Just had a look at Madison. Looks like his key passes break down into mostly crosses and restarts. We need those, of course, but that's not what our midfield needs in these games - we need someone who can do it in open play.
Interestingly, when you look at players who create the most none-cross chances in open play, Erikson comes out quite high on the list. As do Suso, Luis Alberto, Mane, Sterling, Chamberlain & Salah. Some names we have seen mentioned a lot like Thuavin, Savic, Jorginho, Isco, De Bruyne, Draxler, Iwobi, Son, etc.
Some lesser known players who names pop out are Fornals (Villarreal), Sarabia (Sevilla), Berardi (Sassuolo - been on my radar for a few years now), NDombele (Lyon - also came out well when comparing DM's stats recently. One to scout if you catch a Lyon game for sure). Aouar (Lyon - another name that pops out when I have looked at stats various times in various categories!), Politano (Sassuolo - scores high across the board in creation numbers).
Those are some players who are in the top 50 in terms of through balls and open play non-cross chances created per 90 who are under the age of 27 and not already at big clubs. Ndombele, Berardi, Aouar and Politano all very much interest me as their names keep popping up in different little metrics I create to look at certain things.
https://www.youtube.com/v/R8mwnurPzqAFound NDombele against PSG - probably the toughest game he will get against the likes of Verratti & Rabiot. Really like what I see here. Would need to watch some full games to see how solid he is tactically though in terms of being a #6 or an #8. Looking at most of these videos, he seems to be the second #6, the more attacking one of the two. Similar to Bakayoko for Monaco last season for example. This would be the Gini role in our system.
https://www.youtube.com/v/6AWXtdg90iQCannot find any vids of Aouar against PSG, Marseille or Monaco. Best I can get is Nice who are still a decent side in France. Seems to play as the link between midfield and attack - the creator in midfield. The Lallana/Ox role if you will. This video he starts off doing not much, then puts in a peach of a throughball. The second throughball in the video is actually NDombele.
Seems like he can pick sides apart with time and space on the ball. But I don't see as much of him making time and space - which is the problems we have with low block sides. A ridiculously good player though at just 19.