Everton struggled for creativity under Ronald Koeman and, despite the fact that they are now unlikely to get relegated, they are still struggling for creativity under Sam Allardyce.

Results may have improved under Big Sam but the style of play hasn't. Everton are still no closer to finding an identity or a system that gets the most out of the host of new arrivals they brought in over the summer.

That is one of the reasons why the Goodison Park faithful are unconvinced - to say the least - that the former England manager is the right man to lead them into a new era.

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Most observers who watch Everton can tell that their attack is spluttering but we wanted to run the numbers to see just how few chances were being created and whether any Toffees players are vastly outperforming their team-mates.

Read on to see who came out on top in the rankings...

Martina has been forced to deputise, out of position, at left-back for much of the season. He is not an adventurous, marauding full-back, just a steady, versatile defender.

The fact that he is among Everton's top five chance creators this season tells you everything you need to know about their lack of spark and invention.

Martina - valued at £1.8m on Transfermarkt - has outperformed all of his club's out and out central midfielders and widemen. That is not good enough.

Baines has missed much of the season with injury - that's why Martina has seen so much gametime - but still takes up his place on this list.

We all know about his wand of a left foot and the ability he has to deliver from wide areas and that looks perfectly suited to Big Sam's preferred style of play.

He will hope to add to that tally between now and the end of the season, but the biggest barrier to that might be Everton's lack of a prolific centre-forward.

Calvert-Lewin has put more experienced team-mates in the shade this season and this numbers bare that out.

The Under-20 World Cup winner is the best striker at the club right now - even despite Cenk Tosun's recent upturn in form - and can clearly tee up others as well.

It has been a hugely impressive season as far as the Finch Farm graduate - valued at £10.8m by Transfermarkt - is concerned.

Rooney's powers are on the wane, no doubt about it. Brought in to instil a winning mentality at Goodison, his aging legs have prevented him from halting the collective slide.

Despite that, he has clearly been laying on chances for team-mates. Playing in the more withdrawn role that has always felt like where he will end his career, Rooney has more licence to get on the ball and spray it around.

You wouldn't describe his return to Goodison as an unqualified success, but he is at least trying to make things happen.

Everton were prepared to be patient to get Sigurdsson last summer, sticking to their guns and eventually prizing him away from the Liberty Stadium and it is a good job they managed to.

Even though the Icelandic international has struggled to find a natural role in the side and fielding him alongside Rooney means Everton lack midfield legs, he is by far their most creative force.

Capable of making chances from dead balls or in open play, Sigurdsson has all the tools needed to be a top Premier League playmaker. Allardyce has to put him at the fulcrum of his plans.