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here's another fun chart
(progressive passes defined as passes that progressed ball at least 10 yards vertically beyond the furthest point so far in the move or into the penalty area)
Xavi has only about 15,000 minutes in the sample, everyone else is over 20k, most over 25k -- he'd be first by a real margin on a per90 basis, absolutely stupid ball progression numbers
crucial part of Messi being the 
is durability, dude played 40 goddam thousand minutes at this level in the last decade
is durability, dude played 40 goddam thousand minutes at this level in the last decade
here's the per 90 chart as requested
-my man Luis Alberto makes the list, he and Banega are imo the defining underrated playmakers of the last decade
-late-career Totti was really a pure creator, which is cool
-yeah Xavi was really that good
-late-career Totti was really a pure creator, which is cool
-yeah Xavi was really that good
