Eden Hazard | "I am signing for Chelsea"
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We definitely want hazard. He's our no1 target. Promise.
What are you actually trying to achieve? So far you have said that we aren't interested in Gaitan but according to a sour e we could be in for Kagawa, Hazard or Gotze. Well done, you're source has obviously been following the news as all these rumours have been reported before. Basically, we could be in for any winger this summer except Gaitan.
parks level is everton, he has constantly failed in the big games,
the feck?
Belgium is not in the Euros
if we get him, he will be great for us.
he does have a history of playing out wide. but i feel, he will evenyually be moved central.
he can play behind rooney in a 4-4-1-1 or ar 4-2-3-1
this will add impetus to our attacks from the middle. hence taking the pressure off our wingers, nani especially. we have been quite blunt while attacking through the middle. rooney and welbeck have been trying to make things happen, still we need a world class forward, to complete our strike quartet of rooney, welbeck, chicha, new guy.
also, i would have had my doubts about rooney as the front line forward, but after 09-10, I feel he can take that role.
he does have a history of playing out wide. but i feel, he will evenyually be moved central.
he can play behind rooney in a 4-4-1-1 or ar 4-2-3-1
this will add impetus to our attacks from the middle. hence taking the pressure off our wingers, nani especially. we have been quite blunt while attacking through the middle. rooney and welbeck have been trying to make things happen, still we need a world class forward, to complete our strike quartet of rooney, welbeck, chicha, new guy.
also, i would have had my doubts about rooney as the front line forward, but after 09-10, I feel he can take that role.
Agree with this.
He can play the Rooney role for us, because at some point Rooney won't be able to do all the work in the midfield that he does now, because he wants to play every game and he can't last a full season doing all that work without a break.
you have a point, but there is another issue with Rooney's game. He has great technique, he has great vision and he is a world class player. but i don't think he has the touch that a lot of creative forwards have these days. hence in tight positions while trying something intricate he is not the best, he also does not run at defenders as much anymore. hence i feel, for that behind the frontline forward role we can use a player with different strengths. hazard fits the bill for me.
hazard has not been breaking scoring records but he has been ok.
09-10: 52 appearences, 10 goals and 9 assists.
10-11 : 52 Appearences, 12 goals and 10 assists.
11-12(till now) : 41 appearences, 16 goals and 12 Assists.
I don't want to jinx him, but looking at the last three years, he has a good injury free record too.
That comment was never gonna go down well. 
Park's had some cracking against all manner of team.
To be honest, I think the only team he hasn't played excellently against in recent years is Barcelona.
Park's had some cracking against all manner of team.To be honest, I think the only team he hasn't played excellently against in recent years is Barcelona.
That comment was never gonna go down well.
To be honest, I think the only team he hasn't played excellently against in recent years is Barcelona.
well when we needed him against barca he went missing, we need a team of big game players, valencia, rooney are our most consistent apart from scholes/giggs
Hey, I've always wondered about your user name. Can you explain it?
Strange post as Valencia was awful against Barca and lucky to stay on the pitch and Giggs has been very incostistent this season
Exactly what I was going to say
If, and that is a big 'IF', we get him I think he will play centrally considering the options we have out wide. I think an attack with Rooney playing up top and Hazard playing behind him will be more potent that an with either Hernandez/Welbeck and Rooney.
We could always play him out wide but then we will have two wingers on the bench instead of one. So if we get him, he will play centrally either behind the striker or behind Rooney in a 3 man midfield alongside Carrick.
Rooney
Nani-------------------Hazard--------------Valencia
Cleverley-------------Carrick
Nani-------------------Hazard--------------Valencia
Cleverley-------------Carrick
Will be an excellent player for whoever signs him. I imagine there will be a bidding war come the end of the season as he's obviously the muppets' choice (realistic) for every top side.
In fact its the opposite.
it will be very nice and relieving to know that Real and Barca are not interested.
They don't have a spot for him, but that has never stopped Real
If kaka leaves Real might have the space. But the lad doesnt want to kiss the bench thankfully...
Scored today.
I made my mind up, we have to have him
Change Carrick to a Martinez/M'Vila and we're in the muppets dream world.
eh? Its the opposite thats true actually. he's always been brilliant in the big games, its his performances against the not to good sides that can be questioned.
I'd love to see Martinez-Carrick with Rooney in the hole.
Or M'Vila-Carrick with Carrick playing box to box and two up front.
We would need to go 4-4-1-1 or 4-2-3-1 which is sort of what we do now when Rooney drops back a bit.
