Premier League's top 10 dribblers

Dribbling has been described as an art form, as pace wingers and creative maestros slalom in between opposing players. The Premier League boasts some of the best dribblers and technicians in world football,Thanks to Opta, we bring to you the Premier League's top ten dribblers, in order of most dribbles completed (stats correct up to 13 December 2012).



Newcastle's slaloming Frenchman is top of the tree, completing over half of his attempted dribbles. Ben Arfa's impressive ability with the ball at his feet also sees him top the list as Europe's best dribbler so far this season.

Suarez has been Liverpool's talisman so far this season, finally finding his goal scoring boots with ten league goals. The Uruguyan is also leading the charts with the most attempted dribbles, however he has been pipped to top spot in terms of completed dribbles.

At joint third are Santi Cazorla is enjoying his brilliant debut seasons in the Premier League, with Cazorla showing just why he is one of Europe's top midfielders.

Raheem Sterling to become a "special talent" for Liverpool in the future, the wonder-kid justifies the hype surround his fledging talent.

West Ham's midfield enforcer come in at joint fifth, Diame joined West Ham from Wigan last summer for a fee of £5.5million.

QPR's Moroccan magician continues to impress despite they are still in search for a win.

QPR's Samba Diakite is arguably surprising entrants, He is very effective going forward, completing 30 dribbles this season.

Newcastle's Davide Santon is one of the most underrated player in Premier League with 30 dribbles completed this season.

Tottenham's understated powerhouse comes in at nine. Dembele has been a revelation since arriving in the Premier League, and has continued to impress since joining Tottenham earlier in the season.

At number ten is Chelsea's Belgian wizard Eden Hazard. The attacker has flourished since joining the European champions this summer and rightfully features in this list.

QPR duo could be missing

QPR's Adel Taraabt and Samba Diakite could be missing from action in January if they are called up for international duty.

The African Cup of Nations gets underway on the 19th January in South Africa leaving the two R's players with a key decision to make.



Taraabt, who represents Morocco, and Diakite, who hails from Mali, are expected to be called up by their nations, but both players have hinted that they would rather stay in England to help the west London club fight their way out of the relegation zone.



The tournament has traditionally been held in even numbered years since 1968, but the Confederation of African Football has opted to change to odd numbered years in order to help their national sides who are involved in the World Cup.



This change has meant the competition has been held twice in 12 months, and Premier League managers will lose their players for up to a month.



"It's a nightmare when you've got African players - that's your problem," Redknapp said.



"We'll have to wait and see if Adel and Samba go. I don't know what his situation is though either.



"There are plenty of games between now and then and they'll have an idea of what's happening."

Diakite seals permanent QPR switch

QPR have completed the permanent signing of Mali midfielder Samba Diakite from French side Nancy.



Diakite has agreed a four-year deal with the Loftus Road club having initially joined on loan last season.



The 23-year-old made nine appearances for Rangers last term, receiving a red card on debut against Fulham and scoring the winning goal against Arsenal.



QPR boss Mark Hughes told www.qpr.co.uk: "Samba was a real find for us in January, so we're delighted he's joined us permanently.



"He's a very accomplished footballer and he's made to measure for the Premier League.



"He's got good pace, strength and ability on the ball and he's going to be a great asset for us going forward. There's still so much more to come from him.



"He's only been exposed to the Premier League for a handful of games, so I'm sure he's raring to go and get back into the action again."



Diakite was equally pleased to seal the move.



"It's a dream come true to sign this contract," he said. "I loved my time here on loan and I couldn't be happier to join QPR on a permanent deal.



"It's a fantastic club to play for and the owners have great plans for the future - I am just delighted to be part of it. This is a really exciting move for me."