Eden Hazard

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Before Januzaj was coming, there were already two three players like Mirallas who were saying they would have prefer if Wilmots had waited for a few more years to pick him up.

That was only Mirallas I think, and he said that it's a great player but that some might say he didn't deserve it yet because he didn't fought for the qualification.

Januzaj should always be with the team in my eyes, and needs to earn a starting spot as soon as possible. If that happens, they can't constantly put two or three guys on Hazard, which would help him a lot.

[Stingray 9,441]

Don't really care how he plays for Belgium, I care about how he plays for Chelsea. Also, for the Belgians, this is nothing to panic for. Eden will only get better in my opinion.

Still, i am a number one fan since he was still a kid - but i am thoroughly dissapointed by his lack of proactiveness in a game. I call it lack of the Robben factor. He is so laid back - not lazy, i do not believe that for a second - that he lacks a sense of urgency while playing. It is as if he says: my genius comes when it comes, we will see - while i believe he needs to make it happen and not wait for it.

Anyway ... Ive been nagging on the forum too much last few days since uiterlijk frustrated with the belgians underperformance. Im gonna find me some memes to get over it :-)

[Jase 43,479]

Hazard: I should have had a better World Cup

[Jase 43,479]

Still, i am a number one fan since he was still a kid - but i am thoroughly dissapointed by his lack of proactiveness in a game. I call it lack of the Robben factor. He is so laid back - not lazy, i do not believe that for a second - that he lacks a sense of urgency while playing. It is as if he says: my genius comes when it comes, we will see - while i believe he needs to make it happen and not wait for it.

Anyway ... Ive been nagging on the forum too much last few days since uiterlijk frustrated with the belgians underperformance. Im gonna find me some memes to get over it :-)

[Madmax 9,219]

lol, he names Robinho among his top 5 favourite players ever. Others are Zidane, Riquelme, Henry, Ronaldinho.

[zolayes 14,489]

Still, i am a number one fan since he was still a kid - but i am thoroughly dissapointed by his lack of proactiveness in a game. I call it lack of the Robben factor. He is so laid back - not lazy, i do not believe that for a second - that he lacks a sense of urgency while playing. It is as if he says: my genius comes when it comes, we will see - while i believe he needs to make it happen and not wait for it.

Anyway ... Ive been nagging on the forum too much last few days since uiterlijk frustrated with the belgians underperformance. Im gonna find me some memes to get over it :-)

forget the memes and take in more BOOZE

[Stingray 9,441]

forget the memes and take in more BOOZE

Lol. I tend to combine those things a bit :-)

[Styles 9,790]

Wenger told the BeIN Sports: “No, he did not play as well as I know he could and in the Premier League he is an exceptional player and he is a fantastic player who makes things happen and I always had the idea that with Eden Hazard nothing affects him. In the big games he is great but in this tournament when Belgium really needed him he could not really deliver and I believe it’s mental.

“He is still young and the World Cup belongs to people between 25 and 30, you know, and we have seen Messi before going to World Cups and being anonymous. And whilst he was dominant for his club, he struggled for Argentina. So there is a huge pressure that is put on players in the World Cup and only the really experienced players can handle that.”

Perspective

No hissy-fits, no questioning his bottle and desire and no over-the-top criticism.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Perspective

No hissy-fits, no questioning his bottle and desire and no over-the-top criticism.

Wenger is a really intelligent man but he's just too stubborn with his coaching philosophies.

[mtowle182 79]

Wenger is a really intelligent man but he's just too stubborn with his coaching philosophies.

very true. he is excellent in some managerial regards.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

[Dion 2,476]

Are those stats considering every game of this season? Domestic League only? Does it include World Cup stats?

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Are those stats considering every game of this season? Domestic League only? Does it include World Cup stats?

Just domestic league only.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Excellent stats by Hazard.

[dee25 1,044]

wow Alexis Sanchez's dribbling success rate is incredibly poor, particularly in comparison to Hazard's.

[Dion 2,476]

wow Alexis Sanchez's dribbling success rate is incredibly poor, particularly in comparison to Hazard's.

Hazard's rate is really incredible. His numbers are mesmerizing both in percentage and total. His key passes are too far above the others as well. And then you see that, despite all those numbers, he has one of the lowest assists + goals / 90 minutes. We're really in need of improvement in our end product. He's also the one with fewest shots. Definitely in need to take matters into his own hands more frequently and be more clinical in his finishing, other than that he's golden. Thoses assists are probably going to build up with Costa though.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

wow Alexis Sanchez's dribbling success rate is incredibly poor, particularly in comparison to Hazard's.

Yeah, I noticed that. I was surprised when I saw it. Maybe a different playing philosophy from Barca's will improve that. Who knows.

[Daniel1980 1,425]

Dion, on 14 Jul 2014 - 11:59 AM, said:

Hazard's rate is really incredible. His numbers are mesmerizing both in percentage and total. His key passes are too far above the others as well. And then you see that, despite all those numbers, he has one of the lowest assists + goals / 90 minutes. We're really in need of improvement on our end product. He's also the one with fewest shots. Definitely in need to take matters into his own hands more frequently and be more clinical in his finishing, other than that he's golden. Thoses assists are probably going to build up with Costa though.

I agree, but while Eden's number of key passes is nothing short of amazing, it must be said that there's a key pass and then there's a key pass. These stats don't show how many of those chances were clear-cut chances. Some players create fewer chances, but more quality ones. If Eden made 92 key passes, it doesn't mean our finishers could have scored 92 goals if they were better. Far from it. Clear-cut chances stats would be more informative.

Edit: here it is(information on top creators in the EPL, generated on 31 March 2014, but it still gives a more clear picture):

Eden easily had the most total chances created (87), but out of all those chances, only 9 were clear-cut chances. To put things into perspective, the player who created the most clear-cut chances in Europe last season--Cesc--created far less total chances than Eden(less than sixty I think), but almost half of them (27) were clear-cut chances that should have led to a goal. Ibrahimovic is another example of a player who created a lot of clear-cut chances(24). Suarez was the best in the PL in that regard. Liverpool are going to miss his creativity a lot.

That said, Eden's clear-cut chances stat isn't bad at all compared to other PL playmakers'(better than Ozil and Mata), but the stat shows that he isn't that superior at creating goal-scoring chances as his key passes stat suggests, which explains why he has relatively few assists compared to the total chances created.

Edited July 14, 2014 by Daniel1980