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Mohamed Salah

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While the 21-year-old might have preferred the freedom Brendan Rodgers' expressive style would have afforded him at Anfield, he certainly won't be at odds with Chelsea's philosophy. Coming up against more established sides in Europe, he has been asked by manager Murat Yakin to track back, work hard and absorb pressure.

In fact, only two outfield players (Shakhtar's Darijo Srna and Porto's Fernando) have recovered possession more times in the Champions League this season than Salah's tally of 44. Meanwhile, no Chelsea attacker has recorded more interceptions than Salah's six, while only Oscar (12) has more tackles than the Egyptian (7) – Mata, as testament to his lack of suitability, has zero.

Salah, then, is an entirely different type of threat to what Chelsea currently have at their disposal, though he is also a good fit for the style of play promoted and demanded by Mourinho. The west Londoners may be losing a two-time Player of the Season but, in Salah, they'll have an explosive, frighteningly quick replacement. And one that could have a big role to play in the title race.

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2014/01/23/4565273/dynamic-salah-can-be-more-valuable-than-mata-meet-chelseas

The title maybe laughable (for now), but some interesting stats.

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MY MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN MOHAMED SALAH.............God bless you kid. Hope you keep going this way and improve. He has much more than this, I hope he becomes consistent. This is his first match and I ho

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When Hazard was 21 he was much better than Salah. Salah will NEVER be close to Hazard's level. He hasn't got that good vision and understanding of the game. He isn't special. He is just quite a good dribbler and techniquel.

Wtf? That's all Hazard was 2 years ago............. They're almost the exact same player at salah's age, only difference is that hazard has better crossing and passing skills while salah has a better eye for goal.

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Wtf? That's all Hazard was 2 years ago............. They're almost the exact same player at salah's age, only difference is that hazard has better crossing and passing skills while salah has a better eye for goal.

Hazard scores 20 league goals in his last season with Lille.

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Wtf? That's all Hazard was 2 years ago............. They're almost the exact same player at salah's age, only difference is that hazard has better crossing and passing skills while salah has a better eye for goal.

Is that why Salah only has 4 goals in the league ?....

No need to compare the two anyways..

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Are you hating him because he is an egyptian?

I think he will show us how good he is.

Can we not turn this into a race / religion war? We are all here because we support Chelsea. You want a debate about politics or religion then find somewhere else.

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Why are we even comparing Salah to Hazard. Hazard was world class when we got him whereas Salah is a good young talent. Hazard cost £32m whereas Salah is £11m.

Different sort of thing entirely as you say. Everyone wanted Hazard. He was an accomplished young player who had dominated a good league- a player destined for greatness. The sort of talent that is rare in football. Salah is a promising young player but not on a special level Hazard was (very few are). Why can't let people let players be themselves instead of trying to compare them . Give Salah some space and let's see what kind of player he can become with Chelsea.

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Is that why Salah only has 4 goals in the league ?....

No need to compare the two anyways..

Basel is the Barca of the Swiss league. If you watch what happens in those games, everyone parks the bus against them and just defends. He has a much more limited amount of space in the Swiss league :doh:

Also, in the same year Chelsea got Hazard he had a total of ZERO goals in UCL playing with Lille in the same amount of games Salah has.

Edited to make more sense.......probably failed though

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To be honest I've only watched him in the 4 matches against us so I only have a general idea of his playing style. He looks fast so I guess he'll be a cover for the wingers, but he can also play a more central role. Good for squad depth in the short term, but what happens when all the attacking midfielders return from their loan spells in the summer? He needs to impress instantly if he wants to stick around longer as the competition is very strong.

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Why are we even comparing Salah to Hazard. Hazard was world class when we got him whereas Salah is a good young talent. Hazard cost £32m whereas Salah is £11m.

Lol Hazard wasn't world class 2 years ago...............he was a young talent at a bigger club and a more well known league. If Basel was smart enough to hold on to him till the summer they would've had better offers.

Also supply and demand is a big part of this. When Chelsea signed Hazard, there was a HIGH demand from multiple teams for a winger including Man City, Man Utd, Tottenham, Barca (not so much IMO) & Real.......as opposed to now where each of those clubs reinforced their wing position in the summer or promoted from the youth (januzaj for man u)

This year, Chelsea's only competition was Liverpool who aren't big spenders right now anyways.

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Basel is the Barca of the Swiss league. If you watch what happens in those games, everyone parks the bus against them and just defends. He has a much more limited amount of space in the Swiss league :doh:

Also, in the same year Chelsea got Hazard he had a total of ZERO goals in UCL playing with Lille in the same amount of games Salah has.

Edited to make more sense.......probably failed though

I think you need to calm down a little bit man

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