PART II:
DEFENDING
Success % of Tackles Attempted
Dest 67.9%
Foyth 62.7%
Dalot 61.4%
Frimpong 61.1%
Meunier 53.3%
AWB 38.9%
Times Dribbled Past/90
Frimpong 0.31
Dest 0.54
AWB 0.55
Dalot 0.85
Foyth 0.89
Meunier 0.9
Pressures Attempted/90
Foyth 15.5
Dest 14.1
Frimpong 13
Dalot 11.6
AWB 11.3
Meunier 9.68
Pressures Success %
Meunier 38.4 %
Dest 34.6%
Foyth 32.6%
Dalot 31%
AWB 28.4%
Frimpong 27%
Interceptions/90
AWB 2.56
Dalot 2.1
Frimpong 1.65
Foyth 1.61
Meunier 1.21
Dest 0.99
Blocks/90
AWB 2.81
Frimpong 2.19
Foyth 2.1
Dalot 1.85
Dest 1.55
Meunier 1.03
Aerial Duel %
Meunier 73.3 %
Foyth 68.6%
Dalot 63.3%
Frimpong 46%
Dest 44%
AWB 48%
CONCLUSIONS:
1) Dest being best or 2nd best in most categories, it makes absolutely no sense to pay any money above 5-10m for any of the above players...
2) Specifically:
Defensively, the stats show Dest is better in applying successful pressure and not getting dribbled past, which are the most important traits for Barca tactics and way of preventing counters.
Blocks, interception and aerial duels do not occur in the situation our defense finds itself most of the time (not parking the bus), hence Dest's shortcomings there might not be as important.
Offensively, Dest and Meunier are the best in xG, xA generated and Shot creating actions,
while Dest and Frimpong provide more dribbles per game than the rest, and cover the most progressive distance on the pitch
Dest also has the best % pass completion.
3) The only disadvantage the stats reveal for Dest compared to the suitors, is the creation via passing in progressive distance, and inside the box.
There, Meunier seems to have the whole package, and can add something new to our attack.
4) Frimpong is stylistically very similar to Dest, looking at the stats, with minor difference. They also have the same age.
Wouldn't go for him then, since he won't add something new
5) Dalot, Foyth are below par and rather poor in anything to do with attack.
AWB is not just poor. His stats are SHOCKING in most categories
Given all the above, the only one that makes minimal sense to buy is paradoxically ... Meunier.
Not one for the future (29 yrs old), with unknown injury-proneness, and really BAD defensively (look at his stats ... Another Alba)
But, he can be a solution for those games that need creation close or around the box, where Dest is lacking
Other than that, it goes w/o saying that Dest should be kept as primary RB.
The stats are clear...
