Eden Hazard

[kellzfresh 7,229]

He wasnt so poor, but it felt like the game passed him by

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

Decent as in how? Expand please...

He was tracking back and even tackling. His passing was a bit off but he was still driving forward and taking people on.

[Jase 43,479]

He was tracking back and even tackling. His passing was a bit off but he was still driving forward and taking people on.

For a player of his qualities, don't think that's really good enough and especially when you consider that Hazard has always seem to be rather quiet in most of the big games he has played in for us till now..

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

People saying he was poor in the match thread, I don't quite agree, yes he wasn't brilliant but he was at least decent.

Sorry to say this as much as I LOVE Hazard this was probably his worst performance in a Chelsea shirt.

That trick over Zabaleta was the only decent thing he did today, apart from that he was quite awful, lost possession many times and his attempt to get a penalty was very embarrassing, a blatant dive imo.

[Weckerz 3,781]

People saying he was poor in the match thread, I don't quite agree, yes he wasn't brilliant but he was at least decent.

If he doesn't 1) score 2) assist 3) dribble defences to shreds, he's terrible. That's the way it is for Eden.

Sickening how much stick this guy gets when he isn't prolific in a game. I know the majority on here are children who don't really get how the world works but still.

He had a bad game though.

Ps to the guy above: Zabaleta touched him, watch again. He dived, should've just gone down without the theatre.

[Zoro 151]

If he doesn't 1) score 2) assist 3) dribble defences to shreds, he's terrible. That's the way it is for Eden.

Sickening how much stick this guy gets when he isn't prolific in a game. I know the majority on here are children who don't really get how the world works but still.

He had a bad game though.

Ps to the guy above: Zabaleta touched him, watch again. He dived, should've just gone down without the theatre.

So you completely contradict yourself.

Also I dont agree with you. Hazard did track back a lot but to no use. Rarely intercepted anything, his passing was way off. He just didnt have a good game at all in any aspect. Should have been subbed earlier. This doesnt mean he is shit, we all know he isnt. Just had a bad day at the office.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Yeah, I felt he was poor but only because I have very high expectations of him. He was probably our worst attacking player today, and I was looking for him to step up especially after we conceded the goal which he didn't. I felt Zabaleta had him in his pocket for most of the game tbh.

First bad game in a while though. Hopefully he can look past it and continue pressing.

[Weckerz 3,781]

So you completely contradict yourself.

Also I dont agree with you. Hazard did track back a lot but to no use. Rarely intercepted anything, his passing was way off. He just didnt have a good game at all in any aspect. Should have been subbed earlier. This doesnt mean he is shit, we all know he isnt. Just had a bad day at the office.

The first part you highlighted is how most people feel, it's not my opinion. I was trying to say there's so much unrealistic expectations for him. He wasn't even terrible in my eyes, he was pretty invisible and sloppy in his passing but tracked back and played with discipline. Schurrle was equally useless, but he scored a sitter and 'worked his ass off'.

By now I realise just BEING Hazard apparently warrants criticism if you're not prolific in a game, but that doesn't mean I agree with it

[Phil Driver 503]

He was poor ,we want him to be our match winner in the big games and he did not turn up today ,maybe he was tired after Europe as he is still a class act ,but the team still dug in ,Eden will have other days .

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

If he doesn't 1) score 2) assist 3) dribble defences to shreds, he's terrible. That's the way it is for Eden.

Sickening how much stick this guy gets when he isn't prolific in a game. I know the majority on here are children who don't really get how the world works but still.

He had a bad game though.

Ps to the guy above: Zabaleta touched him, watch again. He dived, should've just gone down without the theatre.

I know Zabaleta touched him but Eden shouldn't have gone down all theatrical like you said.

The sticks he gets purely come from people's high expectations of him, like I said in the post match thread, it pains my arse to see him under-performing in big matches like today because we all know he is more than capable to do so much better.

He had an off day and I'm sure he will be back to his usual brilliance in no time, but you have to admit he was one of the worst player on the pitch today and there's no guilt for people to criticize him.

[Weckerz 3,781]

I know Zabaleta touched him but Eden shouldn't have gone down all theatrical like you said.

The sticks he gets purely come from people's high expectations of him, like I said in the post match thread, it pains my arse to see him under-performing in big matches like today because we all know he is more than capable to do so much better.

He had an off day and I'm sure he will be back to his usual brilliance in no time.

I realise that, but I still don't get it. He's still a very young player developing, he will have quiet spells and he will have good spells, that's inevitable.

He's no superstar (yet?), yet some people expect superstar performances every week. I wish we payed 10mill pounds less.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

In basketball we call that kinda play ankle breaker.

And Eden did a "Hot Sauce crossover" there!

[Blue Armour 4,436]

I know Hazard can perform in big games...no doubt about that after performances against Bayern and Utd (last season).

That said, he was quiet in today's game, although his work-rate was top notch.

Of course, it didn't help him or the team, that both Lampard and Ramires were on yellow cards (else Mata might have come on instead of Mikel), so both wide players had to track back to help with defensive duties. Players like Hazard aren't meant to be work horses.

[Peppi85 110]

So you completely contradict yourself.

Also I dont agree with you. Hazard did track back a lot but to no use. Rarely intercepted anything, his passing was way off. He just didnt have a good game at all in any aspect. Should have been subbed earlier. This doesnt mean he is shit, we all know he isnt. Just had a bad day at the office.

Hazard did intercept a lotta balls. He's was the best interceptor of our attacking players last year. & also this year he's doing great again in intercepting!

btw Torres his shot against the woodwork... -> Hazard intercepting the ball.

His attacking play wasnt there probably due to playin at left back.

I dont like Oscar @ 10. I want to see Mata again. He & Eden link up so good!

[BlueLyon 9,359]

No matter how much can Oscar and Eden link, Mata and Eden did it much better. Oscar is different mould of player, he doesnt posses same vision of Mata and cant make double passes with Hazard that well.

As for Eden, he needs to step up in big games. He is the flair guy, the dribbler, our Ribery/Ronaldo/Bale.

When nothing goes right, he must be the guy who pushes our team forward. It will be hard, but Mourinho needs to tell him that now. He is 22 and will need to pull strings alone. Would be great to see completely solo goals by Eden on regular basis, he hasnt done that yet.