Eden Hazard's Debut

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Chelsea acquired the service of highly rated and talented youngster Eden Hazard from French Ligue 1 side Lille in the summer for a huge £32m fee.Much more pressure came with the price tag and he wass due to deliver his best from the very start.He impressed in pre-season with a goal on his debut against Sounders in US and also impressed in the remaining preseason games.

When the Community Shield came and Hazard was thought to be failed in the test against a resurgent city by many of his critics but he showed his skills on the pitch with some mind boggling dribbles,change of side and dodging players in the blink of an eye.He was easily the most fouled player on the pitch and he answered his critics with an amazing performance.

Then came his Premier League debut time and this time DW and Wigan were his opponents.Wigan is one of the most physical sides in the Premier League and Hazard was believed to be struggling with the Physical attribute of the Premier League but Hazard again was the dominant party,making Chelsea more threatning on counter attacks with his speed and flair.In the very 2nd minute of his Premier League debut,Hazard was given the ball,surrounded by 2 Wigan players;he took a sharp turn and Wigan’s new signing Ramis was short of pace and ideas against him.He then delivered a through pass to Ivanovic,who calmly put the ball in Al-Habsi’s net for the 1st Chelsea goal.

His debut was not finished yet.In the 7th minute,he ran into the Wigan’s defence,and again Ramis was t he guilty party who brought down Hazard inside tho box and refree awarded the spot kick which Frank Lampard converted with ease as he always does.

On several occassions during his 75min debut,he showed what he is capable of by dribbling past defenders,sharp turns and beautiful passes.He showed he can cope with the physical game of Premier League and can be a hit in his first season.

We will see more of Hazard in tommarow’s game vs Reading at Stamford Bridge but one thing is for sure,the man has all the attributes to be one of the very best in the world and he has shown glimpses of that as now.

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