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Eden Hazard - Chelsea Legend

Sexyfootball said:
He's not saying that at all. 

Both of us have merely pointed out that trying to pass off the beach XI that started that last fixture against Leicester as representative of the team that got 3rd is a huge stretch to put it mildly.

Let's stick some facts on the table to prove it : here's the PL appearances for the season, which show that 5 of the 11 players most used by Sarri (Kepa, Kante, Rudiger, Hazard and Kovacic) did not start the match at Leicester.

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8 players started 30+ PL games. That's it. 

If we have 8 players of this current squad start 30+ games next season, we would finish 3rd for sure. 

We've had 26 players appear in at least 9 PL games this season. Which is about 6 too many. 

 
Sconnie Blue said:
Christ the lengths you go to discredit Sarri. Yeah let's just ignore our defence had the 3rd best defensive record in the league that season. A defence with Kepa in goal, David Luiz, Alonso, and Jorginho protecting them....

But no, Kante and Hazard carried the club to 3rd and a Europa League. 
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That's incredibly accurate tbf, Giroud played his part in Europe too. 

 
Ukraine Bolt said:
That's incredibly accurate tbf, Giroud played his part in Europe too. 
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3rd best defence in the league containing David Luiz and Marcos Alonso in a back 4, Kepa in goal and Jorginho protecting them. 

Sorry, I'm going to refute your point all day every day. 😂

 
abister1 said:
I look at that list and it screams experience. There's a reason why some of the best managers prefer that over talent. 

Just having seasoned players in your team, that have been there done that makes a huge difference and on that list everyone has been in winning teams, some several of them. 

What's their value in a team compared to raw talented players? Easy 15 - 20 points?
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Even though that squad is experienced the most alarming thing looking at that starting 11 is that at a young age there's 4 or 5 players in there that were more talented than the players we currently invested in.

Willian, Pedro, Higuain, Luiz, Ruben, Ross would cost ALOT of money in todays market if they came through in 2024.

 
Sconnie Blue said:
3rd best defence in the league containing David Luiz and Marcos Alonso in a back 4, Kepa in goal and Jorginho protecting them. 

Sorry, I'm going to refute your point all day every day. 😂
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It was the most boring repetitive sh*te and without Hazard’s individual brilliance and Kante’s work rate we finish top 4-6 and don’t win the European final. 

 
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Sconnie Blue said:
Christ the lengths you go to discredit Sarri. Yeah let's just ignore our defence had the 3rd best defensive record in the league that season. A defence with Kepa in goal, David Luiz, Alonso, and Jorginho protecting them....

But no, Kante and Hazard carried the club to 3rd and a Europa League. 
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Again, wth are you talking about.

Sarri getting to top 3 and winning Europa was very good. 

I simply pointed out that we had Hazard, Kante and my expectations for this current team to that sarri team is extremely different. 

 
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Chelsea will land a £5 million bonus from Eden Hazard’s deal to Real Madrid after the Spaniards reached the Champions League final – despite the player’s retirement from football seven months ago.

Hazard was sold to Real in 2019 for a £130 million package with more than £40 million in add-ons dependent on performance, with the latest triggered after Carlo Ancelotti’s team got past Bayern Munich to get within one victory of being crowned European champions.

Real and Hazard reached an agreement to terminate his contract last summer and he announced his retirement in October, although the terms of his transfer after leaving Stamford Bridge remain valid.

While the amount banked by Chelsea will be small in comparison to transfer fees in the current market, the windfall is still welcomed by Hazard’s former club as they, like others, look to comply with the Premier League’s profit-and-sustainability rules.

Hazard’s deal to the Santiago Bernabeu has been long hailed as one of the best pieces of business in the transfer market, with Chelsea receiving around £88 million up front for the Belgium international who was 28 at the time.

The rest of the fee was made up of achievable bonuses, such as Madrid reaching major European finals, despite Hazard himself struggling for fitness and regular games during his time in Spain. He played just 54 La Liga matches during his four seasons at Real, where he won the Champions League in 2022 but was an unused sub against Liverpool in the final.

Chelsea can certainly claim to have had Hazard for his best years, with the £32 million signing from Lille winning two Premier League titles and two Europa Leagues during his seven years in West London.

“You must listen to yourself and say stop at the right time,” said Hazard, when he retired in October. “I was able to realise my dream, I have played and had fun on many pitches around the world. Thank you to everyone for these great times, I will miss you all.”

 
I mean happy for him, he deserves the career recognition.

However the hall of fame is such a us sports slap on the back bit of postering.

 
Just thought I'd cheer myself up by going back to having a truly brilliant player (understatement) that was actually allowed to play football.


Only problem was, it nearly made me cry.....

 
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Came up on my You tube feed.

Usual suspects, Lineker, Shearer and Richards.

A lot of talk and reviewing 4/5 of Hazard's goals.

Lineker admits Hazard won Leicester the Championship, he thinks without scoring that goal Leicester would not have got over the line.

My feelings too at the time.


 
Leicester would have still won the league without that goal. It was Tottenham they were competing with and Tottenham still finished 3rd that season 🤣

 
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Leicester would have still won the league without that goal. It was Tottenham they were competing with and Tottenham still finished 3rd that season 🤣
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Finished 3rd in a 2 horse race, so Spursy....

 
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