CRIMHEAD
Player Valuation: £40m
...most of you who have a brain and know anything about footy can see that our problems are not tactical, it is the quality on the ball. We simply don't have it.
A couple intersting tidbits on Whoscored:
We are DEAD LAST in "unsuccessful touches" and 2nd worst in the league in "dispossessed".
Think about that. Now those stats are a bit dubious and subjective. They are both going to be higher for any team that has the ball a lot. However, those are really high. To be high in one vs. the other might indicate some sort of tactical preference. But is this the fault of Marco Silva's particular tactics? Considering he's never been a Pep type coach that LOVES possession, I don't believe so. It's that our players aren't good enough with the ball.
Now Richarlison is the worst on the team in both categories, and I think it's definitely the weakest part of his game, but he's also been playing up top for us a bit. But Theo Walcott isn't producing like Richarlison and he's #2.
Being "dispossessed" is a relative stat as if you are holding the ball a lot, it's going to happen. Gomes is on the high end, but he has the ball more than anyone and leads our team in successful dribbles. Digne is high, but he averages over 2 key passes a game. Walcott is inexcusable. Coleman isn't great, either.
In terms of "unsuccessful touches", which is defined as 'bad control', against, Richarlison, but Walcott is right behind him. Bernard is high, but he's low on the dispossessed scale and he creates chances. He also is a good passer as his #'s indicate as such. Digne is unreal, he rarely makes a bad touch when we watch him and his numbers indicate the same. Coleman is again too high for his position. Gylfi is high, but he's average over 2 key passes a game and is usually doing so in the opposition's final 3rd.
Sooooo...my conclusions?
Even those we have a lot of possession, that we create a lot of chances, that we even have some decent dribbling numbers, those numbers are WAY too high.
The right side is indeed the problem, they aren't taking care of the ball, and it's pretty obvious. Coleman needs to sit down along with Walcott, but the team as a whole needs to do better. Silva might want to even consider sitting down Richarlison and playing Lookman out left, but he probably just needs a rest and better support.
I might do a more thorough analysis with those numbers relative to possession.
A couple intersting tidbits on Whoscored:
We are DEAD LAST in "unsuccessful touches" and 2nd worst in the league in "dispossessed".
Think about that. Now those stats are a bit dubious and subjective. They are both going to be higher for any team that has the ball a lot. However, those are really high. To be high in one vs. the other might indicate some sort of tactical preference. But is this the fault of Marco Silva's particular tactics? Considering he's never been a Pep type coach that LOVES possession, I don't believe so. It's that our players aren't good enough with the ball.
Now Richarlison is the worst on the team in both categories, and I think it's definitely the weakest part of his game, but he's also been playing up top for us a bit. But Theo Walcott isn't producing like Richarlison and he's #2.
Being "dispossessed" is a relative stat as if you are holding the ball a lot, it's going to happen. Gomes is on the high end, but he has the ball more than anyone and leads our team in successful dribbles. Digne is high, but he averages over 2 key passes a game. Walcott is inexcusable. Coleman isn't great, either.
In terms of "unsuccessful touches", which is defined as 'bad control', against, Richarlison, but Walcott is right behind him. Bernard is high, but he's low on the dispossessed scale and he creates chances. He also is a good passer as his #'s indicate as such. Digne is unreal, he rarely makes a bad touch when we watch him and his numbers indicate the same. Coleman is again too high for his position. Gylfi is high, but he's average over 2 key passes a game and is usually doing so in the opposition's final 3rd.
Sooooo...my conclusions?
Even those we have a lot of possession, that we create a lot of chances, that we even have some decent dribbling numbers, those numbers are WAY too high.
The right side is indeed the problem, they aren't taking care of the ball, and it's pretty obvious. Coleman needs to sit down along with Walcott, but the team as a whole needs to do better. Silva might want to even consider sitting down Richarlison and playing Lookman out left, but he probably just needs a rest and better support.
I might do a more thorough analysis with those numbers relative to possession.
