22 Dec 2015 19:08:18
great game to watch. can't get carried away but things are looking good going forward. the last 10 minutes were bad for my health tho.

anyway I would like to ask a question and it is. what should count as an assist?

not sure what the rules of the game say yet for me the second goal was an ozil assist but the first goal was not

for walcotts goal it was a pass that walcott then moved backwards, creating a different route to goal and scored. where as for the second he created a clear opportunity therefore should count as an assist

I guess its down to the number of touches after the pass is made regardless

not to take anything away from our man ozil as he is just dandy this season.

1.) 22 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015 19:50:31
I take your point, but its just purely the player who passes the ball to the goal scorer.

2.) 22 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015 20:15:11
I do see your point Hamilton and agree with it to some extent, a long hoofed ball out of defence that luckily lands at someone's feet who runs on to score is classed as an assist but in reality its a bit of luck, but no different to a striker who gets credited with a ball that happens to hit him before going in the net.
I guess it pays to keep it simple long term.

3.) 22 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015 20:25:00
agreed, but then hypothetically speaking, if the goalkeeper makes a short pass to a player who then runs and beats all 11 opposition players to score would he get an assist?

4.) 22 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015 21:28:22
True but equally if player hits a shot at a defender full blast that hits him in face and is deflected into the net its an own goal, its just how it is.

5.) 22 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015 21:28:48
When I was a lad. Last week. Hehehe. The only thing that mattered was putting the ball in the net. The rest is rubbish. When you win a football match 15 assists to 0 ill be interested. It just gives someone a job to fill the time in talking in between games. Lol. I put that in because someone was bound to take me seriously.

6.) 22 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015 21:43:18
The first time I heard the reference assist in football was Kevin Keegan talking about Peter Beardsley who he said would be known as the king of assists in American football.

7.) 22 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015 21:50:32
Yes he would Hamilton.

Have to agree with you Steve.
If we win 1-0, I don't give a flying duck about who, how, why, when, if, but, maybe, perhaps, possibly.

Just give us the 3 points mother------.

8.) 22 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015 22:20:25
There was an assist he got earlier In the season where he passed to cazorla who missed it and Joel scored against Swansea. They all count I guess but is a very up and down stat.

Di maria got a lot of assists last year but no one really remembers them. He will beat Henry's record for sure and surpass lampard. Not sure how many goals they got that year tho.

9.) 23 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015 23:35:23
No pass - no goal :)

I think his pass to Rambo the other week for Rambo to get the assist was worthy of upping his stats on assists but it didn't count. Swings and roundabouts.

10.) 23 Dec 2015
22 Dec 2015 23:57:09
As far as ozil is concerned his eye for a pass is not in question, his work rate now is excellent and is teamwork is great add 15 goals to that and we have the new bergy.

11.) 23 Dec 2015
23 Dec 2015 02:12:06
Don't hold your breath for another bergy at any club let alone ours.