That's the whole point about "assists". A great through ball but the striker skies a sitter, passer gets nothing.Just another example of bullshit stats. Hearing the headline saying he got 2 assists makes it sound like he's had a stormer, now I've not seen the game and perhaps he did but having just watched the highlights, they're two basic passes with all the work coming from the two goalscorers.
At least with them out, they should in theory play a weakened side in their 3rd place game which should allow us to manage his gametime accordingly.