How good actually was Eden Hazard?

[@homosapien5156]

Absolute legend. Pure magic. Fell in love with him when I heard him saying in an interview that he is never going to sacrifice everything else in life for football. Football is an important part of life but it is not his entire life. There are other important things in life as well. Life must be lived as a whole not lived with a myopic goal of being the best player in the world. Pure enjoyment. Pure fun. Thank you legend.

[@JodyShortt]

We shouldn’t compare everyone’s longevity to Messi and Ronaldo, we should appreciate these mercurial players who only have a real prime of 3 or 4 seasons

[@Siimooon02]

He did have more Than 3-4 season Prime 7-8

[@jamesgolightly5320]

He was amazing for Lille too

[@rohithraman6488]

Exactly what I've been thinking. As lucky as we've been to have watched Ronaldo and Messi over the years, I feel like they have made us think that a player's prime should be 10 years or more but that isn't always the case. Even some of the greats like Ronaldinho, Henry and Kaka didn't have a 10 year period when they had a peak if you get what I mean. Henry's was from 2000-06, Ronaldinho was from 2002-06, Kaka was from 2003-09

[@newrecruit100]

The idea and notion that Hazard wasn’t consistent has to be biggest myth ever

[@BSMAG87]

No, it really doesn't. I'm a Chelsea fan, and as they touched on, he literally took a year off in the 2015-16 season. He almost went totally missing, and if he hadn't had the nonchalant attitude, he would have been head and shoulders the best every season for that 4-5 year run. He was that good. I remember reading a big press feature on him when he first signed that had a story about how he'd run away from training as a kid and they'd find him up in a tree, just chilling, and that was the guy Eden Hazard was. He was so laidback and I think that had an impact. One can only wonder what might have been if he'd had the professionalism of say a CR7 or Frank Lampard. That said, one of the greatest the Prem has ever seen and one of the top 5 players ever to pull a Chelsea shirt on

[@kamran1072]

@@BSMAG87 He played through a hip injury in 15/16 which everyone conveniently leaves out. That was the biggest injury he had at Chelsea and he should've been kept out for much longer but the team was struggling without him and he was rushed back. This idea that he was just lazy in 15/16 is complete nonsense.

[@newrecruit100]

@@BSMAG87 wait so you’re using, one year where he was playing pretty much injured throughout as a mark against his consistency? So forget the other 10 years? Let’s be serious for a second.

[@jimmyohare8116]

Yeah it's utterly crazy. There was 15 games in 2015 where he was rubbish but the 6 years before that and the 4 years after he was unplayable. It's insane.

[@SRNation10]

Top player. Made you get off your seat, could make anything happen at any instant in the game. Pure Magic, football will miss him.

[@TheLorddrifter]

Coming from a United fan, comfortably the best player in a Chelsea shirt, maybe even someone who defined wing-play! What a joy he was to watch. Made the league better!

[@couturecriminal8330]

Comfortably not at all did Lampard,Terry,Drogba,Cech,Cole never played for Chelsea Give your head a shake will ya👀 Focus on your club melon.😑👌

[@couturecriminal8330]

Comfortably not at all did Lampard,Terry,Drogba,Cech,Cole never played for Chelsea Give your head a shake will ya👀 Focus on your club melon.😑👌

[@Maj1794]

Prime hazard was unstoppable

[@ankurm4100]

I will have him in my all time Premier League XI and Chelsea XI for sure.. what a joy to watch. Same league as Bergkamp, Zola and Ginola from the bygone era.

[@mattborman5780]

The video title suggests that there's an argument to be had about how good he "actually" was. The clickbait quality of the video title doesn't do the player justice. For anyone who followed football from 2011-2019, there's no question. Whoever titled the video knows this as well.

[@Beesplitz]

Perfect video, great to see people rightfully judge and appreciate Eden as a player and as a human being.

[@oussamachraibi1787]

Simply the best in PML’S history … without looking for . 1

[@davarjos]

Hazard was born to do it

[@latestfootballnewsdaily828]

Where did these guys learn that Ronaldo was a LWer at United? That's poor journalism. Cos I still remember Ronaldo at United played predominantly on the RW

[@AnonNomad]

The defining player of Abramovich-Chelsea, more so than Drogba imo.

[@Flipmode1900]

Yeah, that's mental. More titles, won the CL. Just no

[@AnonNomad]

@@Flipmode1900 Purely subjective ofc.

[@shaqtaku]

The stars that burn the brightest also burn the shortwst

[@hulkingmass]

Very good

[@Never_Wr0ng]

Doubt Sanchez will get the same reception who did as much as Hazard did in a far worse Arsenal side.

[@OneKatPowerTrip]

I agree that Hazard was the best player in the Prem in 2014-15 and 2016-17 but Van Dijk was the best player in 2018-19 c'mon Michael Cox.

