He averaged 2.2 key passes per game in the league, the fourth highest among all players, using his magical left foot to
create chances for teammates from all over the pitch.
Although he only has one assist to his name, the playmaker has been creating a number
of chances for his teammates and you can expect this figure to rise anytime soon.
The Spaniard has been really unselfish this season in creating several
chances for teammates when he could have got a shot away himself.
Dier created 14
chances for his teammates last season, offering a pass success rate of 87 %, which is consistent with United's standards, also offering an average of six defensive actions per match last season, committing two defensive errors in total.
Fabregas is one of the best playmakers in the business as his vision and legendary passing skills often create
chances for his teammates out of nothing.
The Brazilian stung the hands of Norwich goal - keeper Gunn early in second - half and created
few chances for teammates, albeit with no end - product.
The 29 - year - old, who is serving his loan spell at Old Trafford from AS Monaco - has only scored four goals and created 14
chances for his teammates in 19 appearances this season, with seven of those coming as a substitute.
Messi, Iniesta, Sanchez and Xavi (in their primes) hold the ball longer than him (count the number of touches they did versus Wilshere's touches), but they can avoid the opponents and find
better chances for their teammates.
Not only did Giroud score the goals that set the Gunners on their way to victories in the aforementioned league fixtures, but he also created 8 goal
scoring chances for his teammates to get on the score sheet.
Sánchez was also the more creative of the pair, laying up 62
chances for teammates, in comparison to Coutinho's 49.
Mesut Ozil was once again superb, His ball for our opener was fantastic, he created a total of 7
chances for his teammates, he is now on 76 chances created for 2015, more than any other player, More than the genius Silva, more than ex captain Fabregas, more than player of the year Hazard, more than much heralded Coutinho, but don't forget, Ozil is not worth # 42 million.
In addition, the former Los Blancos playmaker created 17
chances for his teammates, which is second only to Lionel Messi's 19.
While we can't question Ozil's ambition, if he isn't having a positive influence on a game from an attacking perspective in terms of dictating the tempo and creating
chances for his teammates, his lack of defensive discipline and desire at times lets him down and causes him to become an easy target when things go wrong.
«He finds space and creates
chances for his teammates, and you only need to look at the assist table to understand there is nobody better than him at that.»
Without the Spaniard's ability to stretch the opposition's shape, there is no room for Eden Hazard to attack the defence and create
chances for his teammates.
He won a whopping 269 aerial duels, created 53
chances for teammates and in netting every 128.3 minutes he was on the pitch, scored more regularly than Luis Suarez or Gareth Bale.
He created no fewer than four
chances for his teammates and troubled the Rangers defenders throughout his time on the pitch.
Nasri created a total of eight
chances for his teammates, including an assist, and achieved a pass completion of 90 %, with an 86 % success rate in the final third.
These are the footballers who have not only made an impact on the final third by scoring goals themselves but through their efforts to set up
chances for their teammates to finish off too.
In terms of creating chances and goals, Kane managed to create 44
chances for teammates, but only notched up one assist.
The player has created 23
chances for his teammates and averages at least two defensive actions per match, committing one defensive error so far this season.
He was actually dribbling past his opponents, winning duels and creating
chances for his teammates.
Christian Eriksen's playmaking ability in midfield should be able to conjure up
some chances for his teammates.
Former Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt has said Roberto Firmino is a «special» player because of his ability to score goals and willingness to create
chances for his teammates.
Yet once again, it was Prpa in the mix, creating
chances for his teammates, albeit this time accidentally.
He has created 25
chances for his teammates, having a 50 % shot accuracy, which is not that bad for a player of his calibre.
He has created 18
chances for his teammates, though.
Guidetti has created 12
chances for his teammates, passing successfully 72 % of the time.
Further to those stats, Seri averages a passing success rate of 91 %, a shot accuracy of 67 %, has created 35
chances for his teammates, averages at least 18 metres when passing, also averaging at least one defensive action per match — making two defensive errors this season.
He has created nine
chances for his teammates, has a shot accuracy of 67 % and his passing reaches a teammate 86 % of the time.
Only two players across the Premier League weekend had more shots on target than Tosun, who also created two
chances for his teammates — another figure bettered by only two top - flight contemporaries.
The Spaniard is a central midfielder with attacking instincts, as demonstrated by the fact that he has scored four goals in the league this campaign while he has also created 25
chances for his teammates.
Milner has also created fractionally more chances than Sterling, laying on 44
chances for his teammates in all, which is only bettered by Alberto Moreno at his club.
Griezmann has created 24
chances for his teammates, also boasting a shot accuracy of 66 %.
During those matches, he has a shot accuracy of 67 % which is pretty good for a wide player, has created one
chance for his teammates, which would need to be improved (but taking into account the number of appearances, that is explained).
His offensive contribution has been his strong points this season and he created two
chances for his teammates, including an assist (69 ′) to Sanchez which despite counting as an official «assist», the way it happened would suggest it was all Sanchez.
He has created seven
chances for his teammates and has a shot accuracy of 31 %, which is poor by his standards.