Here are links to posts from the last month or so on various potential transfer targets and players we have already signed:
Wilfred Bony
Marco Reus
Ben Davies
Antoine Griezmann & Carlos Vela
DeAndre Yedlin
Memphis Depay
Dejan Lovren
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Ryan Bertrand
Toby Anderweireld
Lazar Markovic
Divock Origi
Marcelo
Jason Davidson
Daley Blind
Ricardo Rodriguez
Luke Shaw
Alexis Sanchez
Emre Can
Adam Lallana
Anyone else I should do a stat check & comparison on? Let me know in the comments or email me (go to contact page). Cheers.
Showing posts with label Yedlin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yedlin. Show all posts
Friday, July 11, 2014
Saturday, July 5, 2014
DeAndre Yedlin? You must be Yanking my chain.
There are reports that Rodgers may be interested in 20-year-old American International and Seattle Sounders right back, DeAndre Yedlin. The only interesting thing about Yedlin is that he is of 'Native American, African American, and Latvian descent' (thanks Wikipedia). Look, he plays for the Sounders in the MLS and he's far from setting the place ablaze. If that were the case, I'd say bring him over. Here are his stats from the previous and current MLS seasons:
2013 | 2014 | |
age | 19 | 20 |
app(subs) | 32(1) | 11 |
mins | 2712 | 959 |
goals | 2 | 0 |
assist | 2 | 0 |
chances | 20 | 12 |
npgp90 | 0.07 | 0 |
gcp90 | 0.13 | 0 |
ccp90 | 0.66 | 1.1 |
ap90 | 0.07 | 0 |
ccv | 10.6 | 0 |
pass% | 74.6 | 80.3 |
bp% | 32.9 | 28.8 |
sacc% | 35.7 | 0 |
shot% | 14.3 | 0 |
tp90 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
tack % | 65.7 | 53.3 |
intp90 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
clrp90 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
dribpp90 | 0.83 | 0.9 |
bsp90 | 0.43 | 0.6 |
adwp90 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
adwon% | 57.5 | 70 |
TTI90 | 12.1 | 10.7 |
At first glance, these stats look impressive, but they aren't. If he posted these numbers in the Prem, Man U would buy him for £30m, but in the MLS, he doesn't even break the top 20 in any category. Seattle has also allowed 23 goals so far this season, that's tied for 9th, so he isn't contributing to a stifling defense.
The only positive that I can see is his progression, his passing has improved from last season, all the while lowering his back pass rate, and he is turning over the ball less. Still no reason to get excited and put in a bid.
What about his World Cup showing? What about it? He made 3 good passes, but was mediocre at best in his 115 minutes of pitch time. Here's what Squawka thought about his performance in Brazil:
What about his potential? He'll turn 21 in four days and yes, his development is coming around nicely, but he's not 16 and has shown zero desire to leave the safe haven of MLS. In fact, he was born and raised in Seattle.
Rodgers can not be serious about signing Yedlin. Andre Wisdom and Martin Kelly would both run circles around this kid. Going for players that are products of the World Cup hype machine rarely pan out, Yedlin would be lucky to just to train with our first team.
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