₦airaland Forum

What a cuntish sneaky lovely goal

Mignolet dey jonez

See goal!

See chot!

Luiz!!!!!!!

Hazard oloshi hold ya ball there.

Matic pisses me off

Ive gotta say that I'm not surprised

Oboi Arsenal

pamcode:
Bbc reports that he is ill. i wonder how players fall sick tho.

I've always wondered that as well

bykebyke:
Keep on smiling..Neymar has already done the same thing to Cristina in Nike.

For real?

You mean Neymar also has a billion dollar lifetime deal with Nike?

Say God?!

bykebyke:
New Enemy number one.

Releases dance videos everyweek,to steal the spotlight from Messi in Adidas and become number one.

If he was trying to do this through football,I would not even care.

I would like to formally announce an agenda against this Poor man's Ogenyi Onazi.

Dabbing merchant.

If I had his dancing skills,I'd be balling in Crystal Palace now.

Prïck.

Ibime:
Bournemouth bid £18m for Ake.

Chelsea are shocked by the size of the bid and neveresperredit so they are letting Ake decide for himself.

Personally I'm also on the fence. Either way is fine by me, although I feel Ake can grow to a £35m player in the future.

Ake no dey bench.

No Hugo loris for spurs.

On transfer deadline day.

Hmmm.

lordfalcao:
mane has more.. In some games hazard also tends to play close to Costa. What are you trying to tell me ?

Mane has the same 9 goals as Hazard.

Skimpledawg:
At bolded.. ..we finally reached a common ground baba Nihilist

From my very first post I said he could do better. You had blood in your eyes so you didn't want to see.

I fear for Hazard's safety if you and lordfalcao catch him in the street

lordfalcao:
what are we going to do for hazard before he starts to give us good goals??.

He was playing lmf that's why he couldn't score, now he is playing WF. He is not scoring because he is helping the mildfield...

Should we start playing him center forward before he starts scoring ??

Dele Alli is the only midfielder in the league with more goals than Hazard.

And even his midfield status is arguable, in some games this season, Kane appears to be playing almost as a supporting striker for Alli. Chelsea game and West Brom come to mind.

Sanchez has been a 9 this seasom

timbros:
I never said any someone outperform Hazard. But we all know how we always attack Pedro and/or Willian performance in this thread. Now for Hazard's numbers to be identical to this two guys, don't you think his output is low?

Hazard knits the play for the likes of Pedro and Costa. You no dey watch our ball ni?

Skimpledawg:
Absolutely true! But I put it to you that in the coming years, Hazard will become like the real Pius Ikedia raumdeuter calls him... All work but no much end results (GOALS) which matters alot in the hall of fame of football super stars..
My love for Hazard does not want Him to end up that way... He should be more clinical in front of the goal. Someone will still tell me he is not a striker

Around the start of the season, I posted stats showing how Hazard's shooting numbers had gone up and how his scoring numbers had gone up.

The move to a defensive formation naturally would stifle overall team attacking play in favour of solidity at the back. We are relying more on individual brilliance which I personally don't like.

Perspective is key to everything. Hazard is doing very well for us- of course, he could do better, but he has been very very good for us given the circumstances.

airmark:
Conte knows what he's doing . Arsenal formation will always favour Sanchez. When you have ozil and iwobi playing behind him .





I expected this moment to come. I know conte will tweak the o ensure winnings don't stop. This is the reason I want hazard to go to real after winning ucl with us.

People forget that Sanchez has been playing number 9 in that ultra attavking team. Even after Giroud came back, he gets subbed off in a couple of games and Sanchez moves to 9.

This is who they are comparing to Hazard. 9 goals and 3 assists in the league midway through the season is now being described as LOW (?) Output for God's sake.

raumdeuter:
9 goals 3 assists = 12 contribution to goals

Dele Alli, Eriksen, Alexis, DeBruyne, Firmino, Walcott(14goals 2 assists all comps), Michael Antonio, Son Heung Min, Lallana, Snodgrass Pedro(All comps), Siggurdson

Note all these I listed are players who arent the recognised top striker for their clubs and either have more output or at par with Hazard

What Is all competitions?

We are talking in the league, you're calling all competitions. Why not add AFCON and World Cup to it?

