https://twitter.com/markrstats/status/1727782350719975466?t=S-7BKtrqJ7jCGh6o9oJzyw&s=19
Measured by “fields gained via pass per possession lost”:
- One-sided Newcastle and Chelsea
- Arsenal struggles centrally
- United and Liverpool, though both direct in the first phase, showcase varying levels of effectiveness
5 and 8 need to be pink for us.
Nketiah and Havertz starting, and especially starting together as much as they have, explains this.
That is an extremely reductive take (though a partially correct one)
It’s a factor but imo the real big factor is the fact that we’ve changed 2/3rds of our midfield. And Rice for Partey leaves us quite defensive minded in midfield. Rice has been immense and a clear upgrade, but he still doesnt have Partey’s passing range, we’ve lost a lot of incisiveness there.
Interesting. I wish they posted the raw numbers to see which teams simply lose the ball more or attempt to pass more for the different areas.
Martinelli be progressing the hell out of the ball 😂
But also that inside right combo play from Saka and Benjamin/Tomi in the zone Øde occupies when healthy
Absolutely! But that’s also like three dudes! This man Fast Gabi does a lot of that work on his own.
Either way, really missing that middle progression 🫣
Only time out central looks good is with Partey, with Partey we would be an awesome team but we are stuck now
Clear satanic sign there🤘🏻
White top 3 most progressive players in the team methinks
That Chelsea one is kinda scary foreshadowing
Man city is always perfect on any graph I see lmao
Is there any way to see how much of the left midfield progression is Rice’s contribution and how much Havertz (who probably played more minutes there) and Zinchenko