Anyone judging this guy off of goals and assists, or 2015/16 when he was mostly injured and we were in complete turmoil, is looking at him the complete wrong way. His ability to single handedly drag a team up the pitch with his genuinely incredible dribbling ability, draw fouls and make the right passes have always set him apart from most of the competition. Hazard is definitely a player whom the eye-test is needed for. He was never going to be a Ronaldo style winger, his mentality and style are completely different. He is a playmaker more than anything and this is another thing people miss. Even despite all this, his stats at Chelsea were a lot better than people give him credit for, 16 goals and 15 assists in the league in his last season. Some of the most goals against the top six during his time in the league, think I remember seeing only Aguero, Kane and Vardy had more than him whilst he was here. Memorable solo goals, cup final winning goals, he was a big game player and that is also invaluable.
Then look at the circumstances in which he was restrained at Chelsea, playing in defensive set ups for Mourinho and Conte with players like Azpi, Matic and then Alonso behind him with players like Willian alongside? Yet he still dragged us to titles and racked up decent numbers? Unreal how much context is forgotten when discussing Hazard. No surprise the stats he was racking up last season, especially when he played as part of an Emerson, Loftus-Cheek left hand side. For those who forgot, Modric initially struggled even worse at Madrid. Never write Hazard off