Football: Iniesta? Kaka? Gerard? - What makes a good number 8?

Former Chelsea great Gus Poyet recently gave his thoughts about what makes a good number eight. INFLUENTIAL WORLD CUPS TONI KROOS - MATCHES 14, GOALS 3, ASSISTS 3, CHANCES CREATED 20, PASSING ACCURACY 90.9% ANDRES INIESTA - MATCHES 14, GOALS 2, ASSISTS 2, CHANCES CREATED 24, PASSING ACCURACY 85.9% STEVEN GERRARD - MATCHES 12, GOALS 3, ASSISTS 1, CHANCES CREATED 16. PASSING ACCURACY 79.3% FRANK LAMPARD - MATCHES 10, GOALS 0, ASSISTS 0, CHANCES CREATED 15, PASSING ACCURACY 81.3% KAKA - MATCHES 10, GOALS 1, ASSISTS 4, CHANCES CREATED 18, PASSING ACCURACY 83.7% 246 - SINCE THE 2010-11 SEASON, TONI KROOS HAS CREATED THE MOST CHANCES IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. 3 - ANDRES INIESTA WON THREE MAJOR TROPHIES WITH SPAIN AND WAS MAN OF THE MATCH IN TWO FINALS. STEVEN GERRARD IS THE ONLY PLAYER TO SCORE IN AN FA CUP FINAL, LEAGUE CUP FINAL, UEFA CUP FINAL AND CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL. 211 - FRANK LAMPARD IS CHELSEA'S ALL-TIME LEADING GOALSCORER, BETWEEN 2001 AND 2014. 30 - AMONG BRAZILIANS, ONLY NEYMAR (35) HAS SCORED MORE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GOALS THAN KAKA.