On reaching 100 goals at Chelsea and joining a legendary list. Not sure there has been much mention of it.
Only 4 others players have scored 100 goals in English football since hazard joined in 2012, considering his game isn’t all about scoring goals that’s some feat, especially considering the silverware he’s delivered in some, let’s say, underwhelming and defensive teams.
The guy will most likely leave in the summer but will go down as a legend for me.
Maybe other than iniesta, the best player I’ve seen at controlling a game offensively for his team without directly scoring since zidane.
Having said that although I don’t think this has been his best season for us, his stats this year are something else:
15 starts
12 goals
9 assists
Most goal contributions in the pl
Most assists
Most take ons
Most chances created
Most fouled player
Most man of the matches
One more player of the season award would be a nice farewell.
Congratulations hazard
posted on 29/12/18
comment by Bov (U6696)
posted 3 minutes ago
What's it matter what Costa has done since he left? Whilst he was here he had a good understanding with Hazard and was scoring goals. Costa was a beast for us and could have continued. Instead we have Giroud and Morata and your telling me they are a better bet then Costa. Really.
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The Costa of 2018 is bang average, he lost the explosiveness that made him so great for us.
It's like Liverpool fans saying Torres would have been great again had they got him back of us, when the reality was he just wasn't the same player anymore.
posted on 29/12/18
What's it matter what Costa has done since he left? Whilst he was here he had a good understanding with Hazard and was scoring goals. Costa was a beast for us and could have continued. Instead we have Giroud and Morata and your telling me they are a better bet then Costa. Really.
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Different opinions on his ability aside he was never committed to us, every year there was a different excuse to leave, Conte just gave him one that portrayed him as a martyr and he milked the f*** out of it. He's no better than Courtois, good riddance.
posted on 29/12/18
He's no better than Courtois, good riddance.
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Except he didn't want to leave and asked to stay whereas as Courtois like a snake strung us along til the last minute. Conte trying to be the big man said no and it cost him his job as he couldn't replace him. As for toxic who in the dressing room did he fall out with? Luiz Fabregas and Willian were advoctes of Costasso I never got the toxic suggestion.
Costa took bad advice from his agent with the China deal and they used it to hike up his Chelsea pay deal but it backfired. Without him we would never have won our last title. Remember how he ripped City away that season?
https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/diego-costas-goals-earn-chelsea-more-points-than-any-other/10nxkuw44sacj11y1ig952rlte
This is what we let go. If it ain't broke don't fix it. Torres was broke before he joined us so don't make that a comparison
posted on 29/12/18
The fact he choose to make Conte's text public demonstrates he was looking for any excuse to leave, you can claim Conte sending it in the first place was stupid (which it was) but it underlines Costa's true intentions. I find it ironic that the only time he expressed a public desire to stay in three years despite numerous opportunities to do so was after revealing the contents of that text, he's smarter than Courtois I'll give him that
Then he breaches his contract by refusing to return to training. Then he dictates our transfer policy by refusing to join any club other than Atletico costing us millions in his sell, despite openly flirting with a move to China not 6 months before, agent influences or not he's a grown man who could've shut it down anytime if he truly wanted to stay.
I repeat, good riddance.
posted on 29/12/18
And every time Floorata and Giroud mess up you still say good riddance
Ferguson wasn't daft enough to get rid of Cantona who did far worse. You have your view I've got mine. Fact is the guy was brilliant for us and even your efforts cannot rewrite that.
posted on 29/12/18
He was brilliant for half a season in both title wins.
posted on 29/12/18
I'm not gunna say he didn't do well for us. I never took to him personally but I won't argue with his numbers. Though I echo DD11's point, he's not the same player now so pining for him is relatively moot.
posted on 29/12/18
I loved Malouda and Kalou plus Schurrle and Anelka ats Chelsea players.
posted on 29/12/18
comment by Bov (U6696)
posted 3 hours, 47 minutes ago
And every time Floorata and Giroud mess up you still say good riddance
Ferguson wasn't daft enough to get rid of Cantona who did far worse. You have your view I've got mine. Fact is the guy was brilliant for us and even your efforts cannot rewrite that.
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Bov he did a with beckham, stam and others though geez, just to play devils advocate
posted on 29/12/18
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 51 minutes ago
comment by Bov (U6696)
posted 3 hours, 47 minutes ago
And every time Floorata and Giroud mess up you still say good riddance
Ferguson wasn't daft enough to get rid of Cantona who did far worse. You have your view I've got mine. Fact is the guy was brilliant for us and even your efforts cannot rewrite that.
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Bov he did a with beckham, stam and others though geez, just to play devils advocate
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None of the others were as important as Cantona.
We're sitting here wondering when we will get a decent centre forward. Got one clown telling me he had half a good season in a season he scored 20 in 35 starts. As you say about Hazard its not just goals and whilst we had Costa up front the centre backs didnt settle nor take liberties. Oh well we all have our own opinion. I don't pine for him just think we needed someone to replace him and we wasted time and money and got no where which was my original point. Next they'll tell me KDB is lazy !!