YOGYAKARTA - Goals in football can be printed thanks to the good teamwork. Apart from being a kick and header towards goal, the determining factor for a goal also comes from the assist given. What is an assist in football?

Every player in football occupies their respective positions and roles. Each player must work together or work together to win. One of the players who played an important role in the occurrence of goals was assists. Like football fans, it must be familiar with the term assist.

Players in charge of providing assists are usually not as famous as players who score goals. Even though assists play an important role in creating opportunities for goals to occur. An assist giver also serves as an attack line or banger. So what is an assist in football?

Assist in football is the term for the final pass given to the goalscorer. So it can be called an assist is the bait that causes a goal to occur.

The term 'assist' literally means 'helping'. It can be interpreted that assist is a bait or pass given to help a player score goals. This opinion comes from Donald Howe, a former England international and coach.

The use of the term assist then develops and is used by football in various parts of the world. In the end, assists are also included in the statistical count in football. The term assist is also used in other sports, namely basketball.

However, not all passes or passes can include assists in statistical calculations. Assist only applies to bait that manages to contribute goals. The bait in question is also the last pass before the goal occurs.

The role of assists is now also a benchmark for creativity in football games. The more assists are created, the more creative the game of football a team is. Players who are able to provide many assists in a football competition will also get awards.

The role of the bait giver is often underestimated or underestimated when compared to the goal executors. An assist giver also needs to be appreciated because it contributes importantly to winning a football match.

Although not as popular as goal scorers, there are names of players who are famous as reliable assist givers. The following is a list of players with the most assist records in history until the end of 2022.

Lionel Messi has indeed become a star player in football this era. It turns out that apart from being productive in scoring goals, Messi is also good at providing assists to his colleagues. The record for the most assists is even still held by players from Argentina. Messi has recorded 372 assists.

The second position of the players with the most assists is held by Thomas Muller. This German player has contributed 289 assists. Muller is also known as a multitalented player. In addition to the most assist contributors, he has also won top scorers in the Champion League and World Cup titles.

Luis Suarez's name is in third place in the record for most assists. This Uruguayan striker has scored 277 assists while playing for the country and several clubs such as Liverpool, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid.

The player nicknamed CR7 is also included in the record list of the most assists. Cristiano Ronaldo has made 272 assists. This Portuguese player is indeed Lionel Messi's rival in the race as the best player and the top scorer.

That's a review of what assists in football are. Asist givers deserve the same appreciation as goalscorers. The assist giver's job is not easy. Asist givers must be able to read opportunities and create opportunities for the football shooters to the opponent's goal.

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