Eden Hazard was one of the finest dribblers in Premier League history, and racking the Chelsea legend's brain about the best attackers in the top-flight today has made for compelling results. The Belgian played winner-stays-on and snubbed Liverpool stars Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak.
Whenever Hazard gained possession of the ball, the opposition knew they were in danger as he drove with the ball at ease, often beating his man thanks to his quick feet. He left his mark at Stamford Bridge with 110 goals and 98 assists in 352 games, and there might not be a more entertaining player to watch in blue.
There are several players who captivate fans with their dribbling abilities nowadays, including Salah and Isak, who were the Premier League's best frontmen last season. But Hazard doesn't rate either more than an Englishman he's a huge fan of.
Hazard Ranks Chelsea Star as a Better Dribbler Than Salah & Isak
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Hazard sat down with the Premier League's media team and discussed the best dribblers in today's game. The first players offered up were Brighton & Hove Albion's Kaoru Mitoma and Tottenham Hotspur's Mohammed Kudus, and the Belgian sided with the new Spurs forward.
Arsenal's Eberechi Eze was next up, and the 34-year-old admitted he liked Eze and chose the FA Cup winner over Kudus and Everton loanee Jack Grealish. He also believes the former Crystal Palace man is a better dribbler than Manchester City's Phil Foden.
Another Englishman pulled out the hat was Cole Palmer, and Hazard had shown his love for the Chelsea star by choosing him over Eze. Neither Isak nor Salah were able to sway him from siding with the Blues' attacking gem, who has followed in his footsteps and been a revelation at Stamford Bridge.
Hazard knows Salah well, as the pair were briefly teammates at Chelsea before the Egyptian left in July 2016. They played nine games together, and while the former LOSC Lille man shone, the former AS Roma winger didn't until he returned to England with Liverpool.
The Blues were spoiled for choice in attack at the time, and Hazard alluded to this back in 2017: "He has quality, but in that period I remember we had me, Willian, Oscar, so for him it was not easy. But he’s a top player, for sure, and we know as a team the quality he has."
Isak has earned comparisons to Thierry Henry during his time in the English top tier for his consistency in front of goal and dribbling abilities. He's able to drift out wide to cause damage before using his instinctive movement to get into a goalscoring position.
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"He reminds me a little bit of Eden Hazard in the way he glides across the pitch and finds those little pockets of space which makes it so hard for defenders. If he can have the impact Eden had for Chelsea, he’ll have an amazing career" - Roberto Di Matteo on Palmer (via BetMGM).
Yet it's Palmer whom Hazard rated as the best dribbler, and he may forever be the one that got away from Pep Guardiola. There are similarities between the pair, primarily when the England international collects the ball and moves it forward while seamlessly bursting past defenders.