No. 10s are dying breeds in soccer

Mesut Ozil's Arsenal decline shows that the classic No. 10 position is dying in soccer, as ESPN’s Ryan O’Hanlon explains, with the help of TruMedia’s ProVision product…

“Across 35 games [in the 2015-16 Premier League season], Arsenal's Mesut Ozil created 146 total chances -- 20 more than any other player since 2010, according to TruMedia data. His 19 assists are the high-water mark in the Premier League this decade, as are the 28 Big Chances (defined by Opta as "a situation where a player should reasonably be expected to score") he created. From Sept. 26 through Nov. 21, Ozil recorded an assist in seven straight games, something no Premier League player had ever done before and no one's done since. In fact, only 18 other players in the league that year even reached seven assists across the entire season.”

Full article: ESPN.com