Passing is one of the three fundamental things in the game of football, the other been shooting and dribbling and maybe in the 21st century you can also add running.
Passing is fundamental. Its what keeps the game flowing. And for teams that likes to dominate and play possession football, passing is the key!
Not just passing, but accurate passing!
Soccertalk looks at the most accurate passers of the ball in the premier league.
10) Martin Skrtel - Liverpool - 90.9% pass completion ratio.
Initially struggled to adapt to Liverpool's new found passing football under Rogers but as settled well this season. He averages as much as 44.3 passes per game.
9) Javi Garcia - Manchester City - 90.9% pass completion rate.
Garcia is gradually emerging and comimg to his own at City. He plays both as a centre back and also in the midfield. He completes an average of 29.8 passes per game.
8) Lucas Leiva - Liverpool - 91.3% pass
completion ratio rate.
Lucas sits deep in the midfield where he anchors play with simple distribution of the ball to those ahead and also breaking up play when they losses the ball. He completes a high 60.8, only Arteta on this list completes more passes per game
7) Ki Sung-Yeung - Sunderland - 91.3 % pass completion rate
Unlike all the players above, the korean loanee from Swansea is,more offensive in play hence, most of his passes are forward.
6) Mamadou Sakho - Liverpool - 91.8% pass completion ratio
The tall lanky frenchman rarely gives the ball away and he is so comfortable on the ball that he completes as much.50.6 passes per game, this amount of passes are more likely completed by a midfielder than by a defender.
5) Matija Nastasic - Manchester City -
91.9% pass completion rate
Nastasic has shown enough potential to show that he can go on to be a great CB for city in the future. He completes as much as 46.5passes per game.
4) Mathieu Flamini - Arsenal - 92.4% pass completion rate
From here upward the only players you will find are Arsenal players. City and Liverpool might have recently opted to play the easy on the eye football but still Arsenal remains the best in this regard, as such they have four players on this list. The combative midfielder has brought much to the team since his second return doing the dirty work in the middle of the pack.
3) Mikel Arteta - Arsenal - 92.4% pass completion ratio
Arteta remains the dictator, the distributor and the orchestrator at the heart of Arsenal's midfield. He completes 61.9passes per game.
2) Laurent Koscielny - Arsenal - 92.9% pass completion ratio.
Much more than his ability to read the game and make useful interceptions, which has led to him making 3 per game, koscielny can also passes the ball. His pass is the first to start many of Arsenal's move. He completes 40.1passes per game.
1) Per Mertesacker - Arsenal - 93.1% pass completion ratio
He may be tall but Mertesacker do knows,how to keep the ball on his feet. He is the most accurate passer of the ball in the premier league. He completes as much as 48.7passes per game.
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