Angel Di Maria is another winger who will divide opinion regarding his presence in this list, but he is listed as a right winger and to say the truth, we are delighted to have him here. Which is because the Argentine had a phenomenal 2017/18 season for PSG, where he showed once again why he is one of the best goal-scoring midfielders in the world. Di Maria scored 11 goals in 30 games in Ligue 1, 7 goals in 6 games in Coupe de France, where he was the top scorer of the tournament, 1 goal in 5 games in the Champions League and 2 goals in 4 games in the Coupe de la Ligue. He also finished the season with 12 assists.
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Over the summer, Di Maria was a part of a disappointing campaign for Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but he still managed to score one scorcher against eventual Champions France in the quarterfinals. Di Maria is blessed with speed and technique and can attack and defend with equal ease. He has a sense of urgency in his game that makes defending him a nightmare. Yet it is his consistent ability to score goals that makes him invaluable to his team. The Argentine finished the 2016/17 season with 14 goals and 15 assists. In the 2015/16 season, he scored 15 goals and registered an astounding 25 assists.
Di Maria has shown no indication of stopping this season either, he has already scored 3 goals in 5 games so far and has registered 3 assists as well. It is this ability and consistency that makes the Argentine one of the greatest goal-scoring midfielder right now.
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