Three Best mid-fielders in the Premier League 2018-19

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The importance of good mid-fielders to a football team cannot be measured in words. A midfielder contributes to the defense, creates chances, brings the rest of the team into play, assists goal scorers as well as score goals themselves. The Premier League has been home to some fabulous mid-fielders through the years and this year too, there are quite a few brilliant talents on display. A host of new players joined the Premier League this season and a handful of good mid-fielders were also added to the mix.

Jorginho, Keita, Fred and Fabinho, to name a few, have just joined the Premier League and even though they have done fabulously well, it is not enough to dislodge the 3 shortlisted here. Paul Pogba has scored two goals in two games in this season, yet hasn’t done enough. Kevin De Bryne’s injury has ruled him out for 3 months, or else he would have definitely made this list. In his absence, we sum up the three best players in the Premier League right now. These are three players who do not always hog the limelight, but they are fabulous at what they do and they have the consistency to be among the best midfielders in the World.

 Christian Eriksen

The Dane joined Spurs from Ajax in the summer of 2013 and has been an integral part of the Spurs team ever since, and is perhaps, Premier League’s most underestimated and underappreciated footballer. In 2017, Eriksen had the highest number of assists in all of Europes’s top five leagues and also created more chances than anyone else. It seems unbelievable, but it is true.

He has the fantastic ability to adjust his game as per his manager’s requirement, which means that he can play from the sides, as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. Pochettino recognizes his potential and the Dane is given freedom to roam. He constantly moves around the field, finding pockets of spaces, which makes marking him quite the headache for the opposition.

David Silva

David Silva joined Manchester City from Valencia in 2010 and since then has been consistently excellent for City. He has played 250 games in the league and scored 49 goals. He was already a star before Pep Guardiola joined, but under his Spanish coach, Silva has managed to better himself. A big part of City’s recent domination in the league is the pairing of De Bryne and Silva in the middle of the park. Silva’s link up play in the midfield is fabulous, but he is also gifted with special ball skills, which see him easily wriggle past opposition and affect the game. He is a play-maker of the highest qualities and with a proper team around him now, has been at the base of the free flowing football that City have made their own.

N’golo Kante

Kante has won the Premier League twice, back to back, with two different clubs. Technically, he was the backbone of both of those title winning teams, and even now, can seamlessly slot into any team in the world. To top it all, he is a World Champion, winning the FIFA World Cup 2018 with France.

Kante has been the best defensive midfielder in the league by miles for few seasons now and he thrived under Antonio Conte’s system very well. But when Maurizio Sarri arrived over the summer and brought his trusted lieutenant Jorginho with him, Kante’s role was about to be changed, casting doubts over the effectiveness of the Frenchman under Sarri’s system.

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