Eden Hazard

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

In the official fantasy they credited the assist to Hazard...

who exactly are you guys saying didn't credit him the assist? There are so many stats services with their own criteria...

I think it's the official premier league site that doesn't credit the own goal as a Hazard assist.

Think the majority of the people take their statistics from there and consider them to be the more "official" stats.

As long as it counts for the right team, I honestly don't care who the goals goes down for.

I understand that but lets face it if Hazard doesn't come up with the right numbers, at the end of the season, people are gonna be complaining that he didn't have good enough season.

Now it seems like it's the only thing that matters, numbers.

[Christacinto 137]

In the official fantasy they credited the assist to Hazard...

who exactly are you guys saying didn't credit him the assist? There are so many stats services with their own criteria...

Hi Barbara,

I got curious during the day and looked it up on http://www.whoscored.com/Players/33404/Show/Eden-Hazard

But I don't know if there's some "official" Premier League Statistics database to review...

Are you saying that officially, the assist did get awarded? There doesn't seem to be one clear, uniform rule

that applies to these situations, does there?

In my opinion, it should count as an assist, even though, as CHOULO19 said: as long as it counts for the right team, it's of marginal importance.

Edit: I just realised I probably should change my picture already

[Daniel1980 1,425]

I think it's the official premier league site that doesn't credit the own goal as a Hazard assist.

Think the majority of the people take their statistics from there and consider them to be the more "official" stats.

I understand that but lets face it if Hazard doesn't come up with the right numbers, at the end of the season, people are gonna be complaining that he didn't have good enough season.

Now it seems like it's the only thing that matters, numbers.

He has plenty of time to get the numbers. 1 goal in 3 games isn't bad at all. It's just compared to Costa and Cesc -- the guys who have been getting the numbers every week so far -- it doesn't seem that impressive, but it's actually pretty good. Last season Hazard got his first goal (and assist) in the league in October. This year he scored in August already.

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

I say play him through the middle when we play MU. No midfield at all, in fact through the middle is where they are weakest. With 352 they'll have 2-3 on him out wide. Play Willian and Schurrle or Oscar to track the wingers, and let him unleash hell through the middle like he was doing 2 years ago. We would run riot with Costa's movement also

[Jase 43,479]

I think it's the official premier league site that doesn't credit the own goal as a Hazard assist.

Think the majority of the people take their statistics from there and consider them to be the more "official" stats.

Hi Barbara,

I got curious during the day and looked it up on http://www.whoscored.com/Players/33404/Show/Eden-Hazard

But I don't know if there's some "official" Premier League Statistics database to review...

Are you saying that officially, the assist did get awarded? There doesn't seem to be one clear, uniform rule

that applies to these situations, does there?

In my opinion, it should count as an assist, even though, as CHOULO19 said: as long as it counts for the right team, it's of marginal importance.

Edit: I just realised I probably should change my picture already

Fantasy Football tends to have a very lenient rule when it comes to counting things like assist such as in this case Hazard got the assist count for the OG.

However if we are talking things officially, then assist obviously only counts when a player sets up their teammate to score. Inadvertently 'setting' up an opposition player to score for you doesn't count as an assist.

[Myself 793]

People are looking waaaaaay too much at the numbers. Stats don't tell you the whole story, a bit like Oscar against Burnley. Statistically he didn't have a good game, but he actually played very well.

another example would be Hazard vs Man City away

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I think the own goal system stinks. Absent a guy kicking/heading the ball into the net without pressure the goal should be counted to the guy who last touched it for the goal scoring team. Hazard created that goal by causing problems on the left side and putting Everton to the sword. I don't see how Coleman should get the blame for a bit of bad luck

I do, because he's a cunt

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

I don't play video games but this looks cool!

[sdrcfc 461]

Evening Standard: "Chelsea are also expected to confirm that they have secured the long-term futures of Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois and Gary Cahill."

[Shane 2,275]

Evening Standard: "Chelsea are also expected to confirm that they have secured the long-term futures of Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois and Gary Cahill."

Fantastic news. Club is really on the top atm.

[Madmax 9,219]

Always sensible to keep renewing contracts of expensive players that perform at a high level as it brings down their FFP cost significantly. Say he signs a 2 year extension, that'll reduce his yearly amortisation cost from £6.4m to £3.84m.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

We have to put 200 millions release clause for Hazard as well, like Barca did with Messi.

[The Chels 2,502]

We have to put 200 millions release clause for Hazard as well, like Barca did with Messi.

I think clubs in La Liga have to put release clauses in. We don't so there's no point.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

A

or

B

?

[Mufassir08 2,400]

B imo

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

B

[Styles 9,790]

I prefer C

[Jase 43,479]

DJ Hazard...