The Most Creative Player In The Premier League Is Bizarrely… A Spanish Defender

The always excellent Opta have just released some data detailing the most creative players in the Premier League this season.

One won’t be surprised to hear that the player in question comes from Arsenal with three Gunners listed in the top eight. However, the fact that the person occupying the top spot is a defender may certainly come as a surprise.

The specific data in question refers to which players have created the most ‘clear-cut’ chances so far this season. According to Opta, a clear cut opportunity is one in which a striker should ‘reasonably be expected score’.

Both Santi Cazorla and Mesut Ozil feature on the list with 5 and 4 clear-cut chances created respectively. However, the man who sits at the very top of the pile, is Spanish right-back Hector Bellerin.

The full list of clear-cut chances makers reads as follows:

Hector Bellerin (6)

Dimitro Payet, Santi Cazorla and Mesut Ozil (5)

Jonjo Shelvey, Riyad Mahrez, Ross Barkley Saido Mane (4)

So, what does all of this mean? Does it mean anything at all?… Of course it does. The morale of the story is get the man into your fantasy team immediately.