i was just browsing
fbref stats to check whether i misjudged our players or not. turns out there are a few surprises and some stats also confirm my (or our) observations:
- danilo is actually fucking excellent, no other way to put it. he's above 75 percentile in most stats, average in passing and clearances, only blocks and aerials are weak
- several starters (kostic, bremer, juan, rabiot) and gatti weren't too bad, in fact cuadrado was above average in most categories, weah will have to improve a lot to keep up with finished cuadrado
- vlahovic for a star player is a disaster, stats confirm what we observe (kean has better stats ffs)
- sandro is a schizo, excellent in passing, progressive carries and take-ons, terrible in other metrics like shots, goals, interceptions, clearances
- locatelli, oh boy, the other weak link. other than some defensive stats he's bang average or worse
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miretti doubters should take a look at his scouting report. i wrote this afternoon that i'd keep him and stats actually back that up
- di maria apparently did an excellent job in most metrics bar goals
- mds, mckennie, rugani, bonucci should play elsewhere