Given Scholsey's form I would imagine he will stay another year, with next year being the final years for both Scholes and Giggs. If that happens, Fergie would have the option of getting a player like Hazard this summer and if a legitimate Scholes replacement like Modric becomes available he can pull the trigger on a deal this summer as well. If not, then he has the option of waiting until next summer when in all likelihood Scholes and Giggs will be gone. With Carrick and Scholes performing well this year, the pressure to buy a replacement for them diminishes and the possibility of buying an attacker like Hazard, Kagawa, Gotze, etc increases.
Given Scholsey's form I would imagine he will stay another year, with next year being the final years for both Scholes and Giggs. If that happens, Fergie would have the option of getting a player like Hazard this summer and if a legitimate Scholes replacement like Modric becomes available he can pull the trigger on a deal this summer as well. If not, then he has the option of waiting until next summer when in all likelihood Scholes and Giggs will be gone. With Carrick and Scholes performing well this year, the pressure to buy a replacement for them diminishes and the possibility of buying an attacker like Hazard, Kagawa, Gotze, etc increases.
Also, Hazard despite starting mainly on the left this year, by all accounts is a roamer much like Ronnie used to do. He's both technical and versatile enough to play on the left, right and in the middle...much like Nani could.
But yes, an attack like this would be a massive headache for any opposition in the world including Barca.
---------------------------- Rooney ---------------------------
---- Nani ---------------Hazard----------------------Valencia
----------------- Scholes -------------- Carrick ---------------
---- Evra ------- Evans ----------- Vidic ------------- Rafael
----------------------- DDG------------------------------------
But yes, an attack like this would be a massive headache for any opposition in the world including Barca.
---------------------------- Rooney ---------------------------
---- Nani ---------------Hazard----------------------Valencia
----------------- Scholes -------------- Carrick ---------------
---- Evra ------- Evans ----------- Vidic ------------- Rafael
----------------------- DDG------------------------------------
That hinges on the assumption that they would actually let us borrow the ball for long enough to get it up to our attacking players!
With an attack like that, they would have their hands full defending Nani, Hazard, and Tony V.
Scholes and Carrick would lose the midfield battle though...I know we aren't supposed to say that, but Barca's midfield have got Carricks number, and while Scholes offensive ability isn't in question I feel Barca would exploit his lack of pace and defensive shortcomings.
Scholes of 10 years ago and Carrick would be able to match the current Barca...but at his current age I just don't it happening.
Scholes of 10 years ago and Carrick would be able to match the current Barca...but at his current age I just don't it happening.
I agree with Devilton here, which was kind of the point I was trying to make. I'm not sure that offensive line carries much more weight than what Rooney/Ronaldo/Tevez would've done in 2009. Back then, even with Rio and Vida at the pomp of their game, we struggled badly, so I feel that with Carrick and Scholes at CM we're going to struggle against Barca regardless of who we put up front.
No question that front four would be able to create a lot of danger, just not convinced they'd get a lot of chances to do that.
No question that front four would be able to create a lot of danger, just not convinced they'd get a lot of chances to do that.
It still doesn't address our main problem though - the midfield. It's the same midfield that we've had this season, and the same one that has been found out in Europe. Both Carrick and Scholes are great, but now lack the mobility and energy to be as effective as they were a couple of seasons back, in Europe.
Barcelona's pressing game would still kill us, Carrick doesn't like the harassing style and Scholes doesn't have the legs now, he simply wouldn't see enough of the ball to control the game and set our forwards on their way.
He has scored again today. I want him at OT now. I think that's his 16th league goal of the season. What a talent.
(Kagawa has scored as well.)
(Kagawa has scored as well.)
Amazing season by him.Better than last one in which he was POTY in the league
Would be a great buy for any top team, no doubt. Just imagine what Fergie could bring out of him
He's turned into my number one muppet target for this summer, he's just brilliant. The only problem is I'm not sure how sir Alex would accommodate him in our team, I don't think he will want to put Rooney back as the leading striker, and we already have Valencia and nani. No doubt he would get plenty of games but i don't know if SAF would consider him an automatic starter, which he should be. I hope we do get him though.
Why wouldn't he? With Berba and Owen gone + Welbeck/Chicarito not being the finished product yet, then Rooney should be our leading striker. He's hardworking, class, versatile etc. Now the real question is whether we should get another striker and keep Rooney in his current role (+ pushing Welbeck/Chicarito further down the pecking order) or get someone as versatile as Hazard who can move from AMC to AML once Welbeck/Chica are ready
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