Article starts with a false premise - that Siggy is playing differently for us than he was for Swansea.
He is still producing high volumes of crosses, shots and key passes (passes that lead to shots) from very low numbers of touches of the ball.
The only difference is that his key passes aren't being converted into assists at the same rate and that his shots are being saved rather than ending up as goals.
The nature of football is that luck can make a huge difference to how your performance is assessed.
He could easily have scored 3 or 4 times for us if he'd taken the penalty and one of his good chances had gone in.
A few more of the shots he created could have gone in.
The problem is that people seem to think he is a different player to he is. He won't be taking on players, making clever passes or controlling games. Not his game. He actually profiles very similarly to Cahill. He moves well, finds space and shoots/creates chances at very high volumes compared to how often he touches the ball.
To get the best from him he needs passers around him to work the ball forward and strikers who can hold on to the ball. Problem is we don't have either of those players.
He is still producing high volumes of crosses, shots and key passes (passes that lead to shots) from very low numbers of touches of the ball.
The only difference is that his key passes aren't being converted into assists at the same rate and that his shots are being saved rather than ending up as goals.
The nature of football is that luck can make a huge difference to how your performance is assessed.
He could easily have scored 3 or 4 times for us if he'd taken the penalty and one of his good chances had gone in.
A few more of the shots he created could have gone in.
The problem is that people seem to think he is a different player to he is. He won't be taking on players, making clever passes or controlling games. Not his game. He actually profiles very similarly to Cahill. He moves well, finds space and shoots/creates chances at very high volumes compared to how often he touches the ball.
To get the best from him he needs passers around him to work the ball forward and strikers who can hold on to the ball. Problem is we don't have either of those players.
