Silva not creative
http://eplindex.com/67970/top-chance-creators-since-2011-12-midfielders.html
2011-12 Season:
The above image represent all the midfielders in the Premier League that season, and if you click on the image you’ll see Alex Song is the player highlighted. Now he didn’t create the most chances or anything, but he signifies another important factor to consider when assessing chance creation: the through-ball. This is a crucial metric to consider on a football field, and not many players either try it, or are very successful with it. (The size of the circle represents the volume of through-balls each player has attempted – the other two elements are total passes, and total chances created.) The through-ball shows a player with the vision to split open up a defence, have the ultimate weight of pass to play in a striker and unlock that stubborn low defensive block (or parked bus).
Luka Modric, David Silva and Juan Mata:
These three players, especially Silva and Mata in the season described, had varying levels of through-ball attempts, but all created nearly 100 chances for their team-mates:
Silva: 102 chances created (77 through-balls)
Mata: 102 chances created (22 through-balls)
Modric: 95 chances created (36 through-balls)
You can play with the data yourself (from the previous four seasons) by clicking on this link, and by hovering the mouse over the player, you’ll see a breakdown for each player: Creativity in the Premier League