Eden Hazard
- Thread starter Hectic
- Start date
- Status
Gary and Carragher has a good part about this. Their analysis puts it down to Chelsea as a team rather than Hazard alone, but that when they are a goal up they simply stop trying to score with 100% belief in themselves. So you get moments when players gets on the ball and instead of attacking at full pace trying to kill the game off they start jogging, trying to waste time etc instead. Basically they play worse when they are a goal up, which is surprising for a Mourinho side.
I think he is trying to pronounce it as Shrawbury rather than actually Strawberry
berry berry shrew.I think he is trying to pronounce it as Shrawbury rather than actually Strawberry
He needs to work on his finishing. As good as he is on the ball, he lacks end product. When he improves that aspect of his game he's one of the best players in the world.
Already is, but yes, his one on one finishing has been a bit poor.
Thing is, despite the penalty miss and the one on one miss he had in the second half, he was literally a one man team for us. Everything went through him. Matic was average, Fabregas was awful, everything kept bouncing off Drogba, Costa looked extremely rusty, Schurrle was pulled at half time, yet Hazard just kept cutting through them in the 2nd half though creating all our chances.
He's miles better than anything we have in the side.
His final ball and goal threat definitely needs improving, he got in so many good positions but wasted them. We werent great as a team though.
It's a good thing he was dangerous because Schurrle was embarrasing and the rest of them looked totally out of sorts.
So jelly that he ended up at Chelsea... Would have preferred him to Goetz (if for some amazingly-impossible reason I had the choice on Arsenal's behalf).
Anyway, do you guys prefer him off the flanks with Fabregas playing as an AM? Or, do you prefer Fabregas deeper with Hazard playing behind the striker in a central role? I suppose it's horses for courses at the end of the day.
Anyway, do you guys prefer him off the flanks with Fabregas playing as an AM? Or, do you prefer Fabregas deeper with Hazard playing behind the striker in a central role? I suppose it's horses for courses at the end of the day.
He moved centrally at half time and kicked it up a gear. IMO that's his best position. I'd love it if Jose moved him there then bought Reus to play on the left 
He moved centrally at half time and kicked it up a gear. IMO that's his best position. I'd love it if Jose moved him there then bought Reus to play on the left
No. You are not allowed Hazard, Fabregas, Costa, Schurlle, Oscar and Reus.
I just won't allow it.
Kinda like Ronaldo at some point when you know you have a player who can be ridiculously good but a little something is still missing, one season he just "clicked" and started goals for fun. Hazard's transformation may not necessarily require him to score huge amount of goals but be a lot more decisive in the final third in general.
Is he playing well this season? From what I have seen, he hasn't been very impressive. Oscar, for me also could do better.
Taking their foot off the gas at one nil up is typical of a Mourinho side.
You misunderstand it then. Previously Mourinho's Chelsea side for example changed to a more defensive and counter-attacking tactic after a goal up, but they never switched down a gear and tried to make time go by. This time around they've lacked the killer instinct when they switch to the defensive/counter attacking tactic and therefore they've lost a lot more points and conceded a lot more than they did before when they were a goal up.
Hazard, among others, had a couple of moments where they could have finished us off if he had gone for the kill rather than slow down the play and give us a chance to get organized again. It isn't something Hazard in particular does, it is something the entire team does.
He started well but was injured and then ill and he has been a bit disappointing when he has appeared.
Its gone largely unnoticed due to the fact we have still been winning but our last 3 games have been average at best, need to snap out of it and beat Liverpool. Although i'd take one more shit performance but a win and then move into the break to sort it out.
The last time we looked ruthless was 2 weeks ago vs Maribor at home, since then we've scraped wins or draws against the likes of QPR, Strawberry, and Maribor... although we did nearly beat United but it was still an average performance.
At 2-0 yes, not sure about 1-0 anymore though. Thats why when we go 2-0 up I know its quite possible we wont score anymore.
