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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Continues to be Suffocated by Tactics
Even though it seemed Chelsea and especially their manager, Jose Mourinho, were quite pleased with the goalless draw they managed to produce, the defensive selections and the neutralizing of creative players like Eden Hazard or Juan Mata (who didn’t even play) do create some sense of concern about the kind of football the club is going to produce this season.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard & Juan Mata Don’t Look Good This Early
One of the easiest things to notice about this Chelsea team is the depth, especially when compared to last season. But a deep squad doesn’t mean much when its two best players, Eden Hazard and Juan Mata, have failed to put in a meaningful performance that’ll justify their place in the lineup and their recognition as stars.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Still Has Someone Believing in Him
There were a few surprising names in the first lineup used by Jose Mourinho on his Chelsea return, one of them being Fernando Torres, who didn’t look like someone who is going to play a vital part on the new look team.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho & the Fernando Torres Plan
One of the biggest challenges any manager can face is bringing a player “back to life”, or in the case of Chelsea and Fernando Torres, making him an efficient goalscorer again. As with everything Jose Mourinho is involved with, there’s not a doubt in his mind he can turn the Spaniard’s career track around.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard is the Next Big Premier League Superstar
If there was ever a time that Premier League needed a global star to emerge from its ranks, now seems to be it, and there’s a very good chance that Eden Hazard of Chelsea, entering his second season in the league, will be the one to do it.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Wants to be Like Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo
Being intimidated by the arrival of the new manager, Jose Mourinho, doesn’t make Eden Hazard any less confident he can continue and develop for Chelsea, hopefully becoming one of the best players in the world, whose mentioned in the same discussions as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Keeps Surprising All His Critics
Was everyone wrong? Is Fernando Torres not just going to stay at Chelsea, but actually deserving to stay at the club? After two goals in the span of five days that are of the most important for the team all season long, the usually disappointing Spanish striker has helped his cause to earn a spot on the team for another season, showing he deserves to play next to Juan Mata and Eden Hazard in the future.
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Chelsea FC – Rafa Benitez is a Success
No titles yet for Rafa Benitez, but at least he made it out of the huge minefield that was trying to keep Chelsea in the top 4 club and qualify into the Champions League. His rough start meant there will be no Premier League title, but despite the lack of ownership support (as always at Stamford Bridge) and quite a lot of fans making their displeasure with him filling the position being heard, the “Spanish waiter” did quite a good job in keeping the ship on the right course, with a chance to add a European trophy to the cabinet.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Makes Frank Lampard Look Like a Legend
Standing on the shoulders of giants, or something of the sort, is always a good way to get ahead in life. Frank Lampard is often a tactical vulnerability on the pitch over the last couple of seasons, but it’s hard to take away his scoring ability which derives from his intelligence and off the ball movement. But yet again, the-now top scoring player in the history of Chelsea football club, needed someone, in this case Eden Hazard, to get him to the top.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres is Always the Wrong Choice
All the flair and creativity in the world coming from Oscar, Juan Mata and Eden Hazard can’t be enough on their weaker matches, which can be expected in this never ending season for Chelsea, can’t make up for a striker that seems lost, dazed & confused on 90% of his appearances. Rafa Benitez loves rotations, and was burnt by using Fernando Torres instead of Demba Ba.