Eden Hazard

[Mufassir08 2,400]

I for one thought hazard was good against liverpool.Constantly beating players and passing well the only thing imo he lacks is that finishing touch but i believe with time his finishing will improve.

[Hamilton 2,120]

He probably will not play against Romania tommorow cause of light injury, not mentioned what injury in the source..

[Atholy 1,293]

He probably will not play against Romania tommorow cause of light injury, not mentioned what injury in the source..

I think it's called "myteamdoesntwantmetoplayitis"

[mediator 2,026]

That's a fake injury, he will be there saturday...

[Hamilton 2,120]

Probably yeah, could use some rest to..

[MAF 162]

Its probably better this way.. This way KDB and Mertens can start and Eden gets a much needed rest.. We have plenty of options anyway..

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

Those international friendly breaks are so unnecessary. Good to hear he won't play. Screw international football, nothing is more an instrument of the Fifa functionaries' glutton greed than all these friendly and qualifying games. International football has nothind to do with the competition of countries any more. Its only sake is for the corrupt Fifa/uefa system to survive and nurture its own abortions. AS if it wasn't clear who will qualify in most cases. There simply are too many games in football, this overload robbs special great games and tournaments off their particularity.

[bitee 12]

dude don't blame him eden is the best

[Kezza 1,965]

dude don't blame him eden is the best

He started the season well, but he's dropped in form quite noticeably.

I'm more impressed with Oscars performance tbf.

And if we are talking about who's best, Mata is the best.

[Kieran. 6,317]

dude don't blame him eden is the best

Honestly, right now I think it's 1) Mata, 2) Oscar, 3) Hazard but I'm sure we'll see the best of Eden soon enough.

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

Eden Hazard so far in PL:

11 games, 2 goals, 5 assists and 2 MOTM awards.

Offensive:

Averages 2.4 shots p/game, 2.2 key passes p/game, 1.9 dribbles p/game, fouled 2.9 times p/game, 0.2 offsides p/game, and 1.8 turnovers p/game.

Defensive:

Averages 1 tackle p/game, 1.5 interceptions p/game, 0.9 fouls p/game, 0.1 clearances p/game, dribbled past 1 times p/game and wins 0.2 aerial duels p/game.

Passing:

Averages 50 passes p/game with an 84.4 % success rate, 0.4 crosses p/game, 1.4 long balls p/game and 0.3 through balls p/game.

Compared to Eden Hazard at Lille 11/12 season:

35 games, 20 goals, 16 assists and 14 MOTM awards.

Offensive:

Averaged 2.8 shots p/game, 2.4 key passes p/game, 2.3 dribbles p/game, fouled 3.8 times p/game, 0.1 offsides p/game, dispossesed 2.8 times p/game and 2.7 turnovers p/game.

Defensive:

Averaged 0.7 tackles p/game, 0.7 interceptions p/game, 1.1 fouls p/game, 0.1 clearances p/game, dribbled past 0.6 times p/game and won 0.1 aerial duels p/game.

Passing:

Averaged 51.9 passes p/game with an 81.9 % success rate, 0.8 crosses p/game, 2.1 long balls p/game and 0.4 through balls p/game.

Stats show he is doing well, offensively obviously not as good as his season last year but hes still adapting and will continue to improve. Hes having more influence defensively compared to when he played at Lille which is good as hes improving in that aspect of his game. His passing is also more accurate than it was last season but yet again we are only 10 games in.

[Atholy 1,293]

The Eden we see at the Bridge these days is FAR from the Eden I have known playing in the last couple of years. Sure there still is that spark of brilliance sometimes when he gets the ball... but far away is the gamewinner he was in 3 out of 4 games at Lille.

Easy to spot why:

• he plays in favor of the team before thinking about himself
  
• he has the fulfill a far bigger defensive role here
  
• with his fellow maestro's up front... he now has 1/3 of the space he had at Lille + 1/3 of the freedom
  
• unfortunately Eden stays stucked to the sideline to often IMO. However I'm pretty sure this has to do with tasks by RDM and not by a change in play
  
• because of the serious amount of defensive work he has to fulfill every week... I'm pretty sure he lacks this energy for explosiveness in attack
  

So what to think?

Sure he still is a genius player with amazing abilities and a brilliance technique. He eventually brings in a few key passes & dribbles every game. But is this what to expect from Eden at Chelsea??? I must say, knowing him quite well, I really feel mesmerized to see his difference in approach wearing a blue shirt, comparing to the red shirt of last year.

You really could see it looks like he is afraid to make the action. He slows down the game (luckily to speed it up soon afterwards with a good pass most of the time) and has barely come in shootings positions or being dangerous in front of goal.

The first game with the 3 maestro's was brilliant. But I remember before that, that the link up play between Hazard & Mata was even more impressive. With a more important role for Eden and him being far more decisive than he is now. Maybe RDM should choose to start only with 2 of his 3 maestro's instead of bringing them all. You feel like they are really searching each other far too often (especially Eden & Mata) which sometimes give the impression that every attack has to go through all 3 stations => slowing down everything.

The brilliance of Eden I must confess until this far I haven't seen in a Chelsea shirt (sure some sparks, but really not what he's able to). Maybe it's just the time he needs to adapt at the premier league... but still... he has the potential to dribble any of those defenders at any time, still not doing it at the moment. Maybe RDM expects him not to take as many risks? Or maybe he just doesn't feel comfortable enough to force things on his own... Let's hope this will soon change and Eden will start to play at the level I'm just to see him play on.

All this doubts aside... Hazard has still been very important for us. And even without shining as he should be... He's still an amazing player! This only shows the potential he still has! Believe me fellow Chelsea fans... Once the real Eden has landed to the bridge, a lot of you guys will even love him more !!