Angel Di Maria is an Argentine footballer who plays for Paris Saint Germain. Know everything about the winger and his rivals.
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A dominant left-footed player, Angel Di Maria is one of the quick, strong, and talented wingers. He can often be located on the pitch playing as a central attacking midfielder. Even with having a slender build, he is hailed for his stamina, movement, and acceleration. Overall, he is known for his creative playmaking abilities, along with his passing, and crossing ability. He is also deemed to be an excellent assist provider and also as someone who finds the back of the net quite often. Di Maria first began his career with Rosario Central, after signing for Benfica in 20017. He then subsequently signed a contract with Real Madrid in 2010. He similarly joined Manchester United in 2014, before joining the French side Paris Saint-Germain a year later i.e. in 2015.
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He rose to prominence while playing for Benfica. There the Argentine won a Primeira Liga championship and two Taça da Liga titles. After a big-money transfer to Real Madrid, he won a La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League. In France, Di Maria bagged several trophies – five league titles, five Coupe de France, and four Coupe de la Ligue. For Argentina, he won the country gold at the 2008 Olympics. He even represented his country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 Copa América. His heroics made Argentina win the 2021 Copa América – where he racked up the only goal in the final of the tournament.
Muller is often known for his versatile style of play. The Bayern Munich star can play in a variety of positions. Fans too are an admirer of the qualities and other playing characteristics Thomas Muller possesses on the pitch. If we narrow down his stats with Di Maria, we see that Muller’s offensive skills help him top the goal conversion rate. Other metrics also decide that Thomas Muller has an edge over Di Maria when it comes to passing and playmaking skills overall. In summation, we can rule Thomas Muller as a better player at the moment.
Di Maria has a better goal conversion rate as compared to the young talent Trent Alexander-Arnold. This also means that the Argentine is good at creating chances for his team than Alexander-Arnold. As far as pass completion rate is concerned, the Liverpool ace has a better rate than Di Maria. It is an important metric and necessary to analyze given it is where most goals are made i.e., in the opponent’s box. The England international also has better defensive skills. And hence, if we measure the statistical value overall between the two, we believe that Trent Alexander-Arnold has come out on top.
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Di Maria with his extraordinary skills has helped the team create a lot of big chances to score goals. Bruno Fernandes on the other hand has been less impressive with his goalscoring efforts this season. Regarding assists, all in all, Portugal international stands out from the Argentine. His pass rate is better in terms of Di Maria. Furthermore, Bruno has impressive numbers when it comes to blocking and tackling. And in conclusion, amid his dip in form, Bruno Fernandes can be hailed to be a better player.
