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This is a really good read and something that’s been doing my nut in all season, and is very much on Ange. The laziness of our wide forwards (particularly Johnson and Kulusevski) in tracking and helping out their FB’s - we allow overloads and opposition freedom to cross and make high value pass into our box, and this lack of responsibility by the wide forwards puts huge pressure on the midfielders, especially the single pivot 6.
View: https://x.com/jon_mackenzie/status/1788240989355741256?s=46&t=IomICbZIqZC4FsH907qgfw
There’s actually a video:
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZBUKQK9NSrw
View: https://x.com/jon_mackenzie/status/1788240989355741256?s=46&t=IomICbZIqZC4FsH907qgfw
There’s actually a video:
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZBUKQK9NSrw
Unfortunately, like a lot of their data, it's based on pretty flimsy criteria:
The 463rd CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post ranks attacking players (wingers and centre forwards) in 30 leagues around the world according to the amount of defensive work performed. The latter was measured using an index* taking into account two variables: the distance covered at high speed (>25 km/h) in the defensive phase (SkillCorner data) and the number of pressures exerted on opponents without physical or ball contact (Wyscout data).
That data justifies a review of the refereeing of Tottenham games tbh. Some variation is normal, but that is such an outlier that it suggests the possibility of biased reffing.
Suggests we weren't as bad at defending set pieces as it felt, only two teams conceded less goals, but it also does highlight how many set pieces we conceded as there were only two clubs that conceded more set piece chances.
Always thought our defenders gave away corners cheaply
We also get blown for very soft fouls
Interesting one, especially for all the “Doku is shit” boys (also, not a single Spurs player in there):
View: https://x.com/statsbomb/status/1795393369771794882?s=46&t=IomICbZIqZC4FsH907qgfw
View: https://x.com/statsbomb/status/1795393369771794882?s=46&t=IomICbZIqZC4FsH907qgfw
Set piece FC
A lot of people have been saying JWP is shit too lately.
I think he may be there for his set pieces.
The high number of set pieces seems even more odd when you consider Spurs have so much of possession. Of the top four teams, three had fewer than 100 set pieces to defend and the fourth had 112. Only Everton, Man United, and Sheffield had to defend more set pieces. Just curious to hear what people think might explain those numbers.
It's a great question.
Would start by looking at the corner to FK split.
if it's mostly FKs then next place to look is a comparison of the types of FKs we give away. same for corners.
Thanks. I'm sure there is some data on that if I look hard enough.
Great find.
Never seen this analysed this way before but brilliantly highlights how the problem has been our front players all season.
Top 3 for progressing the ball through midfield, 10th at doing something decent next.
Interesting but taking with a grain of salt. The progressive action % is very close between all teams (we're at what 14.2% v. Villa which would be ~15.5% or City at ~14.9%?
Also the line breaking pass stat measures any pass through the forward, mid or defensive line, as seen from Romero, Hojberg, Bissouma being our leaders:
View: https://twitter.com/StatsBomb/status/1755212255887585569
I'm sure there's a lesson to be taken here, but not sure its purely with the front.