http://youtu.be/Ys6iuZj30CY?t=7m
Neville picked up on what I've been alluding to against United, but I've notcied for a long while.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AurN8Fzw20#t=12
One objective...
Taking it upon himself to terrorise the opposition on either flank against big or small sides(in his early 20's) and not allowing them to regroup.
No one is going to tell me that Hazard isn't capable of that.
That's all folks.
comment by Sheriff John Brown - bring back David Dein (U7482)
posted 23 hours, 34 minutes ago
"I'd say you're wrong. Apart from finishing, he is closer in ability to the three I mentioned. I don't
know where the giggs
comparison came up."
You're very wrong to say only finishing is the significant difference. Messi's vision and intelligence, composure, execution of the final ball, movement
and technical improvisation are much better. Ronaldo's physical qualities are in a completely different league and his movement behind and around a defence are miles above. What those 2 can do, no player comes close to them. Hazard has it hard enoui proving he's as good as a Robben or Suarez or Aguero or Neymar. To say he's got the ability or close to the ability of Messi or Ronaldo is way off. The only quality that is comparable is his dribbling and ball retention.
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Overall general intelligence, movement, dribbling and passing is not far off Ronaldo's, and in some of those attributes I'd say Hazard is better. It's easier to make a comparison with Ronaldo as he has played in this league. And apart from finishing on the floor and in the air, there isn't a huge difference between the two.
I'm taking into account that I believe Ronaldo has improved as a team player in Real Madrid, but technically, he has stayed close to what he was at United.
Therefore I'd say he isn't that far off Ronaldo in terms of ability. Aguero and Suarez are strikers. Robben I would definitely say is as close to Ronaldo and Messi over the past couple of seasons as anyone has been. You have to take into account the Spanish league, the amount of protections players like Ronaldo and Messi get from the ref and the openness of the defences in the bottom half.
So my initial reasoning behind why I think Hazard isn't far from Ronaldo and Messi is based on comparing his performance now with Ronaldo's in his final two seasons here, and based on the assumption that Ronaldo as an individual hasn't improved that much technically.
This is why I believe if Hazard adds goals to his game, which he can as he gets in really great positions to shoot, just needs to become more composed and clinical, then he would be around Robben level. 20-25 goals a season with the sorts of performances he puts in on his good days, and he surely is up there with the best players in the world.
I think Hazard is a good player, in a depleted age of genuine good players. If he was around in the mid 90s to mid 00s he would be seen as just another good player. Rater than some world class prodigy. He has still only had a couple 90 minutes performances for me, other than that he is too stop/start for me.
Great player at times, but with poor final product and finishing.
However, when people criticise him for his assists and goals, zidane and iniesta are two examples that come to mind.
It doesnt paint the whole pitcture.
Well I agree with Nickalopodis.
KDB all ifs and buts. I dont think we will see hazard get past 20 goals a season including pens
"Overall general intelligence, movement, dribbling and passing is not far off Ronaldo's, and in some of those attributes I'd say Hazard is better. It's easier to make a comparison with Ronaldo as he has played in this league. And apart from finishing on the floor and in the air, there isn't a huge difference between the two."
To label you 'deluded' wouldn't do you any justice.
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posted on 18/11/14
http://youtu.be/Ys6iuZj30CY?t=7m
Neville picked up on what I've been alluding to against United, but I've notcied for a long while.
posted on 18/11/14
*noticed
posted on 18/11/14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AurN8Fzw20#t=12
One objective...
Taking it upon himself to terrorise the opposition on either flank against big or small sides(in his early 20's) and not allowing them to regroup.
No one is going to tell me that Hazard isn't capable of that.
That's all folks.
posted on 18/11/14
comment by Sheriff John Brown - bring back David Dein (U7482)
posted 23 hours, 34 minutes ago
"I'd say you're wrong. Apart from finishing, he is closer in ability to the three I mentioned. I don't
know where the giggs
comparison came up."
You're very wrong to say only finishing is the significant difference. Messi's vision and intelligence, composure, execution of the final ball, movement
and technical improvisation are much better. Ronaldo's physical qualities are in a completely different league and his movement behind and around a defence are miles above. What those 2 can do, no player comes close to them. Hazard has it hard enoui proving he's as good as a Robben or Suarez or Aguero or Neymar. To say he's got the ability or close to the ability of Messi or Ronaldo is way off. The only quality that is comparable is his dribbling and ball retention.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Overall general intelligence, movement, dribbling and passing is not far off Ronaldo's, and in some of those attributes I'd say Hazard is better. It's easier to make a comparison with Ronaldo as he has played in this league. And apart from finishing on the floor and in the air, there isn't a huge difference between the two.
I'm taking into account that I believe Ronaldo has improved as a team player in Real Madrid, but technically, he has stayed close to what he was at United.
Therefore I'd say he isn't that far off Ronaldo in terms of ability. Aguero and Suarez are strikers. Robben I would definitely say is as close to Ronaldo and Messi over the past couple of seasons as anyone has been. You have to take into account the Spanish league, the amount of protections players like Ronaldo and Messi get from the ref and the openness of the defences in the bottom half.
So my initial reasoning behind why I think Hazard isn't far from Ronaldo and Messi is based on comparing his performance now with Ronaldo's in his final two seasons here, and based on the assumption that Ronaldo as an individual hasn't improved that much technically.
This is why I believe if Hazard adds goals to his game, which he can as he gets in really great positions to shoot, just needs to become more composed and clinical, then he would be around Robben level. 20-25 goals a season with the sorts of performances he puts in on his good days, and he surely is up there with the best players in the world.
posted on 19/11/14
I think Hazard is a good player, in a depleted age of genuine good players. If he was around in the mid 90s to mid 00s he would be seen as just another good player. Rater than some world class prodigy. He has still only had a couple 90 minutes performances for me, other than that he is too stop/start for me.
Great player at times, but with poor final product and finishing.
However, when people criticise him for his assists and goals, zidane and iniesta are two examples that come to mind.
It doesnt paint the whole pitcture.
posted on 19/11/14
Well I agree with Nickalopodis.
posted on 19/11/14
KDB all ifs and buts. I dont think we will see hazard get past 20 goals a season including pens
posted on 19/11/14
Unless he moves clubs.
posted on 20/11/14
"Overall general intelligence, movement, dribbling and passing is not far off Ronaldo's, and in some of those attributes I'd say Hazard is better. It's easier to make a comparison with Ronaldo as he has played in this league. And apart from finishing on the floor and in the air, there isn't a huge difference between the two."
To label you 'deluded' wouldn't do you any justice.
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