Best dribblers: the top 100 big-5 league list

Issue number 185 of the

CIES"> presents the top 100 list of the best performing big-5 league players in the area of dribbling. Middlesbrough’s Adama"> outranks Eden"> (Chelsea) and Allan"> (Bastia). Neymar,">Lionel Messi and

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The dribbling index is calculated by dividing the number of dribbles attempted by the percentage of successful ones. This allows us taking into account dribbling skills from both a quantitative and a qualitative perspective. In quantitative terms, the big-5 league player who attempted the most dribbles so far is Barcelona’s Neymar (269), ahead of

Wilfried"> (Crystal Palace) and Felipe Anderson (Lazio).

The best ratio of successful dribbles among players in the top 100 list was recorded for OGC Nice’s midfielder

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Wylan"> (87%). At second position is another French Ligue 1 player:

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