Many would agree that Manchester United’s Adnan Januzaj and Chelsea’s Eden Hazard represent the two best young attacking talents in The Premier League. At 23 we can just about still call Hazard a youngster. At 19 years of age, Adnan Januzaj is clearly still learning his game. We compare Chelsea and Manchester United stars in a head-to-head.
Technique
Hazard has come on in leaps and bounds this season in many parts of his game. But his raw talent has always been apparent. He’s got super quick feet and loves to beat his man. 8
Januzaj has a languid brilliance in the way he moves the ball. He’s deceptively fleet of foot and he will leave many a defender on his bottom throughout his career. If anything, the teenager just shades it on technique. 9
Speed
Hazard is a flying machine off the mark. He may not be the quickest over longer distances but that burst of pace that he has is priceless. 9
Januzaj is never going to have blinding pace and this could be the only element that leaves some doubting as to whether he will become a truly world class player. Although no slouch himself, he will have to rely more on his technique than Hazard, in order to beat a man. 7
Strength
Although Januzaj is getting stronger by the week, Hazard’s body has clearly developed more at 23 and he is currently the stronger of the two.
Hazard 8
Januzaj 6
Guile
Chelsea’s Hazard is so fast that he can twist the blood of the opposition. 8
Januzaj has something extra special in his understanding of how to beat a man. He possesses a manner of trickery that has already seen some jaw dropping moments in his Manchester United career. 9
Shooting
Januzaj can hit the ball so well with both feet that it’s sometimes difficult to discern which is his stronger side. He will gain power in his shot with age.7
Hazard is the top goal scorer for Chelsea this season with 13. He has turned the potential into hard stats. 9
Heading
Neither player will ever be Cristiano Ronaldo with their head. 4 a piece.
Postioning
Hazard has had better positioning coached into him. 7
Januzaj has a natural ability to find the right spaces. 8
Temperament
Hazard had a moment of madness with a ‘ballman’ last season but has shown little to no petulance since. 8
The Manchester United man, like Hazard, has an arrogance but also plays with composure. 8
Overall
Hazard is certainly the more explosive of the two players right now and is scoring goals for fun. Januzaj is considerably younger but already bears comparison to his Chelsea counterpart. While we think that the Manchester United star will ultimately be regarded as an even more skilful technician than Hazard, we think that the Chelsea man will end his career with more prolific scoring stats than Januzaj.
Hazard 61
Januzaj 59
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KAREEM GANIU
Feb 18, 2014 at 7:08 am
HAZARD BETTER THAN ADNAN JANUZAJ BECAUSE HAZARD HAVE MORE GOAL SENSE THAN JANUZAJ IS NOT ALL ABOUT DRIBBLING RESUIT IS THE MATTER MOST.
denziel
Feb 18, 2014 at 7:43 am
Januzaj is nxt ronaldo, he got height, nd he’s busy building his little body, hazard is the nxt messi
Nameless
Feb 18, 2014 at 8:02 am
Realy to speake janazaj is better than hazard though he is still young will be next c.ronaldo as his experience have showed this season
Nameless
Feb 18, 2014 at 8:08 am
Janazaj is a brilliant player will be better than more over players in the world
Musteesleek
Feb 18, 2014 at 8:13 am
Hazard is a magician, he can perform piece of magic with his skills and techniques, so hazard is the master and januzaj is the apprentice
japhet mukala
Feb 18, 2014 at 9:32 am
Hazard is more of complete atacking mostly from the midle and left wing, he can dazzle even 4 diffenders, he is stable, he got pace and skills during shooting, he can score goals, he can assist, he has an ability to deffend by comming back and help right/left back, Januzaj is a promising talented player, very quick with brilliant vision. he can produce a fantastic crossess like Hzard but at this moment Hazard is far away from Januzaj.