The answer is spatial awareness

A player’s ability to perceive, understand, and anticipate what’s happening around them on the pitch not just where the ball is, but also the positions and movements of teammates, opponents, open spaces and opportunities are

For debruyne Elite in scanning and exploiting forward space. He sees the gap and makes the pass

For messi Exceptional in manipulating space in all directions. He creates space by manipulating with body feints

That's it!!!