08 Jun 2019 09:26:10
Great farewell post by Eden and I like others wish this Chelsea legend all the very best with his future, including scoring many more beautiful goals -- except of course if playing against us if we meet Real Madrid in the ECL next season (though we would give him a rousing welcome back to the Bridge)!

What I liked about the man, beyond his peerless footballing abilities, was that impish sense of humour and fun (often on display in post-match interviews), the fact that he seldom complained though probably fouled more than any other in the league, and his seemingly genuine modesty and delight for the success of team mates -- this could be compared to some other skilful greats in the game who I will not name but may have played for Real Madrid! .

Like TomB and perhaps a few others, I have been a CFC supporter for many decades and Eden was the most impressive player, purely in terms of hypnotic dribbling skills (with end products! ), I ever had the pleasure to see at the Bridge - and I've watched many over the years who were spell-binding at times if only most obviously Gianfranco Zola and Arjen Robben, right back to Pat Nevin and Charlie Cooke. (now that really dates me! ) . Such skills are reason enough on their own to pay money to watch a side, and we can only hope that the likes of CHO or Pulisic and hopefully others (brought through or bought) might in time attain something near a similar level (a dream if they could surpass it! ) .

So farewell Eden. Right now you seem irreplaceable, were simply the best. You will most certainly be hugely missed.

1.) 08 Jun 2019
08 Jun 2019 11:10:11
Nice post, JBS :)

2.) 08 Jun 2019
08 Jun 2019 11:21:00
Fantastic post JBS, Hazard is certainly up there with some of the best ever Chelsea Legends. Two more for your list would be The King and the one and only Jimmy Greaves.

There is NO feeling like walking into your home stadium and being so ridiculously excited to see one of your own players perform. Hazard was one of those players.

We have lost a special player and we now await another.

COME on MY MIGHTY BLUES.

3.) 08 Jun 2019
08 Jun 2019 12:17:03
Thanks for your replies Jackson and TomB. Quite right TomB, not sure how I left The King off my list, he was extremely gifted and absolutely my boyhood hero! Unfortunately Jimmy Greaves had left the Bridge by the time I was got there for the first time. Yes, we await our next super hero, Come on the Might Blues indeed!