[@latestfootballnewsdaily828]

No, u might have forgotten but that 18/19 season was even Hazard best season. He was unplayable that year. His final year before leaving for madrid

[@OneKatPowerTrip]

@@latestfootballnewsdaily828 I mean VVD literally won Prem and PFA player's player of the season awards along with the UEFA player of the year despite Hazard's brilliance in the Europa league final

[@latestfootballnewsdaily828]

@@OneKatPowerTrip with all due respect, the best of Hazard cannot be compared to VVD. It's an insult

[@OneKatPowerTrip]

@@latestfootballnewsdaily828 yes it's an insult to VVD's greatness that season as VVD was the best Prem and footballer in Europe. Btw VVD is now 32 yers old so you really cannot compare who has had better longevity and greatness in the sport.

[@WopWopWopWopW]

One of the greatest winger? Chelsea one of the greatest midfielder? Chelsea one of the greatest Center back? Chelsea one of the greatest left back? Chelsea. just need to get a consistent striker and a non injured James to have the last 2

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

Bale > hazard

[@franklingoodwin]

Hazard was great, but not as great as he could've been. As great as he was, he had the potential to be the heir to the Messi/Ronaldo throne, but didn't take it because he didn't want it enough

[@stu8758]

An unstoppable talent hindered by no mental discipline

[@blairgroove1302]

First view, first comment

[@ttslider2957]

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[@yuni360]

Salah is a far superior player by any measures

[@MaZaCar_Xiaoyu]

You started watching football in 2017 so your opinion is irrelevant.

[@yuni360]

@@MaZaCar_Xiaoyu I actually started watching football in 2002 😀 so your opinion is irrelevant

[@Izak43]

He was very good on his day, but never really did much in the Champions League, and he was not the most consistent. His standout seasons you could put up with anyone, but he would go missing some games or almost all of 2015/16. In terms of Premier League legacy I suppose he’s up there with the likes of someone like Pires, but someone like Mane, Giggs, or Ronaldo, there is a level of consistency and driven greatness that he perhaps lacked, although I suppose that is part of his charm. Fun to watch and dripping with talent, shame he never trained.

[@Izak43]

@@hnaku8748 I have many Chelsea fans accuse him of having the 15/16 season off, his manager certainly did. Injuries are a convenient smokescreen. He showed up overweight and out of shape (like a lot of the team did) after the title winning season, and that is a contributing factor to the injuries he picked up which didn’t actually force him to miss any matches until December. And he was poo up to that point, and Mourinho lost his shit over it, more than once. Most of the injuries were niggles an knocks. His major injury that season (the hip) wasn’t until March. He was a notoriously bad trainer, Giroud made a joke about him not even knowing where the gym was. That’s not me saying he was inconsistent as a player, but he was LESS consistent than the likes of Giggs, Ronaldo, Mane, etc. who were models of talent married to work ethic and professionalism on the pitch and in training. Comparing him to someone like Pires or Gazza shouldn’t be a slight. Those are good players. I don’t think Hazard was mid or anything, but I rate the 3 players I mentioned above him, along with guys like Ribery who did it longer and for more sustained periods, or guys like Ronaldinho with similar discipline issues but in their peak never dipped at all and won literally everything and still carried a team to the Copa Libertadores at 33, rather than the guy whose career basically ended at 28. Still an excellent player, mind.

[@Izak43]

@@hnaku8748 What conjecture? Giroud’s comments and Mourinho’s reactions were on film. The players I named never had dips that big in the middle of their primes; a whole season where he was almost a non-entity. They were never injured, either, and being fit is a skill that has a fair amount to do with how you take care of your body off the pitch. He might be an all-time great Messi/Ronaldo levels if he applied himself a bit more, but we will never know. Not saying Hazard is bad, I’m saying they were better, and when the margins are fine, those intangibles matter. Those are the top 3 premier league left wingers for me, 4th is probably between Hazard, Pires, and Bale. I would entertain arguments for all 3, but Hazard’s resume probably wins 4th spot. That’s still amazing, imo.

[@Beesplitz]

​@@hnaku8748absolutely spot on.

[@crayontom9687]

Too fat innit, too much weight for his muscles to bear

[@woodsox1311]

Great player for 3 years then got fat body could not take weight gain over 2 months then got injured never the same again.

[@newrecruit100]

He was a great player the second he made his debut at Lille. Stop the revisionism.

[@woodsox1311]

@@newrecruit100 great is top draw player a world class player . He was that for 3 years . Same as Ronaldinho / Yaya toure / Michael Owen / veron / luis figo/ pavel nedved / Fernando torres/ Rivaldo/ . All players who was world class and could be named best player in the world at their position for 2/3 years . Ther probably less than 50 players that was best in the world at their position for 5 plus years Buffon / Maldini / Gerrard/ Henry / Messi / Ronaldo/ Batistuta / Ruud Gullit / cafu / baggio. / Maradona etc etc

[@00dude3]

Not even 5 top attacker in the 2010s in the PL, basically Adama Traore with slightly better finishing and passing. Alexis, Salah, Suarez. Aguero and Kane all clear of him

[@newrecruit100]

You ain’t gonna get the attention you were seeking with this post.

[@napoleonjr2840]

Nice bait try though

[@chip0109]

Ratio

[@theblackswordsman9951]

He was a bum

[@JobMboko-cm4gi]

Just Shut Up..