Not advisable to do that at 1-0. You can anytime get a unlucky deflection or a absolute screamer.
But, if you're Arsenal, even 3-0 isn't safe
And Salah and Willian and Atsu and Piazon. They can give us Oscar and take Reus if they want though.
That would be scary
Jinxed!
http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/eden-hazard-europe-best-penalty-taker
Domestically only (Hazard's scored 27 out of 30 otherwise)
http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/eden-hazard-europe-best-penalty-taker
Domestically only (Hazard's scored 27 out of 30 otherwise)
Just a small bump... Quite a few of the match day posts are about him.
I'm a big fan of him. I think he's brilliant, and hope he leaves Chelsea soon.
Clearly his ruthlessness and goalscoring is his biggest weakness.
And Watching him, to me it seems that he's one of those players who almost always wants to score an aesthetically pleasing goal.
(if that makes sense?)
He's graceful when he turns and dribbles - which is great beacuse it has the desired effect, but he always likes prodding and bending the ball into the goal (sometimes it's the completely wrong shot choice) when he should just get power in his shots.
There are some players who give the impression they'd rather score one aesthetically pleasing, 'cute' goal over five scrappy ones (Quaresma, for example), and fair enough if that's how Hazard is too.
But it would be a shame if he doesn't shake it out of his game, because he has so much potential.
I'm a big fan of him. I think he's brilliant, and hope he leaves Chelsea soon.
Clearly his ruthlessness and goalscoring is his biggest weakness.
And Watching him, to me it seems that he's one of those players who almost always wants to score an aesthetically pleasing goal.
(if that makes sense?)
He's graceful when he turns and dribbles - which is great beacuse it has the desired effect, but he always likes prodding and bending the ball into the goal (sometimes it's the completely wrong shot choice) when he should just get power in his shots.
There are some players who give the impression they'd rather score one aesthetically pleasing, 'cute' goal over five scrappy ones (Quaresma, for example), and fair enough if that's how Hazard is too.
But it would be a shame if he doesn't shake it out of his game, because he has so much potential.
Last edited:
Way too wasteful.
Disappointing in the final third, must be frustrating to watch as a fan since everything else he does is so spot on. A real fecking poison, the way he skipped past Glenn Johnson near the touchline was a thing of beauty. Just rendered him non existent.
Jinxed!
http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/eden-hazard-europe-best-penalty-taker
Domestically only (Hazard's scored 27 out of 30 otherwise)
Lambert has 100% conversion rate too.
Hazard is a joy to watch but very wasteful at times, looks to be more a creator than goal scorer though.
Normally he doesn't take those shots on, he'll pass it to someone else who'll create the goal. He's been taking more shots since the Maribor game though, perhaps a bit of pressure to add more goals to his game.
I think he may be the best player i've seen play for us though, he's edged out Robben now.
Stats above are for ''domestic'' and even if it wasn't I doubt preseason Friendlies count.
He is becomming a little bit frustrating this season because his dribbling and skill at getting past players is approaching unstoppable, but then you want him to take more shots on or that killer pass, but it doesnt always happen. If he can get that bit of his game he will be a world beater.
Better than Drogba ? You must be joking
Yeah, Drogba at his peak was undeniably better than Robben ever was for Chelsea or Hazard thus far.
Drogba scored some amazing goals for us, but Hazard could be literally the best player in the world once Messi and Ronaldo age more.
Today just enforced my previous post that's he's in that 3rd tier. Definitely below the likes of Aguero
So could plenty of other players.
I know right, such a stupid statement
But only if he wants to.
The list of players with that much potential is incredibly small.
I see what you did there.
By the time Ronaldo and Messi seriously decline there will be numerous more young and exciting players to go along with the current crop of younger world class players. Hazard is very unlikely to ever be considered the world's best player.
It's not very unlikely at all, but the next couple of years will answer it for us regardless.
- Status