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Why Eden Hazard vs. Mousa Dembele Will Be Key Chelsea vs. Tottenham Battle
- Updated: April 30, 2016
Few would have anticipated Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur moving in opposite directions as they have this season. Even the most optimistic of the latter’s fans would have expected any progress to be closely contested by their London rivals.
Similar could also be said of Eden Hazard and Mousa Dembele. The two clubs’ respective Belgian midfielders are set to be key figures in Monday’s derby at Stamford Bridge.
Hazard, the consensus outstanding player of 2014-15, has struggled to replicate the form that inspired Chelsea to the title. At the same time, his international team-mate has bounced back superbly following an inconsistent campaign that had called his Tottenham future into question.
Congratulations to PFA Players’ POTY Eden Hazard who has been voted the 2015 Footballer of the Year by the FWA #CFC pic.twitter.com/48ArQ2BKeF
— PFA (@PFA) May 12, 2015
Few are as representative of the developments that have occurred with their teams in 2015-16 as these two. That is likely to be the case in the outcome of this upcoming fight for capital bragging rights, too.
Theirs is a battle that is as much about who can exert the most influence in their respective fashions over 90 minutes as it is one that will see them directly engage.
With Tottenham missing the suspended Dele Alli, Dembele’s usual central midfield assignment could possibly be changed to a more attacking one.
He has been selected and utilised there sporadically this season. Without Alli’s directness, head coach Mauricio Pochettino could decide Dembele is his side’s best option to lead the charge against Chelsea.
Skilful and difficult to dispossess, in the circumstances, you could understand why Dembele may be considered here. Escapes from tight confines as spellbinding as those seen in last Monday’s draw with West Bromwich Albion would be an appealing weapon against Chelsea. Few of the Blues will fancy Dembele bearing down on them …
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