Fernandes agrees that assists should not be registered for own goals, such as when his corner went in off via James Hill during the recent 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, and is also sceptical about whether pre-assists will ever gain wider attention.
Basically, the pass before the assist has started to be analysed a little more, referencing the input earlier in decisive moves for goals, it is another field where he naturally excels in.
However, our no.8 said: “I have seen some players talking about that but, come on, let’s not do the pre-assists!
“The assist is enough. Assisting a goal, which is counting all the time. Let’s count that one. I don’t think we’re going to have players asking for a trophy for pre-assists, secondary chances created!”