He's baaaaaaaaaaccckkkk. Yaya Toure retakes the top spot on attack, but only really because Nasri came up 24 minutes short. Gerrard is Liverpool's highest rated player at 19th.
Attacking efficiency ranking
| Y. Toure | 0.829 |
| C. Fàbregas | 0.814 |
| P. Mertesacker | 0.806 |
| M. Schneiderlin | 0.792 |
| E. Capoue | 0.786 |
| Juan Mata | 0.783 |
| F. Coloccini | 0.783 |
| S. Distin | 0.774 |
| M. Özil | 0.770 |
| G. Barry | 0.768 |
Per Mertesacker has sky-rocketed to the top of the defence rankings following a few solid performances. Lovren is 7th and rising.
Defensive efficiency ranking
| P. Mertesacker | 0.948 |
| Curtis Davies | 0.934 |
| P. Jagielka | 0.921 |
| R. Ferdinand | 0.920 |
| S. Dann | 0.916 |
| S. Distin | 0.914 |
| D. Lovren | 0.914 |
| M. Demichelis | 0.914 |
| John Terry | 0.912 |
| F. Coloccini | 0.904 |
Sir Per goes top as Lovren breaks into the top ten overall.
Overall efficiency ranking
| P. Mertesacker | 0.877 |
| S. Distin | 0.844 |
| F. Coloccini | 0.843 |
| Y. Toure | 0.833 |
| J. O'Shea | 0.832 |
| E. Capoue | 0.830 |
| M. Schneiderlin | 0.830 |
| P. Jagielka | 0.828 |
| T. Blackett | 0.817 |
| D. Lovren | 0.806 |
Super super Senderos is no longer in the top ten of players most valuable to their club efficiency-wise, but he has so much 'character'. John O'Shea continues to be a head and shoulders above his Sunderland teammates.
Most valuable to their club efficiency-wise
| J. O'Shea | 0.197 |
| D. Hammond | 0.194 |
| S. N'Zonzi | 0.194 |
| R. Ferdinand | 0.180 |
| F. Coloccini | 0.178 |
| David Jones | 0.174 |
| Andy King | 0.172 |
| Dean Marney | 0.163 |
| P. Mertesacker | 0.159 |
| M. Schneiderlin | 0.153 |
Leaders, notes, and squibs:
- Chucky 'Disco Biscuits' Fabregas leads the league in both assists (6) and chances created (18)
- Aaron Ramsey is top with 558 touches, the second most is Capoue with 501
- Eden Hazard has 31 successful dribbles, more than twice as many as any other player, Lamela is second with 14, while Raheem Sterling is 3rd with 13
- Mile Jedinak leads the league with 30 tackles, while the irrepressible Morgan Schniederlin is second with 23
- Curtis Davies leads all players with 62 clearances
3 comments:
Anybody who watches Per Mertesacker closely will know what a good defender he is.
Unfortunately we live in a world where narratives are created and people listen without making rational judgements for themselves.
Per is big and slow is the narrative so the likes of Hansen, Redknapp et al cannot shake it away and they are unable to delve a little deeper at his positional sense, his leadership, his intelligence. There is no need to go that far because quick judgements have already been made.
The pace thing is actually funny to be honest. Ask Jamie Redknapp how he views John Terry or Bobby Moore for example and you'll hear the usual 'reads the game well, leader on the pitch' and so on without for one moment considering that pace was not their strength yet were more than able to compensate. Anyway, not quite sure why I am going there, it's not like this is new.
Maybe if all defenders were as quick as Hansen then maybe all would be ok in the world.
Oh.
I could not believe my eyes when I saw the high numbers given to Per, with the speed he has he could not be a referee let alone a player. He has the height but very lousy timing for headers. Having him in the back with his height could have been a solid barrier, but Doefou jumps higher than him and next time pay attention to his positioning, you find him ball watching or walking slowly when his goal is under attack. Wenger should take him out of his missury and sit him on the bench to motivate others with his charm.
I could not believe my eyes when I saw the high numbers given to Per, with the speed he has he could not be a referee let alone a player. He has the height but very lousy timing for headers. Having him in the back with his height could have been a solid barrier, but Doefou jumps higher than him and next time pay attention to his positioning, you find him ball watching or walking slowly when his goal is under attack. Wenger should take him out of his missury and sit him on the bench to motivate others with his charm.
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