Manuel Locatelli (13 Viewers)

[DanielSz]

So what you're saying is the numbers say he's good?

@DanielSz you're a stats robot, what say you to deez numerals?

I mainly use stats to confirm or deny what I’m seeing because they don’t always paint the whole picture. In this case, I always thought Loca got a lot of shit for things out of his control, like playing out of position in a role he’s not really made for. I’d like to see him under Motta, he’s a much better fit for his system, just needs to play next to someone more technical. Not a coincidence he looked best when he was playing with Fagioli.

 

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[Alin]

okay, a few surprises here, based on squawka and fbref (both use opta as far as i know):
- he's really the best midfielder in passes into the final third. only di lorenzo has more similar passes in the whole league. potential explanation: he plays much deeper than any other cm lol. when it comes to passes into the penalty area though, he's only 38th in the league
- could be the same reason with forward passes. btw barella has a few more of those according to squawka
- as for tackles, frendrup, éderson and de roon is the top3 with 122, 77 and 75; locatelli has 58, 13th in the league overall, so that one is certainly an inaccurate stat in that tweet. and i realized why we wanted felipe anderson: he has 71 tackles lol
- blocked shots: 14 is indeed the best among midfielders. then again, he plays deeper than danilo usually, so there's that
- long passes: best mid indeed, higher than some goalkeepers (who usually top this list)

those aren't bad at all. maybe he just plays way too deep. now i want to see a more proactive setup even more lol

Are those successful forward passes and successful long passes as in succesfully completed or just attempted passes? If so i wonder what’s the actual success rate on them because just trying more than others and failing at it more often than not isn’t really an great achievement.

 

[.zero]

Are those successful forward passes and successful long passes as in succesfully completed or just attempted passes? If so i wonder what’s the actual success rate on them because just trying more than others and failing at it more often than not isn’t really an great achievement.

It’s a great achievement depending on whom you ask

 

[JCK]

I am dold. Locatelli is ballzout amazeballs but terrible hair cut.

Now bring stats to convince his hair cut is awesome. Come on! Get going

 

[Robee]

okay, a few surprises here, based on squawka and fbref (both use opta as far as i know):
- he's really the best midfielder in passes into the final third. only di lorenzo has more similar passes in the whole league. potential explanation: he plays much deeper than any other cm lol. when it comes to passes into the penalty area though, he's only 38th in the league
- could be the same reason with forward passes. btw barella has a few more of those according to squawka
- as for tackles, frendrup, éderson and de roon is the top3 with 122, 77 and 75; locatelli has 58, 13th in the league overall, so that one is certainly an inaccurate stat in that tweet. and i realized why we wanted felipe anderson: he has 71 tackles lol
- blocked shots: 14 is indeed the best among midfielders. then again, he plays deeper than danilo usually, so there's that
- long passes: best mid indeed, higher than some goalkeepers (who usually top this list)

those aren't bad at all. maybe he just plays way too deep. now i want to see a more proactive setup even more lol

Not exactly a huge surprise for people who actually watch a game without judging beforehand.

"No matter how good you are, a pigeon is going to shit on the board and strut around like it won anyway."

 

[U Picciriddu]

That’s why the eye test beats statistics

 

[Alex-444]

That’s why the eye test beats statistics

It's just a tweet of statistics

I don't agree with him Loka is terrible


Remembering our midfield
of Pirlo or Vidal

He's just a funny player.

 

[JCK]

It's just a tweet of statistics

I don't agree with him Loka is terrible


Remembering our midfield
of Pirlo or Vidal

He's just a funny player.

Funny? He is extremely boring.

 

[U Picciriddu]

It's just a tweet of statistics

I don't agree with him Loka is terrible


Remembering our midfield
of Pirlo or Vidal

He's just a funny player.

I’m not saying that you’re thinking that he’s good, I would’ve posted the Tweet aswel

 

[Alin]

How will we be able to cope without his forward passes, creativity in the final 3rd and long range passing in the upcoming Coppa final? It’s going to be a tough one.

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Will Fagioli be eligible for it?

 

[Rockets]

He has a bad habit of making slide tackles that are totally unnecessary, that yellow card can surely be avoided. A proper coach should have told him to stop doing that. Oh wait, did I say a proper coach?

 

[JCK]

He had great statistics last evening.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

I loved his dummy for Orsato

My Bianconero_Aus “moment of the match”

 

[Mokku]

Our best players are defensive ones because we only play shitty defensive football. Sideways passing and creeping forward slowly is how we attack, you'll never see anything good from Locatelli with this shitty gameplan. Last night was no different. We played to go through 0-0 and even after the first goal, we still tried to hold on for 1-0. It was disgusting from Allegri. The moment we went to 4-3-3, we spread out a little and scored the goal. Locatelli will be decent once he has runners in attacking positions to pass to. He holds the ball and can only make meaningless passes to players who aren't even allowed to go forward. Watch him during his Sassuolo days, he's good in modern systems.

 

[La_Fidanzata]

Why are you playing again today?

 

[Adrian]

Cuz he has no competition for his place in the team. Our lack of depth in midfield is comical these days. Regardless of his performances, he gets a game.

 

[Bianconero81]

Our midfield went from Ultra Instinct Goku to Yajirobe in like 5 seasons.