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If you're suggesting that Hazard is on the bottom of that list...well... In the Champions League Hazard beats them all in totals except Fabregas (who he also beats per 90). In the league he beats Eriksen, Alexis and Willian comfortably per 90. Also worth bearing in mind that a lot of those...

I feel as though if you're a big game player in one setting, you're a big game player elsewhere too. All this shows is that maybe a player can't singlehandedly win a tie against one of the best European sides unless there's a freak performance or freak player (i.e. Messi). Not winning =/= not...

Some laughable comments from people that only watch Hazard play every so often. He's proven time and time again he's a big game player in the PL. Bang on the money about goalscoring instincts, he'll probably pass it to a free man when faced with an open goal. But disagree a lot about all the...

Its odd. They certainly *feel* more beatable than the possession hungry Barcelona sides of the past...but even though I felt like we were attacking them well, it's hard to actually point at a clear cut opportunity. We hit the bar twice from distance, and twice from set pieces over the course of...

I don't think a complete rout was on the cards but an unbeaten in x record amount of games Barca vs a supposedly in-crisis Chelsea...think it was clear that Barca were favourites (hence 'comfortably beaten'). Better than a home loss! I think we were always going to need a goal in the return...

People are too obsessed with possession. The mistake aside leading to the goal, did Barca come close to a chance? I don't know why you would be too fussed they passed the ball around the back for 60 minutes of the game. Dominated for me would be clinging on to your dear lives, like our 2012...

These are some of the best players of their time. I've always wondered if they're so good because they're injury-free (Aguero and Reus are shout outs to players that get routinely injured but keep coming back to a similar level), or injury-free because they're so good, or both. Can't be a...

I expect Pogba in a midfield two is like what Mourinho did with Fabregas in a midfield two. Both aren't exceptional on the defensive side and have similar qualities in being able to pick out long passes as well as the shorter eye of the needle ones when they eventually drive forward. Problem is...

I'm still going to (blindly) hold on to the view that we did okay bringing in depth to basically every position we lacked before ie. centre mid (x2), right back, centre back, potentially left back this window, while also having to replace Costa and Matic. Whatever anyone says, the youth that...

Bakayoko's struggles are more tactical in my opinion. He seems better suited (or makes a better impression?) in a 2-man midfield in the 3-4-3. In the 3-5-2 it feels like he's that kid in under 8s that stays so far forward and doesn't get a touch of the ball. It just completely bypasses him when...

Gives good reason to keep that up! 1 title every two years isn't too shabby.

We were crying for some squad players, IMO the board has done okay to bring in some. It would have taken lots of money to bring in a significant upgrade for all those positions. Now we have some decent depth at all positions barring left back and striker. The problem only will be if we continue...

Why can't the VAR just take some initiative and start analysing a potential big decision before the ref has to call for it two minutes later? By the time that corner came up, the penalty shout could have been easily decided! Put a competent, experienced ref to judge it and give them the power to...

I doubt either Mourinho or Conte are the type to let this divert their focus. So let's just sit back and enjoy the prickly show...I'm sure when it comes to it this isn't actually affecting anyone's work. To be honest, some people on here have probably spent more time mulling it over than either...

Chelsea 12/13 isn't too shabby. Hazard £32m Oscar (£19-25m/~sold for £60m) Azpilicueta £7m Moses £7m Also brought in Christensen that year. Best of all though is that we let Sturridge go that winter and brought in Demba Ba, setting events into motion that would culminate in a certain team...