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The Premier League is home to a selection of the world’s most creative players.
There’s a whole host of top playmakers plying their trade on England’s elite stage, battling for first place in the assist charts.
But who has been the most effective at splitting defences this term?
We’ve taken a look at the stats to find out which players have averaged the highest number of key passes per game this season. Scroll through the gallery above to check out the top nine.
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Premier League team of the season – strongest XI of the 2016/17 campaign based on stats
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Plenty will have a solid idea of their Premier League team of the season.
We’ve been treated to a plethora of outstanding performances throughout the campaign, with a whole host of players meeting and exceeding expectations.
But, if assessing player statistics only, who would make the best XI from this term in England’s top flight?
Scroll through the gallery above to check out the Premier League team of the season based on WhoScored.com ratings.
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#SaintsFC’s @OficialCedric battles with Hungary’s Balazs Dzsudzsak. Portugal are currently 2-0 ahead in Lisbon.
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Sims features in England Under-20 success
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Sims was handed a start by coach Paul Simpson after being called up to the squad as a replacement for Charlton Athletic’s Erzi Konsa Ngoyo.
He completed 68 minutes before being replaced by Celtic winger Patrick Roberts, in a game that was settled 19 minutes from time by a strike from Barnsley loanee Adam Armstrong when he tucked home from Ryan Ledson’s through-ball.
The Young Lions are now top of the table in the mini-tournament, going into their final game against Senegal on 28th March as part of their preparations for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in South Korea.
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AT one time, before the days of the Premier League, before the arrival of foreign owners, coaches and players, our four home nations used to find it easy to fill their national teams with top-flight players.
They’d almost all normally be playing in the First Division and, of the four countries, England’s team would be some way ahead of the other three.
Scotland were not too far behind because of the strength of Rangers and Celtic in their top division, but Wales and Northern Ireland were way behind because of the lack of strong leagues in those countries.
Nearly every dressing room had two or three Scotsmen in - and that usually caused a few rows!
And if you had a few Welsh in there too, you could have a choir on your hands.
But, can anyone tell me the last time a top class Scottish footballer came down to the Premier League and, indeed, also from Wales or Ireland - apart from Steven Davis, of course?
Recently, I can’t remember many, if any at all.
It tells us that the majority of players at the big clubs down here - and indeed many of the smaller ones too - are from abroad, which is something that obviously doesn’t help our international managers.
A figure recently published stated that only 25 per cent of regular players in the Premier League are Englishmen, and that doesn’t mean they are international class either.
That is something which makes the job of Gareth Southgate so much more difficult.
But, of course, and I know from my time managing Northern Ireland, the three other countries will find it even more difficult with the lack of players available to them playing regularly in the Premier League.
That is why I give full marks for their efforts in last year’s European Championships to Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill and Wales boss Chris Coleman.
The team spirit they had was obviously terrific, but their jobs will not get any easier.
A demonstration of that this week was when Chris Coleman called up a 17-year-old from Liverpool, Ben Woodburn.
It was something that caused a problem with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, because the Wales manager called the player directly rather than going to Klopp first.
While I have big respect for Chris and get on well with him, on this occasion, I agree that he should have spoken to the club manager in the first instance.
They might well have disagreed over whether the player was ready to join the national team, but even so the club manager should have been the first one to be told and to tell his player he could join the squad.
But besides that, the fact that a 17-year-old, with no real Premier League experience, has been called up shows exactly the point I’m making.
Elsewhere the Scotland team were booed off at the end of their home game against Canada.
Most people would have expected a big score, but the Scottish team drew 1-1 and their goal came from a deflection.
It must be said that Gordon Strachan has a big job on his hands there.
They were the only country of our four not to get to the Euros last year and things don’t look much better for the upcoming qualifiers either.
However, with Gareth Southgate taking charge of his first game as full-time number one with England, it was interesting to see his team at least deserved a draw away at world champions Germany.
The difference on the night was our ex-player Adam Lallana, after a good run and beating the goalkeeper, saw his shot hit the post.
