Great visual perception is an unsung trait of creative players. Studies have proven that an increase in player Scan Frequency is correlated to improved passing performance.
The best creative midfielders–the position proved to require the most scanning–are often called midfield maestros, their baton, their head on a swivel. Read about Scan Assembly/Orchestration in the Awareness/Intuition section of The Theoretical Model of Soccer IQ below.

Think of Scan Timing and Scan Direction as the scales. The more the player practices this habit of surveying their surroundings at the right moment in the right way, the more they will be in harmony with the game.
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And can combine these two things nearly simultaneously to make plays others may not have thought possible.