While Van de Beek excels in his off-the-ball movement and can be intelligent with the ball, he isn’t a particularly influential player on the ball and doesn’t create much. It was a blessing for Van De Beek to have a playmaker like Hakim Ziyech at Ajax who can find him in behind the opponent’s defensive line by through balls.
Van de Beek is responsible for 5.6% of the passes of his team. As a comparison, none of Andreas Pereira, Jesse Lingard or Bruno Fernandes have less influence than Van de Beek on their side. Lingard, who has the lowest between all three is still at 7%.
While Van de Beek excels in his off-the-ball movement and can be intelligent with the ball, he isn’t a particularly influential player on the ball and doesn’t create much. It was a blessing for Van De Beek to have a playmaker like Hakim Ziyech at Ajax who can find him in behind the opponent’s defensive line by through balls.
Van de Beek is responsible for 5.6% of the passes of his team. As a comparison, none of Andreas Pereira, Jesse Lingard or Bruno Fernandes have less influence than Van de Beek on their side. Lingard, who has the lowest between all three is still at 7%.