But didn't you know, you can't count that because all he does is spam crosses and anyone can do that. Anyone.
It's not like having a good final ball is even a skill anymore. Half the people on this thread could just knock the ball on and spam a cross, you idiot!!
But didn't you know, you can't count that because all he does is spam crosses and anyone can do that. Anyone.
It's not like having a good final ball is even a skill anymore. Half the people on this thread could just knock the ball on and spam a cross, you idiot!!
A bit of a shit graph. It makes much more sense to simply compare his output with his failing, that is what it is all about.
Yes he spams crosses and difficult passes. This graph only tells you that his passing leads to 3 shots per game, which is slightly more than most players, and that these shots are from slightly better positions than average.
Barcelona still wait a bit more for their shots, they probably shoot less per possession than any other team, and wait for better options. Or rather, they are a brilliant team, who give the ball to Dembele to create with full license to fail. He can even fail once every other minute, and still play on and play the next game too! Dembele dribbles until he loses the ball or can play an easy assist attempt, or spam crosses that will of course usually lead to a shot from a good position when they do end up in a shot (he succeeded with 2 out of 40 crosses or what was it, a while ago?), or play passes backwards that never end up in a direct shot.
Someone like de Bruyne for example will more often pass to a midfield colleague who might try a shot more often than Pedri or Gavi do, that is why his average xA per key pass is lower than Dembeles.
Wasn't select by french NT, that's harsh.... Hope he doesn't renew this summer and leave but i'll enjoy see how he evolve in another team though
Kinda funny they didn't call him up now, when he deserved a spot on the team but previously he always included no matter what.
Dembele himself wanted time off?
Griezmann
Benzema
Mbappe
Coman
Ben Yedder
Diaby
Nkunku
Attackers called up. Top three are untouchable.
Ben Yedder, Diaby and Nkunku have been racking up points for their clubs. Diaby and Coman are the only pure wingers, and France don't really play with wingers.
Diaby 13+12 in 32 games in BuLi
Nkunku 20+15 in 34 games in BuLi (31+20 in 51 in all comps holy shit)
Ben Yedder 24+5 in 36 games in L1
Coman 6+3 in 21 games in BuLi
Dembele 1+13 in 20 games in LL
Safe to say, even if Dembele can be considered deserving of a callup, the others' numbers are more impressive, expect for Coman.