After including players at all midfield positions and including only players who attempted >45 passes per 90 to exclude players who were mostly attack-minded (as per @bitNomad's suggestion), here's what the previous graph looks like.
@bitNomad Admittedly, some of these players do get into attacking positions a lot, but their passing numbers show that they're also involved in build-up play quite a bit as well.
The size of each dot represents pass accuracy.
A quick look at who's the most productive on the ball at the central midfielder position in #MLS.
Minimum of 3 appearances at CM to appear here.
Carles Gil stands out as an immediate extreme outlier, 1.1 more key passes per 90 minutes than the next closest center-mid.
@bitNomad Thought about doing AM(LCR) separately because I really can’t see it being fair comparing players like Pozuelo, Vela, Nani, Diego Rossi, etc. to more traditional center mids, especially when I get into defensive metrics
@bitNomad Yeah I realized this about halfway through, WhoScored counts the double pivot in a 4-2-3-1 as DM/, thinking of redoing it while adding DMs to get around that, thoughts?
#DCU looking toothless on attack without Rooney, only 4 touches in the box and 1 shot at HT, but that's not to say #IMFC hasn't had their own problems, with 4 touches as well and 0 shots to show for it.
#DCUvMTL
#IMFC will visit #DCU tonight to try to secure their third road win on their last of a long trip to start the season. Here's a look at how the teams will match up without Piatti and Rooney. #MLS
Tonight's match will feature the #VWFC hosting @Ibra_official and the #LAGalaxy.
Here's Zlatan's stat-web to see how he compares to other #MLS strikers.
Tonight's match will feature the #VWFC hosting @Ibra_official and the #LAGalaxy.
Here's Zlatan's stat-web to see how he compares to other #MLS strikers.