Another trend is that a lot of the best midfielders in the world are usually significantly shorter than the average of their teams:
Germany: Philipp Lahm 5'7" and Mario Gotze 5'9"
Belgium: Eden Hazard 5'8"
Italy: Andrea Pirlo 5'9.5"
Netherlands: Wesley Sneijder 5'7"
Spain: Xavi and Iniesta 5'7"
Another trend is that a lot of the best midfielders in the world are usually significantly shorter than the average of their teams:
Germany: Philipp Lahm 5'7" and Mario Gotze 5'9" Belgium: Eden Hazard 5'8" Italy: Andrea Pirlo 5'9.5" Netherlands: Wesley Sneijder 5'7" Spain: Xavi and Iniesta 5'7"
etc.