FIFA 17: 10 Ratings They Got Wildly Wrong (Based On Last Season)

1. Eden Hazard

Eden Hazard Fifa 17 WTF
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FIFA 17 Rating -88

Few can dispute the fact that Hazard possesses the raw talent and ability that you’d expect of an 88-rated player, but the Chelsea talisman seldom displayed his natural gifts during a season in which he seemed preoccupied with leading the dressing room insurgency against manager Jose Mourinho.

Even the Special One’s eventual sacking couldn’t stir Hazard from his semi-permanent slumber, his non-performances contributing heavily to Chelsea’s descent down the table as he failed to score for 30 matches in League and Cup - 2,358 scoreless minutes to be precise - until he converted a penalty in an FA Cup fourth round victory over MK Dons on the last day of January.

It wasn’t until late-April that Hazard’s season finally flickered into life, scoring his first goal of the season and later producing a rare moment of brilliance to decide the course of the Premier League title for the second year running.

His equaliser against Tottenham in a 2-2 draw essentially handed the trophy to Leicester at Spurs’ expense and demonstrated the spectacular capabilities of the Belgian international when he is playing with 100% focus.

Regretfully, a late season flourish isn’t enough to justify the overall rating EA have given Hazard.

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