Sterling was not spectacular on the day; he got neither a goal nor an assist but his positioning and runs saw the Citizens creep into dangerous positions down the left, and created
several chances for his team mates.
Using his trademark diagonal runs to the left and passing the ball to the space behind the ball far fullback, Fagner, he created some
decent chances for his team mates.
The Argentine created
more chances for his team mates last year than Suarez, Ronaldo, Messi, James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale, yet there are still detractors queueing up to put a negative spin on the transfer.
His blistering run of form has seen him streak ahead in the race to be the Premier League's top scorer for 2013/14, and he's recently shown a more selfless side to his abilities, switching around at the front with Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge in order to
create chances for his team mates.
Ozil plays the number 10 role which must not only contribute assists, but also goals and that is where i have a serious problem with Ozil, a number 10 must be a serious goal threat and ozil is not, creating goals or
chances for team mates is great but what would be greater is to get the goal average total in the teens
In fact, the Spaniard has created 9
chances for his team mates, second only to Sanchez's tally of 10.
In the game Elm only made 9 entries into the attacking third, and created only 3
chances for team mates to score.
Henderson has created 60
chances for his team mates, this includes the seven assists he has made in the process.
The German international has already created 16
chances for his team mates this season — only Mark Noble has created more with 17 — and has the best minutes per chance created record (21.13) in the Premier League.
He has created 29
chances for his team mates, more than anyone else.
In his 13 appearances since moving to the club, the midfielder has created 31
chances for his team mates, four of which have resulted in assists.