Jackson was the most obvious great player ever, 14 npg in first season for a team that went from 38 goals to 77 when he joined. Elite magnet and creator for his position for a player that picked up the cf position less than 2 years prior. Threat + young age + pnp = demon
Is fascinating how longevity is just were you good when you were old to some, Hazard probably played longer at actual top level than Salah on the whole funny enough, 2009-2019 vs 2016-2025?
Ignores circumstance too, Hazard played 1 year in a more attacking system in England and got more output than any that year. Ignoring him solely carrying entire attacks to titles when Costas body would break every January.
Neither player could do what the other did, different players but ultimately when they were all in the league and that includes the other belgian, there was only one seen as best player in the league.
Chelsea weren’t good enough but it’s really hard to resort to just looking at performance when the referees are allowing reckless kicks to the head happen without consequence.
I could stomach losing to them; they’re better than us, but the cheating is what has my head on Jupiter. They take the absolute piss and the referees eat it up.
Look at Hato at LCB, efficient in build up, difficult to beat 1v1, & physically imposing. Then you watch him at LWB & you see him carrying to the final 3rd & making forward runs.
One of the best LB profiles in Europe.