What will you say about an attacker for your team lacking in goals assists key passes and shots on target just does what you posted above
If my team is winning like Belgium did I'd be fecking thrilled?
Forgive me, but I'm more interested in this reality.
Got it. So Jorginho was the 3rd best player in the world in 2021 because CL performances mean everything, Ballon d'Or voters focus on CL performances and therefore are correct, etc.
Which happened to be the 6yrs stretch where Chelsea was very terrible in the CL, First year crashed out of the groups. Made the semi final 1 time, others got their asses handed to them by everyone who cared even 10men PSG. Immediately he left they won.
Let's go year by year, if you insist:
12/13: Criticizing Hazard as a 21 year old who joined 3 months earlier is a bit much, but sure. Would definitely put this down to Di Matteo (spoiler alert) not actually having a clue what he was doing since the win the year before was more or less managed by our senior core of players. Won the EL for what it's worth
13/14: Made the semis, lost to Atletico Madrid. Mourinho played Azpilicueta at left wing for the second knockout leg for some reason
14/15: Mourinho had the team play like cowards from the jump going for 0-0. Never went for the win even against 10 men. Hazard probably could have done better, still scored a penalty at least
15/16: Hazard was hurt most of the year, basically a write-off
16/17: Not in the CL (see above)
17/18: Tie vs Barca was lost in the first leg when Willian hit the post 3 times. Tie was especially lost when Courtois the snake let a comically easy goal through in the 3rd minute in the second leg. Don't know how you fault Hazard for this...?
18/19: Not in the CL, won the EL
Feels pretty harsh to say he was terrible when he had far fewer opportunities to play in the CL than you'd think given he spent 7 years at Chelsea. Even Willian as referenced elsewhere has more than 1000 extra minutes in the CL than Hazard does.