How many cup games has Hazard played this season abi which kind of wack analysis is this?

bykebyke:
Wouldn't mind him though,if Neymar goes to PSG.


Let him come and sell his ãss to Messi before it's too late.

Gerraway from hia mehn...

timbros:
Remember where this current debate started from? Hazard's goals compared to Pedro and Willian.

I don't understand why you can't just mention the people out performing Hazard and his 'low' output?

timbros:
I don't get it. So formation is STILL the problem for Hazard's low output? Wow! Na wao...So please which formation will increase Hazard's output biko?

Btw Ibime have you seen this?

Ivanovic Chelsea career: 376 apps, 34 goals.

Iniesta Barcelona career: 398 apps, 34 goals.

Make I find small trouble...

.

9 goals and 3 assists is low output?

Oya list how many players have more output in the league.

Skimpledawg:
All this one na story... Hazard should just score goals or risk being an ordinary player.

The only team in the world today where Hazard does not walk into a starting position is Barca. I might add Madrid due to Ororo factor. Rest assured Hazard isn't risking jack.

I

airmark:
When Chelsea parked bus , messi could not score a goal in as many matches, but now that opponents put more bodies behind the ball, sitting deep against two dms who hardly press forward to free our crowded attackers they want hazard to score goals. I once said it that our attackers would find it difficult against disciplined bus-parking defenders , once opponents find out it's the key. Fact is hazard needs to improve his shooting skills but we should remember opposing teams have seen that they need not open their rears anytime Chelsea is with the ball. We saw goals he scored against the two Manchester sides earlier. He was allowed to enter dangerous space and scored, this is what our opponents have made sure they guide against. Even we saw some goals Costa scored lately as he stole those chances from tight spaces .

People forget these things quite easily. Comparing Chelsea with 3 centre backs and 2 DMs to Arsenal that play only one DM and 2 wingbacks and asking why Hazard us not scoring as much is just disingenuous.

Why is nobody asking Cech and Kolscieny where the cleansheets are?

SIRcumalot:
Been awhile since I watched a CFC match.
So we go see today.
We watched how well he played in a 4-2-3-1 last season and now this 3-4-3 is to blame ?
When everybody was saying "this new conte style" free hazard from defensive responsibility and should allow him to be more offensive.

Hazard needs to up his shooting that's no doubt, but you need to remember that our current game is to lock up shop at the back and trust our top 3 to fashion and finish their own chances, or nick a goal from set piece.

Our game only opens up when Fab is on the pitch.

lalaboi:
Hazard fan boys always get touchy when we highlight periods he is simply MIA. They are so quick to point out that willian is not effective ( I do believe his output isnt good enough) and point out Pedro's bad games but when we mention Hazard, oh my. . its an abomination.

The problem i have with most of you lot is your need to always come up with an excuse when things are not looking rosy for Hazard. No one denies he is an important player for us, no one denies he has had a nice start this season. But, you all want to turn a blind eye when he's under-performing and the team is winning without much of his influence. Must everything about chelsea be Hazard-ized before its validated?

Imagine the statement that started this discuss 'Hazard is not their mate' when he has played more minutes that the other 2 guys and they are not too far off him in terms of output.. His mate 'Sanchez' is practically beasting in the most important stats for a forward (Goals and Assist)(sorry nihilist, gbogbo wannabe statistical analysis yen nor dey prove anything).

E gbe ishan le jor. Hazard's form has declined. say it as it is and dont blame the other guys putting in work for the team.

So you don't think a switch from a 4231 to a 343 can affect Hazards output?

Or you think our defensive solidity since the formation switch does not come with a price in terms of offence?

We play with 5 defenders and 2 DMs in case you forgot bro.

CONTEDDICTED:
T

Play Fabregas, you said no you want Matic abeg don't kill Hazard... ..The boy has done nothing wrong

This is the very koko. Long azz post incoming

Hazard is the main creator in the side. Sanchez has been playing 9 for most of the season and had Ozil and Xhaka behind him. Iwobi too. Ronado has them Modric, Isco and co. Griezman has Koke.

Hazard has a tendency to prefer to make goals rather than finish them, and that shows in our current setup where there's no vision in midfield.

