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What your idea on creativity, especially for midfielders in the mould of Xavi, Ozil, Does it pertain to pass accuracy? or vision, or off the ball movement, use of space,
I'm in an argument if Arteta is creative as such?

No help?

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@Kay17

I actually think its a combination of all those things, to be honest some of them go together like Pass accuracy and vision,  and Mikel Arteta is creative as he does keep the Everton MF ticking mostly. He may not have as good a radar as the likes of Xavi and Cesc and probably their mobility and ability to go past people but he also brings an element of physicality due to his physique while being a threat from set piece situations.
Frank Lampard however IMO is not a creative player but Stevie G is slightly.

One major misconception people have about creativity is that it's all about dribbling. Creativity encompasses all you have said above and it manifests itself in various forms. I think creativity is that ability to produce that moment of genius.
Some players just have that eye for the killer pass that can unlock defences eg, Lampard and its all creativity. Others combine the ability to pass with the ability to dribble, eg, Iniesta, Malouda, Ronaldinho. Creative players create openings for the team to score goals. They turn games around and assists are a great way of measuring players creativity.
I consider Arteta to be a creative player. He has got good passes and is fairly skilfull. He knows how to bring other players into play

thanks medjai.

Kay 17:
thanks medjai.

anytime bruv. Still on creativity, I think it can be viewed from two angles:
1. Creativity as a role/position: This refers to players that play in offensive positions. Not every player that play in attacking positions are actually creative just like we have defenders that cannot defend.
2. Creativity as an ability: This is what I explained in my previous post; ability to produce something out of the ordinary. Ability to create stuff for the team. Its not only players that play in offensive positions that are creative. There are players that play in non attacking or creative positions that are creative. There alot of defenders and holding midfielders that are creative.
Examples of defenders that are creative are: Dani Alves, Sergio Ramos, Maicon, Glen Johnson, Leighton Baines, etc. They once in a while can produce something out of nothing for the team but not often because of their position. You can go check out Alves assist ratio and you will be amazed.
Examples of holding midfielders that are creative are: Xabi Alonso, Abou Diaby, Sergio Busquets, Michael Essien, etc.

Creativity often strikes a chord with passing, you ve proved it doesn't. Do you know of any book on football tactics which could be helpful.

Kay 17:
Creativity often strikes a chord with passing, you ve proved it doesn't. Do you know of any book on football tactics which could be helpful.

u wanna become a coach?

have u played football b4? if not, go to an institute of sports near ur crib