But it ended up being a fairytale farewell for the German skipper Lukas Podolski, who was playing his last game of 130, when he hit home a stunning effort from 20 yards into the top corner.
I can’t remember how many times I’ve said to people that teams should have players on the post from corners and why there are not more shots, like this one, from outside the box.
He proved my point perfectly with a wonderful strike and a fairytale end to his international career.
For England there was a lot to be pleased with too.
Gareth Southgate knows most of the players because he managed the under-21s and one of the advantages of being in a job like this for a while is watching the youngsters come through and make their ways through the ranks.
One of those last night was our man James Ward-Prowse.
Not only did he come into the squad, but he came on for his debut with team-mate Nathan Redmond to carry on the rise of his own career.
While he was not on long enough to change matters, it has given, especially to Ward-Prowse, a terrific incentive to carry on working hard, which in turn benefits the club.
The system that was widely talked about, with three at the back, four in the midfield and three at the front, looked good and gave the German defence many problems.
It will now be interesting to see if it is carried in competitive games, where it is essential to get results.
Despite the problems with the lack of players in the Premier League, the public expect England to get to the World Cup final stages.
Now the days of expecting us to win the cup have long since gone, the least we have to do is qualify for the tournament in Russia next year.
Nonetheless, in my opinion, the game against Germany was very entertaining and could have gone either way.
We have to remember it wasn’t a full strength German team, but both managers were able try young players, experiment with systems and I would think both of them would be happy on the night with what they saw.
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Gareth Southgate is attempting to bring a sense of accountability and responsibility to England’s players – an approach Ryan Bertrand has called a "breath of fresh air.’’
Tired of the Three Lions floundering on the biggest stage, the former defender is trying to shake things up away from the field as well as on it.
Southgate wants more players to shoulder the burden of responsibility and express themselves more freely, whether that be in a match or a meeting.
Asked what he is giving his players, Southgate said: "I don’t think it is about power. You have to be comfortable enough as a coach to be challenged.
"We prepare a team but the most difficult thing to do is to step over the white line and play. You have to make decisions on the field.
"We might talk through set-plays and then the opposition do something different and players have got to react to that in an instant.
"You want players who are good at making decisions and if they make the wrong decisions on the pitch, then our job is to help them see how they might have done it differently and try to improve, not to kill them for making mistakes.
"But that is the sort of environment I like to create.
"Mistakes will happen in games of football – I made millions of them – but it is what you learn from those mistakes. You’re a better player for going through that.’’
Southgate’s desire to have players taking a bigger role in decision-making was welcomed by Bertrand.
No stone is left unturned tactically, the Southampton left-back says, and the coaching staff encourage players to express themselves, bringing more responsibility to the group.
They have already discussed the three-man defence and three-pronged attack that looked so promising in England’s harsh 1-0 midweek loss in Germany, with Southgate looking to give a framework but avoid overloading players.
The benefits of such a tweak in approach were explained by England rugby coach Eddie Jones when he spent Friday with the group.
"I think we’re creating a new culture, an open culture that is focused on being the best that we can be,’’ Bertrand said.
"I think that comes down to working had and that was one of Eddie’s main points. How to sustain it? You just have to work harder.
"As a group, we very much want to achieve things for the whole country and we all have the ability, so there’s no reason for us not to.
"We’re more than focused on creating a great culture. That’s why it was fantastic that Gareth invited everyone, not just those who had been called up [to Monday’s meeting].
"For the longevity of the team going forward, we’re going to need all these players, so it’s important we all buy into it and come together.’’
England coach Jones won his first 18 matches in charge of his adopted country, equalling the All Blacks’ world-record streak, and claiming back-to-back Six Nations titles after a four-year drought.
The Australian was blunt at times during his day with his footballing counterparts but Bertand called him a "massive inspiration.’’
"In the end, it’s the players that lead,’’ the England full-back added.
"It is the players who need to be looking after one another, making sure the expectations are constantly met.
"You have to breed that culture, it has to be 24/7. You can’t just have off days and on days. It has to be constant.
