The Killer Pass

[Seagull on the wing]

Cut them off at the Pass....it was Deadmans Gulch in my day.....

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Paul Watson.

 

[Ravids]

Arsenal have just signed Ozil for £42.5m. According to Sky he topped the league with 47 assists last season in La Liga (looks like he may have been joint top with Messi). It's the most difficult and technical role but, who was/is the best at the killer pass?

47 assists? I do not believe that for a second, NO ONE an get 47 assists in one season.

 

[Mtoto]

47 assists? I do not believe that for a second, NO ONE an get 47 assists in one season.

Liga Española 1ª División
2012-13
Champions League
2012-13
Copa del Rey
2012-13
Games 32 10 8
Matches Started 23 8 7
Matches Subbed In 9 2 1
Minutes Played 2123 763 677
Minutes Played Starter 1847 715 628
Minutes Played Sub 276 48 49
Goals Scored 9 1 0
Headers Scored 0 0 0
Goals w/ Right Foot 2 0 0
Goals w/ Left Foot 7 1 0
Penalty Kicks Scored 0 0 0
Free Kicks Scored 1 1 0
Goals as Starter 7 1 0
Goals as Sub 2 0 0
Shots 30 9 8
On-Goal Percentage 57 33 50
Assists w/ Goal 12 4 3
Yellow Cards 5 1 2
Red Cards 0 0 0
Fouls Committed 22 11 7
Fouls Drawn 39 15 10
Steals 68 16 18
Turnovers 237 86 88
Penalties Received 1 0 0
Penalties Committed 0 0 0
Crosses Into Big Box 131 47 40
Total Passes 1354 504 397
Passes Completed 1069 408 304
Passes Incompleted 285 96 93



Stats are from the RM website, seem to suggest 19 assists for the team in all competitions last season. Which is not to suggest that Ozil is anything other than a fabulous signing for Arsenal, because their style will suit him anyway and Wenger will be smart enough to tweak the tactics to suit him even more.
RM have previous here, notably with Makelele/Beckham:
From wikipedia (but referenced):

Club president Florentino Pérez infamously poured scorn on Makélelé's footballing abilities and proclaimed that Makélelé would not be missed:
“ We will not miss Makélelé. His technique is average, he lacks the speed and skill to take the ball past opponents, and ninety percent of his distribution either goes backwards or sideways. He wasn't a header of the ball and he rarely passed the ball more than three metres. Younger players will arrive who will cause Makélelé to be forgotten.[5] ”
His opinion differed from that of players like Zidane, who remarked the following after Makélelé was sold and Beckham was bought:[6]
“ Why put another layer of gold paint on the Bentley when you are losing the entire engine? ”

 

[wardy wonder land]

Hoddle, Brady.

this / them / then


these not-so then : scholes, beckham,

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Johnny Haynes - does that show my age?