Hazard and Sanchez have very similar stats when it comes to match involvement over the last 5 gameweeks(They are now both playing out on the left wing)

Hazard has 74.8 touches of the ball per game, Sanchez has 75.3 (rounded up both have 75 touches per game)
Hazard has 59.2 touches in the opponents half, Sanchez has 62.7 ( Again very similar numbers)
Hazard has 1.2 minutes per touch of the ball, Sanchez has 1.2 per touch

So far so good, both players have been seeing the ball at more or less the same rate as their teams respectively look for them all the time.

Where things begin to change is where they receive the ball and what they do with the ball when they get it.

Hazard collects 42.3 passes per game in the opposition half, Sanchez recieves 47 of his own passes per game in the opposition half
Hazard collects 28.2 passes per game in the opposition third. Sanchez recieves 33.7 of his passes per game in the opposition third

consequently
Hazard has 6.3 touches of the ball in the opposition penalty box per game, Sanchez has 8

Basically, Sanchez is seeing more of the ball in threatening positions than Hazard.

BUT that doesn't explain the massive discrepancy in shots between them.

Hazard goal attempts 1.5 per game. Sanchez 5.3
Hazard shots in the box 1.2 per game Sanchez 3.2

Hazard also takes a shot once every 58.8 minutes, Sanchez takes a shot every 17 minutes.

Clearly Hazard needs to up his shooting game....There's no doubt about that BUT there's a reason he doesn't shoot that much as seen below.

Sanchez creates 2.7 chances created per game, Hazard 2.5
Sanchez made 1.2 through balls per game, Hazard 0.2
Sanchez created a chance every 34.9 minutes, Hazard created a chance every 35.3 minutes

On the surface it would look like Sanchez is doing better than Hazard there too, but it's important to remember that:

When we attack, we attack with our front 3 supported by the wingbacks behind them. When Arsenal attack, Ramsey leaves the pivot to join them Ozil, Sanchez, Giroud, Iwobi up front. Bellerin and Monreal also step up to support the attack and create an overload.

So basically we attack with 3+2, Arsenal attack with 4+3.

The extra numbers Arsenal commit to the attack means that opposing teams cannot afford to try and mark Sanchez out of the game because the remaining 6 guys can kill you easily. Also it means that Sanchez has more people to aim for when creating chances. The likes of Giroud, Ozil, Walcott, Iwobi, Ramsey etc will make nice runs that he can aim through passes at.

Hazard has nobody like that. Only Costa is up top, Pedro\Willian and Hazard are the only 2 people that join him in his attacking line. Hazard has nobody to aim through pass to because we play 5 defensive players at all times. Instead he has to pass the ball short in that opposition half, and then move into space to collect it again, or he has to dribble several opponents to create a chance...because we play an inverted pivot. The man that should be at 10 is at centreback(Luiz). The DM that should surge forward and join the attack aint going nowhere(Matic). So Hazard has to be more responsible with his passing and be more patient when creating chances.

Hence

Hazard total pass completion 85% to Sanchez 74.8%
Hazard number of passes per game 54 to Sanchez 50
Hazard number of passes in opposition half 37.2 to Sanchez 31
Hazard percentage of successfull passes in opposition half 84% to Sanchez 74%

Hazard number of passes made in the final third 27.3, Sanchez 23.7
Hazard percentage of successfull passes in final third 84.1% to Sanchez 72.8%

In the end it is important to note that despite this Hazard is still creating a similar number of chances at a similar rate as Sanchez. That's crazy.

Long story short, Hazard has a creative burden in a team lacking creativity which is reluctant to commit men to attack, and is not being significantly outperformed by Sanchez who plays in a far more attacking team.

Ighalo sef don follow go China?

Rasclaart.

Dem Jet Li no dey play o

early to mid 90s for me, My dad used to take my brothers and I to an arcade on Allen Avenue to play streets of rage, street fighter and so on.

Then I used to visit the biggest game centre in Ifako gbagada to play SNES. Then I entered secondary school in the late 90s and started my playstation adventure at Baba Seun's spot at PWD

I checked the table and you guys are still sixth.

Ah an...but I thought you won 4-0 today...

funlord:
I've been expecting this twaddle from you for months! I wonder why it took this long?

He is not yet the finished product yet so give the _wanker a break! Divorce and marital problems can do _shit to a mans focus you of all people should know that! _Fuck "jam body" lukaku.....

I've been here every week my nigga.

Whenever wherever Lukaku scores, I will be there