As I said in my last post I think he took players on far more when he first arrived than now and looked far more confident doing so. I don't remember him stuttering in front of the opposition then passing sideways as often as he does now.

There may have been some progression in his game since joining but he definitely isn't living up to his obvious potential and isn't making the impact on games he's capable of. Part of that may be a lack of confidence (I don't know why he'd be lacking in confidence right now) which would probably explain some of the poor finishing recently.

 

Not sure I would agree with that. He has gone past defenders for fun at times this season. Look at the way he won the penalty against Arsenal where he took 3 defenders out in one run and I have seen him do that many times. However, for whatever reason, he just didn't do it once against Sunderland and it was really frustrating to see when you know what he is capable of. But all players have off days so let's just hope he is back to his best against Spu*rs.

Not sure I would agree with that. He has gone past defenders for fun at times this season. Look at the way he won the penalty against Arsenal where he took 3 defenders out in one run and I have seen him do that many times. However, for whatever reason, he just didn't do it once against Sunderland and it was really frustrating to see when you know what he is capable of. But all players have off days so let's just hope he is back to his best against Spu*rs.

 

It's exactly what he did against Arsenal that i want to see him doing every game, he's fantastic at it. When he goes on a run like that it usually results in something for us.

As I said in my last post I think he took players on far more when he first arrived than now and looked far more confident doing so. I don't remember him stuttering in front of the opposition then passing sideways as often as he does now.

There may have been some progression in his game since joining but he definitely isn't living up to his obvious potential and isn't making the impact on games he's capable of. Part of that may be a lack of confidence (I don't know why he'd be lacking in confidence right now) which would probably explain some of the poor finishing recently.

That may be true if you're just basing it on the last match but from the beginning of the season he has had as many dribbles/take-ons as he's ever had while here. He has also been more aggressive with his shooting. In his first season and a half here, he had one of the lowest crosses/game ratios of any top winger, which I felt was a major problem when trying to impact a game. But now he is statistically the highest rated player in the league and he's had a major impact in most of our games.

Now I'm not saying he has fulfilled his potential, because he and Jose know he hasn't (and have said as much in the media). But what I'm seeing is someone right on the cusp of the elite level. Once his conversion rate improves he will be unstoppable.

Jose adores this guy so much, he's the only one who gets hugs from Jose

This looks photoshopped.

This looks photoshopped.

Is not!! It's a snapshot from a video, I couldn't find the actual picture (chelsea vs Manchester United)

That's the video if you want to see it minute 1:40

Haha... Sorry about that! The image looked very suspicious :) I'm sure in any case that he's really fond of Hazard.

He wasn't even a shadow of himself in the same fixture last season. I thought the Sunderland defence would have been petrified of his mere presence for that reason alone.

It's a shame but it shouldn't aggravate us. We've only dropped 6 points this season so far. A good performance and a win against the Spuds tomorrow would be brilliant.

Score more lad and sign the deal already.

Hazard has killer acceleration and speed. Every time I watch a Chelsea game and he's making a run down the flank his legs are a blur. He can also move about as fast with the ball as without. Maybe this is just every footballer and I never noticed it but his speed is awfully impressive.

Has he signed a new contract yet? I'm getting nervous about this. With his speed, it's amazing we haven't scored more goals on the counter recently, give him a few yards of space, I bet him to beat defenders 9/10.

Messi only scores against us on Fifa lol

 

I've read somewhere that Jose said that Hazard's deal is almost done and he will sign soon? I don't know if this is true?

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I've read somewhere that Jose said that Hazard's deal is almost done and he will sign soon? I don't know if this is true?

 

They've been saying he will sign a new deal soon since the beginning of the season.

Yeah need to get this deal done

Messi only scores against us on Fifa lol

 

That's how you know the games have a long way to go before they can be called "realistic".

Sorry Hazard for my comments the other week (heat of the moment), I know you're going to make me look like an even bigger knob, and score the winner in the Champions

League final next year.

His pace and dribbling is amazing. However, I feel that sometimes he is a bit selfish with the ball.

His pace and dribbling is amazing. However, I feel that sometimes he is a bit selfish with the ball.

I agree but the only person I will be more than happy for him to keep the ball on his feet and be selfish is Hazard ;) he's entitled to be selfish ;)))

Edited December 13, 201411 yr by Chelsea forever1

His pace and dribbling is amazing. However, I feel that sometimes he is a bit selfish with the ball.

 

One of his main problems was that he wasn't selfish enough at times, now he is too selfish ? he can't win

You think he is a bit selfish on the ball? I don't I've ever seen Hazard be selfish on the ball, I was screaming for him to shoot but he ended up passing to Costa and we scored.

 

Still though I wish he would shoot more, I know he has a cannon of a left foot. Look at his goals against Stoke and Villa in his first season.

Always so surprising when he scores a header

Close to signing a new contract (200k/week)

 

Unbelievable signings/dealings this year

 

Thank you Jose 

Be happy when its officially announced

He is definitely not selfish with the ball, unlike robben and ronaldo.