Slide show

Paris Saint-Germain's supporters want a player who delivers on big nights...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic launched into one of his most extravagant knee-slides, arms out-stretched, with a smug look of satisfaction on his face and Paris Saint-Germain fans summoned a roar of adoration for their talisman.So what if it was a deflected free-kick. Zlatan had made an impact, firing his teaminto the lead in their most important game of the season to date.Note to Eden Hazard: this is what they expect from their heroes. It is quite a void to fill. They have grown accustomed to someone who delivers on big nights, who embraces responsibility. Most of Europe’s big clubs areBrilliant as he was last season, Hazard is nowhere near this level. Not at the moment. And when Jose Mourinho tried tocajole him towards the status of superstardom it seemed to have the opposite effect.His pre-match comments did nothing to endear him to Chelsea supporters and another tepid display in an underwhelmingseason will not win back hearts.He was not awful. He was not the reason Guus Hiddink’s team lost. He kept his shape, tracked back and linked up play butmade little creative impact and at times looked plain bored before he limped off as if still troubled by the dodgy hip issue.

No comments: