I regard Pirlo as the best midfielder in the world today, seriously.
Better than Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas, Ozil & whoever else.
But I may be biased, I like his style of play, and he's a Juve player.
This claim is not far from reality though :
Player------------Pass--------Accuracy------Acc long ball------Acc Through ball--------Key pass------Cross
Xavi-------------
100.5-----------
92.8--------------7.8----------------------0.6----------------2.4-----------0.8
Xabi-------------88.2------------88.0--------------
10.8---------------------0.2----------------1.9-----------0.7
Pirlo-------------81.5------------85.5--------------10.2---------------------0.6-----------------3------------2.1
Arteta-----------80.8------------90.6--------------5.9-----------------------0.3----------------2.1-----------0.8
schweinsteiger --80.7------------85.8--------------9.8-----------------------0.3-----------------1.7-----------0.5
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All of the numbers are "avarage per game", and up until before milan's game which is the time I gathered these