Mesut Ozil has created more chances so far this season than the much heralded former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard ever managed in his best full season or Ryan Giggs, in fact he is well on his way to having the most
creative season the Premier League has ever seen.
Not exact matches
If Arsenal are to finish the
season strongly and keep the pressure on Leicester and Tottenham while keeping the teams below us at bay and ensuring a place in the Champions League next
season, we will need the
creative and attacking players in the side to keep up the sort of performances that have seen Arsenal score six goals in the last two
Premier League games.
We can only hope that this will have a bearing on the
Premier League
season to come and the way the Gunners dug in and matched Chelsea physically, along with the undoubted
creative and goal scoring ability that has been our hallmark for years, gives me great belief that we really can end our wait for the title as well.
With Arsenal having so far during the current
season further increased our reputation for playing fluent and attractive football that is often more focused on the
creative and attacking side of the game, you might think that the Arsenal players most likely to have made the
Premier League team of the
season so far would be from that side of the team.
Ferguson is still searching for a player to add an extra
creative spark to his midfield and having already been linked with moves for Arsenal's Samir Nasri, Inter Milan's Wesley Sneijder and Tottenham man Luka Modric, the Scot is looking to make a move for long term target Schweinsteiger who may be tempted by a move to the
Premier League champions after Bayern Munich's poor
season.
Our
creative genius is absolutely on fire this
season and is proving all those pundits wrong that thought that he was not cut out for the
Premier League.
De Bruyne has been a
creative force for Man City this
season, excelling in a side that will be crowned
Premier League champions in the very near future, while Salah has had...
There are few players that are more consistent in their
creative output than Eriksen and he is now regarded as one of the best midfielders in the
Premier League after four full
seasons as a Tottenham player.
Spurs have already improved in the centre of midfield with the signing of Corinthians midfielder, Paulinho, following an impressive Confederations Cup with Brazil but with Bale, who scored 26 goals in all competitions for the club last
season, expected to leave for Spain, that leaves a
creative gap in the team that manager, Andre Villas - Boas will need to fix before the start of the new
Premier League
season.
Sunderland have conceded seven goals (half of their total conceded tally) in the final 15 minutes of
Premier League matches this
season — a league - high — and with United's record over the years at scoring late winners also in mind, patience could be a virtue for Moyes» men but with their wingers potentially set to be tested by both Johnson and Giaccherini's
creative exploits, Rooney will need to be everywhere once more whilst Van Persie will be praying the 27 - year - old can provide the exquisite service for him to profit from in front of goal.
With the financial powers of Chelski and Man City we have been limited to figting for scraps with other clubs.I think without the injuries we have suffered in the last few
seasons i strongly believe we would have won the title atleast twice.I trust once the club find the a solution to our never ending injury list coupled by the acquisition of a top striker, another defensive midfielder and a
creative midfielder to compliment the current team i strongly believe Arsene can deliver a the
Premier League but that all depends on the boards ambition.
For all his criticism last
season, Downing still brought three goals and five assists to Brendan Rodgers» side and proved to be one of the most
creative players in the
Premier League at the same time.
The youngster has been impressive in the Ghana
Premier League this
season and has been one of the most
creative gems in the country.
For those who take against the idea of him being a
creative player — a footballer who is lauded as Liverpool's playmaker yet comes nowhere near the top of the assists table in the
Premier League this
season, and often looks to take his own pot shots rather than play others in — the labels used to describe the Brazilian are a sore point in themselves.
With the 2013/14
Premier League
season now five games old we'll be sharing some stats with you from the EPLIndex Stats Centre to illustrate which players are the most
creative so far in the
Premier League.
Firstly, the 26 - year old
creative midfielder did not feature in the squad for Tottenham in their opening game of the
Premier league
season, which they lost to Newcastle.
Obviously Özil has been a relentless engine of creativity for the Gunners this
season, making an absolutely staggering 119 chances in the
Premier League (at an average of 4.27 per - 90 minutes), but Payet has been almost as
creative in a much less potent West Ham side.