Somehow everyone is discussing this now that Hazard has officially retired. How is this even a conversation?
For me Hazard was a talent, but not a genuine leader, not someone who normally stepped up his game in the big CL games or delivered with anything like the consistency of Salah’s output. True to his name, he was always a threat, but never a certainty. When Salah retires he will be a lock for the RW place in the Premier League best ever 11, alongside Henry and Shearer. Hazard doesn’t make my team:
LW: Henry
CF: Shearer or Kane
RW: Salah
RCM: Gerrard
LCM: Vieira, but you can also make a case for De Bruyne
DM: Keane
LB: Cole
LCB: Van Dijk or Rio
RCB: Terry
RB: currently between Walker and Trent. Neville should be nowhere near that list of world-class talents.
GK: Schmeihel, Cech or Alisson
For me Hazard was a talent, but not a genuine leader, not someone who normally stepped up his game in the big CL games or delivered with anything like the consistency of Salah’s output. True to his name, he was always a threat, but never a certainty. When Salah retires he will be a lock for the RW place in the Premier League best ever 11, alongside Henry and Shearer. Hazard doesn’t make my team:
LW: Henry
CF: Shearer or Kane
RW: Salah
RCM: Gerrard
LCM: Vieira, but you can also make a case for De Bruyne
DM: Keane
LB: Cole
LCB: Van Dijk or Rio
RCB: Terry
RB: currently between Walker and Trent. Neville should be nowhere near that list of world-class talents.
GK: Schmeihel, Cech or Alisson
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