Supporters and fans of the Barclays Premier League must be delighted to have such a young, brilliant talent join the league. Hazard has his reputation for creativity, speed, and technical ability. He is a powerful Attacking Midfielder who knows how to score. He can also play as a Winger. He is a football genius who made his professional debut in November 2007 at the age of 16. While his stay at Lille, he has made 192 total appearances where he scored 50 goals and 38 assists. How old is this monster right now? He's only 21 years old. In despite of his young age, he has won quite a number of awards, including the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Young Player of the Year Award twice in a row, the UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year and the Bravo Award. Aside from his professional football club experience, he is also a star player of the Belgian National Football Team. He has made 28 total appearances where he scored 2 goals and 8 assists.Eden Hazard: the Man of £32m:
Robert Di Matteo signed him for £32m. We all know he is a brilliant player and he has proved his talent in Ligue 1 at such a young age. But, is he actually worth that much? Let me give you something to compare this to. The explosive striker of Argentina National, Sergio Kun Aguero went from Athletico Madrid to Man City for £35m. Radamel Falcao: FC Porto to Athletico Madrid £35.2m. Let me throw more numbers at you. Radamel Falcao transferred from FC Porto to Athletico Madrid for £35.2m and Javier Pastore went from Palermo to Paris Saint-Germain for £36.7m in 2011. These players were "big shots" at the time who were wanted by many other football clubs. Were these players worth the money? Hell yes, they made the right investment to sign these star players. But what about Eden Hazard? It is still a question.Hey Chelsea, Why Hazard?:
For quite a number of years, Chelsea was criticized for being too "old." The criticism was that they had too many old players who should be retiring. During the last season, it was clear to everyone that Chelsea was losing their stamina and explosive energy. Some young key players started joining Chelsea, such as Oriol Romeu, Gary Cahill, Juan Mata, Marko Marin and Oscar. But, I must say Eden Hazard is Roman Abramovich's actual first step in rebuilding of Chelsea. Hazard is arguably the most exciting young creative talent in Europe at the moment. He will definitely make a good contribution to the new rejuvenated Chelsea.
Will Hazard be successful at Chelsea?:Petr Cech has tweeted once, "New Chelsea players must show that they deserve to be here." Of course, these new players cannot destroy what the older generation of Chelsea has achieved thus far. But, Robert Di Matteo seems to want to take a step back and watch. He said, "Of course we are looking for Eden to be incisive, but we have to be patient." Di Matteo wants to give Hazard enough time for him to adjust to the rigours of the Barclays Premier League. It is true that he has proved his worth in Ligue 1. But, he has never played in the Barclays Premier League. There definitely exists a difference between the two leagues. His performance in EPL is a mystery, but his probability of success in EPL is quite high. I say Chelsea must take Hazard as a long-term investment. He is still very young, and he has many more exciting years to come. His time will come.
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