Sportskeeda Football Awards 2016: Midfielder of the Year

#9 Arturo Vidal (Reader's rank: 9 | Sportskeeda's rank: 8)

The Chilean midfielder has been among the top midfielders of the world since the last 3 years and this year as well, Vidal has kept up his high performance levels guiding Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title, DFB Pokal and more importantly Chile to the Copa America Centenario title.

After a lacklustre start to his Bayern career, Vidal has become one of the main players for the Bundesliga giants and is one of the best midfielders in the planet at the moment. Vidal is a complete midfielder, known for his marking, positional sense, tackling, and anticipation, attributes which allow him to be effective at intercepting passes, winning back possession, and subsequently starting an attack.

Gifted with good technique, pace and vision, Vidal has been one of the most consistent and hard working performers in the last few years.

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