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๐จ Eden Hazard on Estevao & Ngumoha:
โEvery time Ngumoha received the ball, he wanted to attack his defender. Sometimes heโd slow down, almost invite the defender to come closer, and then suddenly change direction.
I used to love doing that.
People think dribbling is always about being faster than the defender. Sometimes you actually want him to believe youโre going slowly.
I remember at Chelsea, a defender once said to me during a match, โEden, why donโt you just pass the ball?โ
I told him, โBecause youโre still standing in front of me.โ
He wasnโt very happy.
But thatโs the fun of being a winger. You make the defender think he has everything under control, and then you change the situation.
And while I was watching Ngumoha do that against Chelsea, I kept thinking about Estevao.
Because Chelsea have a boy who loves doing exactly the same thing.
Palmer wasnโt playing, and you could see Chelsea needed somebody who was comfortable receiving the ball in those difficult attacking positions.
Not just running into space. Somebody who could create space when there wasnโt any.
Neto is a very good player. Rogers is a very good player. But they have different qualities.
Estevao is the kind of player who can receive the ball, stand in front of two defenders and still think, โI can get through here.โ
I like players who think like that.
And I was surprised he didnโt get an opportunity.
I watched Ngumoha lose the ball and then ask for it again. Thatโs important for a young winger. You need to know your manager isnโt going to lose confidence in you because one dribble didnโt work.
Imagine Estevao sitting there watching another young player enjoying that freedom.
He must have been thinking, โI want to be out there too.โ
And I understand that feeling.
When I was young, sometimes Iโd watch a match from the bench and see a defender struggling against somebody. Iโd think, โPlease, just give me 10 minutes with him.โ
Because you can see things from the bench. You notice when a defender is tired, when heโs uncomfortable turning, when he doesnโt want to be isolated anymore.
Thatโs when a winger starts getting excited.
I donโt know why Alonso didnโt use Estevao. Maybe he has his reasons. But I would have loved to see those two boys playing against each other.
Ngumoha attacking Chelsea on one side, Estevao attacking Liverpool on the other.
Let them make mistakes. Let them try things. Thatโs how you discover what theyโre capable of.
Iโm not saying Chelsea would definitely have won.
But I think Liverpoolโs defenders would have been asking a few more questions.
And the funny thing is, when I first watched Estevao, I thought defenders were going to have a very difficult time dealing with him in England.
I still believe that.
I just didnโt expect his biggest challenge to be getting onto the pitch.โ
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