisher is NOT supported by data.

He is not a very good finisher, and the number of goals he has scored does not prove anything - there's been quite a few pens and some sexy stunners. I just mean he can get better in 1v1 situations, I can remember him missing 5 or 6 so far (Basel, Juve, Utd home, Norwich away and a couple more).

Now its not exactly a big deal, since he's not a striker, but to get to that next level he will need to work on this.

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According to Lukaku Hazard is in training BY FAR the fastest of the Belgian National Team - which is saying something :-)

Look at 0:38 sec to see how fast he really is with a closer view

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Look at 0:38 sec to see how fast he is

Wow .... nice acceleration actually. just wow.

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Please dont be seriously injured, we need you more than ever for Tottenham and Benfica!

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He has a tight calf that's why not in the matchday squad.

[Stingray 9,441]

He has a tight calf that's why not in the matchday squad.

I know, but that cannot be the reason to not put him on the bench.

Players play with injections and all ... and a tight calf keeps him from being on the bench even? I find that truly hard to believe. Sounds like a bullshit make-up reason to me, actually.

Something is afoot.

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I know, but that cannot be the reason to not put him on the bench.

Players play with injections and all ... and a tight calf keeps him from being on the bench even? I find that truly hard to believe. Sounds like a bullshit make-up reason to me, actually.

Something is afoot.

Maybe he wants to heal naturally?

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I know, but that cannot be the reason to not put him on the bench.

Players play with injections and all ... and a tight calf keeps him from being on the bench even? I find that truly hard to believe. Sounds like a bullshit make-up reason to me, actually.

Something is afoot.

Playing with infiltration is not good and we have matches every three days until the end of the year. Better to heal properly than to play with infiltration.

I think he has played matches with infiltration but it seems like it's great for the match he was on it but not great for two three matches after.

Especially for a player like him that is explosive.

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I am not in any way saying he should play with an infiltration! No way in hell!

I just wanted to highlight that that kind of injury is small in comparison to what other players sometimes are forced to play.

I do understand it though, very much, I would hate him having a more serious injury.

Also: belgian commentator says it is his ankle .... huh?