For a league that sells the best in the world, the Premier League is strange few true superstars today.
The most famous footballers are now driving to Spain, which was the fate of the last players really top of the Premier League has seen Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez.
In return, Britain was moving at a variety of intelligent midfielder in the opposite direction, blessed, apparently at the rate of one per year. 2010 saw the sign David Silva to Manchester City, after Juan Mata Chelsea came in 2011, Santi Cazorla and Mesut Özil were respectively in 2012 and 2013 to Arsenal and Cesc Fabregas moved in 2014 to Chelsea.
Although not all superstars, they are still one of the best players currently. League In particular, Silva and Mata, of another weekend in the Manchester derby face get, not enough credit.
This contributed players to revolutionize the Premier League. If this seems strange, think of a time in English football, there is less than a decade, in which there were some class playmaker advanced into the top group.
It was after Robert Pires midfielder Arsenal and Chelsea were had left in power, while the determination of Manchester United, meant to dominate Europe that they were focused on playing against attack and the creator of the main game Liverpool Xabi Alonso was in a much deeper Position.
The success of Jose Mourinho at Chelsea popular 4-3-3 fly with strong front and ends, to the homeless, intelligent smart plays derivative positions between the lines is not opened. The overall quality of English football was excellent, but there was definitely room for a cultivated form midfield.
When he won Spain at Euro 2008, his style of football, appeared from another world. There was no freedom of movement, the maintenance of constant balloon and drift into the edges instead right purpose haring. It was nice to see.
to catch up for England, it is necessary that the Spanish influence, but these players succeed in the Premier League? When Silva arrived, there were a lot of question marks about his fitness: It was a technically gifted footballer, who was however, very light and felt almost too delicate for football English. He could face the tough approach, marshy places and the lack of a winter holiday?
Inevitably it took at the time. Silva first season in English football is encouraging and not spectacular, with moments of magic instead of constant support. He was in and out of the game, but was helped can not Manchester City, Roberto Mancini, 4-3-3, curious Manager system in which Carlos Tevez dropped deep and Silva went without a suitable target for bullets.
In his second season 2011-12 Silva was the best attacking midfielders in the league. Play. In the 4-2-3-1 system that was used in Valencia, its ability to find a pocket square to get the ball in the first inning and the game diagonal pass to a teammate was hypnotically
His figure emerged in the second half of the season, but before Christmas, which was exceptional, as some parts - Everton, David Moyes, in particular - has been accused of a player Marking, the width of the field as Silva had the opportunity gaps in the opposition to find.
While Silva has time to settle in English football, Mata was an instant success. The two were teammates in Valencia and share many qualities. Mata was more effective in the final third, but lacked the ability Silva elegance and prevention in closed positions, but his goal and assist figures were excellent from the outset.
The fate of Mata of Chelsea ended badly in 2014 after half a bad season in command of Jose Mourinho, but it's good, good to remember how at Stamford Bridge was impressive. He won the club of the year in his two full seasons at the club.
They are years Champions League and Europa League winners and won each and in this last phase that visited the last minute compensate for Didier Drogba in Munich and the winner of the last hour of Branislav Ivanovic in Amsterdam.
From Mata he came to England in 2011 with 39 assists in the Premier League. Only Silva, 50, has more. Moreover Cazorla (33) is fourth on the list after came a year later, while the leader of the last season was Fabregas (18) and this year Özil (18). At a time when the aid worth has become as Mata and Silva never before, they are an example for others.
A special things about the two players is that there has not been many requests from fans, so they can be centrally aligned, despite the fact that they are quite capable to move in wide positions.
Silva was aligned generally during the first few seasons at Manchester City to the right while Mata left waved with most of his first season at Chelsea. Nor is it a natural wide, but sometimes results in his preferred position No. 10, instead of playing there permanently, it can cause more problems for the defenders.
Both are exceptional in terms of movement and finding space between opponents. Sometimes when Silva against an old British school fully turned he was there, they without touching the ball.
Play as number 10 often means to be closely checked and found to move away from the central regions of space. However, the fact both expected in the middle of this week are to start shows that have made its ability to compete in the areas of the field hectic.
Few are those who are supporting two of the best midfielders in the league now the idea, but its historical importance is probably underestimated. English football loves and nostalgia would not dare longer classify these players Gianfranco Zola and Eric Cantona, but in fact, Silva and Mata are on a different level.
Which opened and closed the 4-0 Euro 2012 final victory over Italy in Spain, which was the single best performance of the best international teams in the modern era. They are highly regarded all over the continent, not only in the UK.
Manchester derby on Sunday, feels a little uncomfortable with both sides playing through the motions and football, apparently without interest as a manager on the way. But with these two around, there is always the possibility of a little magic.
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