Hazard sends Chelsea 3rd; How much is he worth? Will he stay?
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What were the highlights of Chelsea's 2-0 win over West Ham?
Loftus-Cheek. Hazard. Going to find a way through! Oh, that is magnificent! Magical from Edin Hazard! Hardly urged to have a go, thinks better of it. Finds instead, Edin Hazard! Who applies the finishing touch. A wonderful individual display, crowned by a second goal for the Belgian. Chelsea are heading into the Champions League places of the Premier League table.
How did Eden Hazard perform in the match against West Ham?
Indeed, they are into third place after three wins on the bounce, the first time since they won five in a row at the start of this season. But can you talk, Gary, about this Chelsea performance tonight without talking about Eden Hazard?
No, I mean, it was a good Chelsea performance. They were absolutely the better team in the game. There were many times that the ball flashed across the box. Others could have contributed with goals. I thought the other good performances, I thought the Chelsea fans seemed excited by what they were watching. There was some flair in the game. But they have an outstanding world-class player who lit up the game. The first goal, to be fair, will long live in the memory. The second goal was more simple for him, even though it was a really good goal. But when you see a goal like that, it's... You feel sad in some ways that there is so much talk in this last week of Real Madrid. And once Real Madrid start getting linked with the player so strongly and you're hearing language like Eden Hazard wants to go, you really do think this could be his last five Premier League games.
And that's a real problem for the Premier League because we keep losing our best players to Real Madrid and Barcelona.
To be honest, I don't think you can ever stop that. I think most players see that as the pinnacle. It happens at both our clubs, United and Liverpool. When you're saying it's sad, I agree with it in terms of not watching them week in, week out. But I almost feel like Hazard has to play for Madrid or Barcelona. He's that good that... I think you look at some players, they have to play at that level. You know what I mean? Maybe Chelsea think that's disrespect, but I think Hazard's too good for Chelsea. Right now. Are we laughing at that? I'm just thinking of your timeline later on.
What impact does Eden Hazard have on Chelsea's Champions League ambitions?
No, but I just think he's that good a player. And I'll be saying this. Listen, when Luis Suarez was at Liverpool, Liverpool almost won the league, and then the year after it's not as good, or the year before it's not as good. No, I want him to stay at Liverpool, but I know me head. And this is something me and Stevie Gerrard spoke about with Luis Suarez. Remember, he nearly went to Arsenal. We actually said, you're too good for Arsenal. If you're going to leave, you have to go to Barcelona. That's what I'm saying with Hazard. I think he's one of the best players in the world. I think the best players in the world play for your Madrid and your Barcelona. And at this moment, Chelsea aren't... He's won leagues with them, hasn't won a Champions League, but I think for him as an individual player, he needs a Madrid on his CV to sort of, over the next three or four years, to sort of finish that career.
I actually agree with him in everything that he's saying, that I think for me... I don't know how many times on this programme over the last four or five years, I've said, this is the most incredible player, amazing to watch, but I want more. I keep wanting more from him, and not more than tonight, obviously, because he was absolutely amazing. Because this should be his level every time, do you think? He can't play like that every week.
That's just daft.
He can't play like that every week. I want to throw that in now and say, I know we were having this debate off... I'm, that's a really top performance, don't get me wrong, from Eden Hazard. But I'm also disappointed in the sense that I think that he is better than that. And that's really good. But for me, I think that you talk about a Real Madrid, that will not be accepted at Real Madrid, I don't think. I think he'll need to score, even this season. No, this season's fine, but just generally look at his performance over the last three or four seasons.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What were the highlights of Chelsea's 2-0 win over West Ham?
0:04–0:42
2
How did Eden Hazard perform in the match against West Ham?
0:42–2:15
3
What impact does Eden Hazard have on Chelsea's Champions League ambitions?
2:15–5:09
4
Why is Eden Hazard's potential transfer to Real Madrid significant?
5:09–5:49
5
What are the implications of losing top players like Hazard for the Premier League?
5:49–10:29
6
How does Hazard compare to other top players in the Premier League?
10:29–29:23
7
What are Chelsea's goals for the remainder of the season?
29:23–29:54
8
What does Eden Hazard say about his future with Chelsea?
29:54–52:12
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