Guy has some games where he just doesnt want to run. I didnt once see him threaten in behind. Its no good to just come alive when the ball is near you. Same with Willian the other side last night.

 

Both going through the motions.

15 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

You're probably right to be honest. Now that i think about it, he didn't actually have much space today, all of the space was gifted to our right hand side, Liverpool knew there was little threat from that side.

That's why having a natural left sided full back would come in handy. Azpi and Hazard 'linking' on that flank is really just Hazard by himself and Azpi checking onto his right and coming infield the moment he gets the the ball in the attacking third.

missing person

last seen in liberty stadium away changing room at halftime

please contact the authorities if you've seen him

5 minutes ago, havelschayes said:

missing person

last seen in liberty stadium away changing room at halftime

please contact the authorities if you've seen him

It's the same story with Hazard every time things get tough, he goes missing. So many were saying the reason his form was so poor last season was because of injuries. I have never really bought into that excuse though.

47 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

It's the same story with Hazard every time things get tough, he goes missing. So many were saying the reason his form was so poor last season was because of injuries. I have never really bought into that excuse though.

I've got pimples on my arse that are bigger than his heart.

It's clear that Hazard cannot be the star man in a team - he buckles under the pressure. He needs to be surrounded by players who also can star. He just doesn't simply have a Ronaldo or Messi mentality. 

For a lack of analogy - I will just call him a glorified hatim Ben arfa

He's always been a bit overrated tbh.

Very good and has moments of pure class but those are still not often enough. 

Yes, he does have to do a lot himself but man, does he take momentum out of attacks because of his playing style and position.

Play him centrally, wasted out wide.

56 minutes ago, JM7 said:

It's clear that Hazard cannot be the star man in a team - he buckles under the pressure. He needs to be surrounded by players who also can star. He just doesn't simply have a Ronaldo or Messi mentality. 

Neither of them have been in a team that has as little talent as this Chelsea either. I fully understand the frustration with Hazard, but keep in mind that even in todays game, he was always crowded out by defenders, dispossessed without getting the foul called on him and often times did not have players to pass the ball to. I don't know if it is because he is being played in the left wing instead of behind the striker where he can try to run through and try get a shot on goal atleast.  Also, he is being burdened with defensive responsibilities when he simply does not have the physical prowess to defend.

Eden Hazard has begun to publicly criticize the Chelsea defense

It’s safe to say that no one at Chelsea is free from blame after the club’s pitiful performance against Arsenal this weekend. Unfortunately for the Blues, star attacker Eden Hazard has chosen to publicly lay the blame on his side’s defense.

The Belgian attacker does have a point about how poor the Chelsea back line has performed. The club have fallen behind early against both Arsenal and Leicester City, and as a result, have struggled to play catch up. The point isn’t whether or not Hazard is factually correct though. Instead, my issue is that he has no room to say anything at all.

 

Things might be different if he were off to a perfect start to the campaign. While Hazard has been much better than he was during the first half of his disastrous 2016-16 campaign, he still could do much better. In particular, his performance in the Arsenal loss leaves him no room to criticize anyone else.

He was pretty poor against Arsene Wenger’s side. His 71 minutes on the pitch only managed to earn him a Whoscored.com player rating of 6.11. That’s well below the Premier League average. It certainly isn’t the sort of rating you expect from a player with Hazard’s obvious attacking talent.

 

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We shouldn’t be surprised at Hazard showing his immaturity though. It’s something he’s done over and over again throughout his time at Chelsea. Just look at his pitiful spell under Jose Mourinho last year. Can anyone really say that was the sort of effort level that Chelsea would expect to receive from such a talented player? I should think not.

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Antonio Conte needs to step in and have a word with his dynamic attacker sooner rather than later. If Hazard continues to make critical marks about his own teammates, he could easily cause a serious divide in the Blues’ dressing room. It could be just the sort of conflict that plagued the last permanent Chelsea manager.

Eden Hazard needs to focus his energies on his own play. When he’s playing his best, most energetic football, maybe then he can start to speak publicly about his own teammates’ failings. Until then, he should spend more time on the training ground and less in the press room.

