Armand Laurienté

Key strength: Pace and dribbling

Wide creator

US Sassuolo occupy 6th place in the standings, but their LLLWD form tells a troubling story—three defeats in five matches have left the Neroverdi searching for answers. Enter Armand Laurienté, their €19 million French craftsman wearing number 45, who has emerged as the team's creative lifeline in turbulent times. With 5 goals and 8 assists across 36 appearances, the 27-year-old left winger has notched 13 direct goal involvements, a vital contribution to Sassuolo's attack. Yet what distinguishes Laurienté from his peers is his deliberate rejection of modern football's pace obsession—boasting just 63-rated pace, he dismantles defenses through intelligence rather than athleticism. His telepathic partnership with overlapping left-back Juan Miranda has produced some of the season's most intricate attacking sequences. In 2,356 minutes of action, Laurienté proves that vision and surgical passing remain devastating weapons. At his peak age of 27, he embodies the complete modern wide creator—a throwback technician thriving in a speed-obsessed game.