You're making it sound as if we are discussing between a player who has raw talent but doesn't measure up to his talent, compared to a less talented player with better performances. Only, the fact is that Silva does measure up to his talent more often than not (although he does have a quiter season) but it's only that he has a different talent and that the flair he brings to the team is not measurable by mere stats.
It's really important to realize that a playmaker is not just about giving through balls that strikers will score on, which can indeed be seen through stats. To me, right now, it sounds like you're saying that all the discussion about Pirlo being a great midfielder is crap and that he can't match Mata's sheer number of assists and goals.
Maybe Silva is not better than Mata in absolute terms, maybe the same can be said about Xavi or Modric, but that's because it's an unfair comparaison between creative midfielders and a counter-attacking midfielder who plays in a team with a shitty game, so all he can do is assists and goals, so called decisive plays.
To look at it another way, You could replace Iniesta with Silva and they would still be the best team in the world. You can't do the same with Mata, despite the fact that he brings more goals and more assists to the table.
How do you explain me that with stats?
It's really important to realize that a playmaker is not just about giving through balls that strikers will score on, which can indeed be seen through stats. To me, right now, it sounds like you're saying that all the discussion about Pirlo being a great midfielder is crap and that he can't match Mata's sheer number of assists and goals.
Maybe Silva is not better than Mata in absolute terms, maybe the same can be said about Xavi or Modric, but that's because it's an unfair comparaison between creative midfielders and a counter-attacking midfielder who plays in a team with a shitty game, so all he can do is assists and goals, so called decisive plays.
To look at it another way, You could replace Iniesta with Silva and they would still be the best team in the world. You can't do the same with Mata, despite the fact that he brings more goals and more assists to the table.
How do you explain me that with stats?