"That was very much the impression we got from the rugby guys, one of their main psychologies that has driven them to achieve the success that they have had.’’
While drive is important, so too is a feeling of comfort - something extended to the way Southgate is addressed, with Bertrand and many of his team-mates referring to him as Gareth rather than ‘boss’ or ‘gaffer’.
"As long as they keep it clean, I don’t care what they call me,’’ Southgate said, smiling. "I think it is outdated to be ‘boss’.
"Maybe some people might view it as a sign of respect, but you can call somebody ‘boss’ with zero respect and you can call somebody by their name with more respect.
"To me, it makes no difference, really. It’s a slightly archaic thing that we have in our game.
"In football it’s engrained and we just do it, but actually why do we do that?’’
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Gareth Southgate is attempting to bring a sense of accountability and responsibility to England’s players - an approach Ryan Bertrand has called a ‘breath of fresh air’.
Tired of the Three Lions floundering on the biggest stage, the former defender is trying to shake things up away from the field as well as on it.
Southgate wants more players to shoulder the burden of responsibility and express themselves more freely, whether that be in a match or a meeting.
Asked what he is giving his players, Southgate said: 'I don’t think it is about power. You have to be comfortable enough as a coach to be challenged.
'We prepare a team but the most difficult thing to do is to step over the white line and play. You have to make decisions on the field.
'We might talk through set-plays and then the opposition do something different and players have got to react to that in an instant.
'You want players who are good at making decisions and if they make the wrong decisions on the pitch, then our job is to help them see how they might have done it differently and try to improve, not to kill them for making mistakes.
'But that is the sort of environment I like to create.
‘Mistakes will happen in games of football - I made millions of them - but it is what you learn from those mistakes. You’re a better player for going through that.’
Southgate’s desire to have players taking a bigger role in decision-making was welcomed by Bertrand.
No stone is left unturned tactically, the Southampton left-back says, and the coaching staff encourage players to express themselves, bringing more responsibility to the group.
They have already discussed the three-man defence and three-pronged attack that looked so promising in England’s harsh 1-0 midweek loss in Germany, with Southgate looking to give a framework but avoid overloading players.
The benefits of such a tweak in approach were explained by England rugby coach Eddie Jones when he spent Friday with the group.
‘I think we’re creating a new culture, an open culture that is focused on being the best that we can be,’ Bertrand said.
'I think that comes down to working had and that was one of Eddie’s main points. How to sustain it? You just have to work harder.
'As a group, we very much want to achieve things for the whole country and we all have the ability, so there’s no reason for us not to.
'We’re more than focused on creating a great culture. That’s why it was fantastic that Gareth invited everyone, not just those who had been called up (to Monday’s meeting).
‘For the longevity of the team going forward, we’re going to need all these players, so it’s important we all buy into it and come together.’
England coach Jones won his first 18 matches in charge of his adopted country, equalling the All Blacks’ world record streak, and claiming back-to-back Six Nations titles after a four-year drought.
The Australian was blunt at times during his day with his footballing counterparts but Bertand called him a ‘massive inspiration’.
‘In the end, it’s the players that lead,’ the England full-back added.
'It is the players who need to be looking after one another, making sure the expectations are constantly met.
'You have to breed that culture, it has to be 24/7. You can’t just have off days and on days. It has to be constant.
‘That was very much the impression we got from the rugby guys, one of their main psychologies that has driven them to achieve the success that they have had.’
While drive is important, so too is a feeling of comfort - something extended to the way Southgate is addressed, with Bertrand and many of his team-mates referring to him as Gareth rather than ‘boss’ or ‘gaffer’.
‘As long as they keep it clean, I don’t care what they call me,’ Southgate said, smiling. 'I think it is outdated to be ‘boss’.
'Maybe some people might view it as a sign of respect, but you can call somebody ‘boss’ with zero respect and you can call somebody by their name with more respect.
'To me, it makes no difference, really. It’s a slightly archaic thing that we have in our game.
‘In football it’s ingrained and we just do it, but actually why do we do that?’
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