6 best dribblers in Europe this season (according to success rate)

Eden Hazard

“If I had to choose between dribbling past five players and scoring from 40 yards at Anfield or shagging miss world, it'd be a hard choice. Thankfully, I've done both” said George Best, and sadly for footballers nowadays, most have done neither.

The art of dribbling is a dying one, but there are still those in Europe who are capable of going past their man much easier than others. With managers less willing to allow midfielders and to a certain extent, even forwards dribble with the ball due to the risk of getting caught on the counter-attack, players who go past their opponent with a high success rate are rare and extraordinary.

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Here is a list of footballers (only in Europe), who have the highest success rate in going past their opponents (Minimum number of appearances 15) .

#6 Eden Hazard

Eden Hazard might not have hit the heights of the 2014-15 season, but he has been probably Chelsea’s best player beside Pedro and N'Golo Kanté. The Belgian captain has been awarded a more central position in Antonio Conte’s fluid formation and has paid back his manager’s faith.

He goes past his opponent an astronomical 4.7 dribbles per game and has a success rate of 77.5%. Given the fact that he has 10 goals and 4 assists to his name, it is obvious that Chelsea sit at the top of the Premier League table 11 points ahead of their closest challengers.