Sancho and Antony would look better in a stable possession based system. United struggle to control games and it forces their wingers to score goals on the counter which is why Rashford is so good for them. They would both be good players in City's 3241 where the wingers act
Comparing the Pass Maps of PL “Big Six” Goalkeepers from the 2021/2022 Season. White arrows signify Completed Passes and red arrows signify Incomplete Passes.
Grealish is bad because he doesn’t score, Haaland is bad because he only scores, Foden is bad because he doesn’t take all the responsibility as a 23 year old, Rodri is overrated, Ederson saves shots like he has no arms, Pep is a checkbook manager.
Man City, the worst team in
Premier League players with the least Turnovers per 100 Touches (excl incomplete passes):
1. Phil Foden 🏴: 5.66
2. Riyad Mahrez 🇩🇿: 5.96
3. Willian 🇧🇷: 6.96
Retainers
David de Gea among Premier League goalkeepers this season:
-2.2 PSxG+/-: 19th
28.8% Launched Pass Completion: 19th
2.7% of Crosses Stopped: 21st
16 Sweeping Actions: 17th
Time for a change? 🇪🇸
Brighton are really just going to scout at such a high rate that they’ll always have replacements for their best players before they’re gone. They’ll rarely ever suffer from losing a key player because they have a replacement ready. They’ll keep profiting until they can invest
This is why Arteta and Arsenal sighed Havertz.
I was laughed at for saying they spent £65m on a guy to enable them to play *over* man-to-man presses (Brighton + City, for example), but here we are.
It’s exactly the approach Arsenal used yesterday. x.com/ebl2017vid/sta…