Today is Hazard's Birthday so I thought I'd go over his time at Chelsea and why he should be considered a PL Legend and why he was so good
Hazard scored 110 goals and 92 assists for Chelsea in 352 games, giving him a g/a ratio of 0.57 per game, which may not sound impressive but let's go deeper
Hazard's Goal Scoring ability
Using PL data from 14/15 onwards
Hazard had an xG of 46.14 and scored 62 goals, giving him an xG oveperformance of 34%, showing his clinical finishing
Using PL data from 14/15 onwards
Hazard had an xG of 46.14 and scored 62 goals, giving him an xG oveperformance of 34%, showing his clinical finishing
Creativity
Hazard underperformed his xA, with an xA underperformance of 11%, due to a lack of quality finishers at Chelsea and registered 43 assists
Hazard underperformed his xA, with an xA underperformance of 11%, due to a lack of quality finishers at Chelsea and registered 43 assists
But using SCA we see that from 2017 to 2019 he had
6.42 SCA P90 and 0.82 GCA P90
Hazard also has the most chances created in the PL with 637
6.42 SCA P90 and 0.82 GCA P90
Hazard also has the most chances created in the PL with 637
Dribbling
Hazard made 1,353 dribbles in the premier League with a success rate of 67%
He also had 0.75 Shot Creating Dribbles
Hazard made 1,353 dribbles in the premier League with a success rate of 67%
He also had 0.75 Shot Creating Dribbles
Some of his Achievements
2x PL Winner
2x UEL Winner
1 EFL Cup
1 FA Cup
2015 PFA POTY
67 MOTM awards most for a PL player
2x PL Winner
2x UEL Winner
1 EFL Cup
1 FA Cup
2015 PFA POTY
67 MOTM awards most for a PL player