Skills are overrated. Vinicius is skilled with a lot of tricks in his bag, does it make him a top 5 to you? Or Cristiano not being a top 5 despite being primarily a poacher nowadays? Again, what's the difference between him and Benzema? The Frenchman also carried a shit team while having a gigantic impact for RM. Just like Hazard has done for Chelsea last season. I don't think neither of these two should be viewed as a top 5 player btw. Productivity >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Skills Otherwise, I guess Vinicius is a top 5 player in your eyes too.
Which stems from his substantial issues with technique. Standing / shooting leg, foot position, body position / tilt... deeply flawed. No wonder his accuracy is atrocious.
Crazy Lim about to sack Marcelino. Celades will replace him for now. 6-0 thrashing by Barca coming this weekend.
For a winger 16 goals and 15 assists in a pl season is pretty ********ing productive i'd say. Also https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48465030 He created the most chances since 2012 in the PL "The 28-year-old attempted (1,441) and completed (909) ,more dribbles than anyone else in that time. He was also fouled more than anyone else (638)
Pretending I was comparing the quality of the player and not the circumstance of injury that you were criticizing is a classic deflection.
Tbh paying the same price for Joao Felix who is a decade younger than Hazard isn’t the most far fetched take I’ve heard on here.
Hindsight is always 6/6 However the comparison with Hazard is 100% absurd. What has the guy proven so far? A few good games don’t qualify him as a 120ME. Even discussing this is palm-face worthy.
I think Joao Felix was a good buy.. the guy will have a great future. The best three youngsters right now are Felix, Sancho and Mbappe.
You're missing the point. It's not wether Felix is a good buy or not. It's the ridiculousness of comparing Felix's transfer to Hazard. If anything Felix should be compared to Jovic because that is who we directly went for instead.
Both RM and ZZ wanted a veteran star like Hazard after the terrible season we have had. Let's see who will make the difference in big games especially in CL. Since we offered 80 ME for Felix with the option to loan him back, could have took the risk at 125 ME+ and easily financed it by not spending 110 ME of Jovic, Mendy(keep Reguilon). Could have signed Felix and Mendy too as Felix wages isn't that high. Hazard was necessary as a Galactico signing and 50k people showing up at the Bernabeu shows his stature in the game and excitement among fans for such a big name. Felix is more versatile in 4-3-3 than Jovic as well.
Whoever thinks that Felix wasn’t a very high risk signing is delusional or isn’t aware he is in the trap of the hindsight bias. I still think the guy hasn’t proven he was worth the gamble yet even though I am impressed that he is doing as well so early on. It is still ********ING September though!!!
Those who have seen all three Atletico games seem to think Felix has had a rather quiet start after exciting pre-season. Apparently best moments came after Getafe went down to 10. He's 19 and likely will have a great career, but it's too early to compare him vs our summer signings. For all we know Jovic could end up being the best signing once he starts scoring. Already showed some good skills in last game that he's not just limited to being fox in the box.
You can think what you want .. it does not mean others will agree with you. Your criteria for reaching this conclusion is simply different than for others..
Well, top 5 would imply he easily makes it on an all World XI Team. Not sure that's the case with Hazard.
Idk There was a time where Messi, Neymar, Suarez, and Cristiano were the 4 best players in the world but the world XI could only fit 3...
But they do. You are comparing the signing of two players at a similar cost. 1 player has 10 years experience and an impressive resume (you want to ignore that to proffer it was a bad transfer). Bale after first season: Scoring goals in the CL and CdR finals is great but not enough to justify his 90ME transfer price. Felix after three games: This kid has been worth every penny of his 120ME transfer price, even if he wins nothing it was a risk worth taking 10/10.