Fans react angrily to Eden Hazard’s choice as Europa League Player of the Season

UEFA has announced Eden Hazard as the 2018/19 Europa League Player of the Year at the Europa League draw ceremony held in Monaco on Friday to the displeasure of many football fans.

https://www.twitter.com/EuropaLeague/status/1167394000690659328

Chelsea lifted the Europa League trophy at the tail end of last season after defeating London rivals Arsenal 4-1 in the final played in Baku.

Eden Hazard contributed only 2 goals and 1 assist to that campaign, missing a significant chunk of the Blues matches. The Real Madrid winger has however been named the Best Player of that Tournament, ignoring the sizeable contributions of Olivier Giroud who recorded 11 goals and 5 assists in that same tournament.

Fans have taken to Twitter to express their displeasure…

https://www.twitter.com/TheBeardedRauI/status/1167394877799313408

Eden Hazard played in 33% of Chelsea's Europa League campaign, and scored in one of their 15 matches. Named Europa League Player of the Season.

— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) August 30, 2019

https://www.twitter.com/Atopahene_/status/1167399343667712001

https://www.twitter.com/BringBackKalas/status/1167395794120531968

https://www.twitter.com/TheBeardedRauI/status/1167397910457270273

https://www.twitter.com/LukiFutTrader/status/1167458147818201088

Hazard 2 goals 1 assist in UEL
Giroud 11 goals 5 assist in UEL

Eden hazard wins UEL player of the tournament

Another florentino Perez master class pic.twitter.com/vohchTX6BD

— jay (@askjohnnydick) August 30, 2019

https://www.twitter.com/SmithVinci/status/1167398288473108480

https://www.twitter.com/Squawka/status/1167395707415871488

There was only one winner for this award and his name is 'Olivier Giroud'
11 Goals and 5 Assists. Don't know what more he could've done to win it. Hazard didn't even play half of the tournament. https://t.co/uNiXGu6ePx

— Nouman (@nomifooty) August 30, 2019

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