Friday, June 20, 2014

Suarez was not even the best LFC player on the pitch for England vs Uruguay

In fact, I would argue he was the worst.  It's amazing how a little luck and a lot of skill can cloak such a poor performance.  Not to take anything away from his brilliant finishing, but if it wasn't for a great pass from Cavani and an errant header from Gerrard, Suarez would probably be ridiculed for his erroneous-filled effort. A look at the stats is even more damning:

SuarezJohnsonSturridgeSterlingGerrardHenderson
mins889090649087
goals200000
assists010000
chances130011
gcp902.0510000
ccp901.0230011.03
pass%678373867489
bp%65.232.234.65029.321.7
cross att1131171
succ cross000020
cross %000028.60
sacc%5006000100
shot%5000000
take on0/11/23/55/61/11/2
take %0506083.310050
dispo321501
offside201000
fouled113100
fouls301310
tack 120031
tack %5067006050
int000011
off won000000
clear230043
clear %10010000100100
shot blk000010
adwon221221
adwon%50405066100100
TTI17131610128

Suarez was the inferior passer by a mile, completing only 67% of his passes despite 65.2% were towards his own goal.  He also attempted and failed 11 crosses, that's the same amount of all the other LFC players combined considering Gerrard had two successful.  He also had the highest TTI and that doesn't even account for crosses that changed possession.

If I had to pick the best player, statistically speaking, it would be Jordan Henderson.  His passing was outstanding, especially considering his incredibly low back pass rate and the fact that he lead all players with 60 attempts.  If he had only scored on his lone attempt, we would be talking about him today as the MotM instead of Suarez.

The only player who gave Suarez a run for his money was Sterling.  Had he not been subbed out in the 64th minute, he very well could have had a higher TTI, but his passing and take-on numbers were both superior.

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