Except that in the whole report he says "we" and never once blames the defence.

55 minutes ago, Zola said:

 

He was pretty poor against Arsene Wenger’s side. His 71 minutes on the pitch only managed to earn him a Whoscored.com player rating of 6.11. That’s well below the Premier League average. It certainly isn’t the sort of rating you expect from a player with Hazard’s obvious attacking talent.

Well if he's WhoScored.com rating was low he must have had a bad game... 

On ‎24‎/‎09‎/‎2016 at 21:59, dkw said:

I've got pimples on my arse that are bigger than his heart.

Is that what we're calling them?

He's super talented but he's not that ambitious which holding him back a little..  The only defence I can give now is since he joined us, he's yet to play in an attacking set up, all the managers he has/had at chelsea play a style that doesn't really suit him... Can't help but thinking that he would reach his potential had he join a team like barcelona or city right now..

In his defence, we can't expect him to make those runs from the side line, beat 3-4 in the process and have a good shot at the end of it every game. He needs a bit of help against good teams. For a start, a left back who could actually play with left foot and occupy the sideline, so Hazard has an extra option to link up to. Secondly, a midfielder who's not a clumsy player like Matic, who only plays a simple return pass to Hazard. Last of all, the likes of Willian need to do a bit more. There were couple of times in the first half, Hazard started the move from the left, linked up with Costa and give the ball to Willian with no players near him. As usual, Willian found a way to mess it up. When you lose 3 zip, these kind of moments or chances are easily forgotten, but that's the missed opportunity to get back into the game, even at 0:2.

I think our attack suffers because there is a lack of movement, everyone wants to come the ball, and no one is comfortable making runs beyond costa. 

Willian is so fast but never offers an option in behind, hazard is the same, neither full back is particularly good going forward, and the midfield we have been playing arent particularly good at playing that killer ball. 

I think it leaves us looking aimless at times going forward, especially if costa, hazard, and fabregas arent all perfoming. 

We are still scoring goals though, 3rd most in this calender year, so i guess it is just another issue for conte to tackle, however i dont yhink it will be a priority.

So he blames the defense for the defeats which is true, but it's not his job to comment and not in public as he is not the manager. I didn't notice him step up against Liverpool or Arsenal? Poor in both games, and don't give me the it was too late to turn things around. It was but his presence was not noticed, Costa for example was great in both games even though he was marked very well in both games.

No excuses Eden time for you to step up (after that disaster from lasts season)

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On 9/17/2016 at 09:17, Kante Conte said:

That's why having a natural left sided full back would come in handy. Azpi and Hazard 'linking' on that flank is really just Hazard by himself and Azpi checking onto his right and coming infield the moment he gets the the ball in the attacking third.

Our fullbacks under Conte rarely overlap. They pinch inside and hold and the wingers play high and wide. It makes no difference what strong foot the fullback has in that scenario.

They do overlap, they just aren't comfortable doing so. Ivanovic isn't comfortable being too high up the pitch as he is too slow to get back. Azpilicueta doesn't like being on his left foot.

Azpilicueta was really pushing up when moved to the right against Arsenal. 

2 hours ago, Rusty-Man said:

They do overlap, they just aren't comfortable doing so. Ivanovic isn't comfortable being too high up the pitch as he is too slow to get back. Azpilicueta doesn't like being on his left foot.

Azpilicueta was really pushing up when moved to the right against Arsenal. 

Mate, go back and watch Chelsea for the last two years vs the matches we've played since pre-season this year.

The fullback play going both ways is completely different, and the fullbacks rarely get forward and overlap anymore.

Watching that Conte clip, he's bang on, feel sorry for the fella.

Little brother just scored into barca 

As always, the frustration is we know he has the talent, but he doesn't always seem in the right frame of mind to use it...what bugs me is sterling is outshining him at the moment and hazard is a far superior footballer

17 hours ago, The Brit said:

As always, the frustration is we know he has the talent, but he doesn't always seem in the right frame of mind to use it...what bugs me is sterling is outshining him at the moment and hazard is a far superior footballer

 

maybe that's a hint for manager's impact?