Chelsea winger Eden Hazard scooped the FWA Footballer of the Year award on Tuesday to add to his PFA Player of the Year award, as he fended off competition from teammate John Terry and Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane to win the coveted prize, which was voted for by journalists from all around the UK.
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But the writers at fanatix do NOT think that Hazard has been the best player in the Premier League this season.
fanatix got 10 of their football writers to vote for their player of the season in order to name the 2014-15 fanatix Writers’ Player of the Year.
The votes were mixed as players from Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City and Aston Villa were nominated for the prestigious award.
Check out the selections below to see why fanatix reckon Hazard was the wrong choice…
Jordan Chamberlain voted for Chelsea’s John Terry
“Captained Chelsea to Premier League glory, playing every minute and barely putting a foot wrong during the title procession. He’s the best defender in the top flight by a country mile, and the fact he isn’t also skippering his country is farcical.”
Steve Green voted for Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas
“He may have dipped out of form a little since 2014, but to come straight back and play like he was never away is impressive. Nobody has even come close to creating as many assists as he has, highlighting just how easy he finds it.”
Mohamuud Jama voted for Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez
“Special praise must always go to a player who produces in his first season in English football. Imagine what he’ll do next year.”
Mark Apostolou voted for Chelsea’s John Terry
“Veteran has played every minute of every game and is arguably in the best form of his career. Clearly a very divisive character – love him or loathe him. But in playing terms he’s been immense for Chelsea.”
Jordan Harris voted for Aston Villa’s Fabian Delph
“Now an England international, Delph has turned Villa’s form around. He was playing well during their slump too.”
Adam Davies voted for Chelsea’s John Terry
“I accept the argument for Eden Hazard – attacking players are understandably more favoured than defenders. Still, Alexis Sanchez has started five fewer games than the Belgian, has scored two more goals than Hazard’s 14, and has managed the same amount of assists (8). Sanchez is far more erratic in possession, so I wouldn’t vote for him either, but instead I’d nominate someone who’s stood out more clearly as the best player in his respective position.”
Ed Dove voted for Chelsea’s Eden Hazard
“A dash of magic in a Chelsea side that will be remembered for its pragmatism, the key player for the most successful side in the division.”
Katie Kapusta voted for Chelsea’s Diego Costa
“He scored a record seven goals in his first four games and has made a huge impression on the Premier League in his first year with Chelsea.”
Tashan Deniran-Alleyne voted for Manchester United’s David de Gea
“Without the Spaniard, United would not have been in the race to qualify for the Champions League next season.”
Max Miller voted for Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero
“Over 30 goals, even though he was injured for a couple of months in the middle of the season. Also kept City in the title race until that injury problem, and helped them to qualify for the Champions League knockout rounds with his hat-trick against Bayern.”
Final count:
1st – John Terry (30%)
=2nd – Eden Hazard, Cesc Fabregas, Alexis Sanchez, Fabian Delph, Sergio Aguero, David de Gea and Diego Costa (10% each)