by Remember Colo » Mon Nov 18, 2019 6:43 am
ALF wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:01 am
Remember Colo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:13 pm
Was it the Leicester match where his mark scored several goals? Or even after he came on for Lascelles, he misjudged his jump and the cross went over him to be headed on goal. I think his positioning is decent, he has great mobility for a CB and defends balls on the ground and dribbling well, but I think there's a lot more pressure on him to mark taller and more talented aerial players in the box as a CB (especially when the Longstaffs are in midfield), and I think it's a weakness of his game. Nonetheless, I like him as a versatile defender on the bench, and as you said, we've got a couple CBs returning soon anyway.
This season Dummett has won 16 aerial duels and lost 9 apparently.
In contrast:
Clark has won 15 and lost 17.
Lascelles has won 24 and lost 18.
Schar has won 13 and lost 13.
Fernandez has won 11 and lost 0.
The stats show Dummett as being above average in the air for us. And Sean Longstaff being in midfield doesn't put pressure on for others to mark tall players, he's about 6 foot himself!
I appreciate the use of stats, but not all aerial duels are valued equally, when several of those lost resulted in goals. Maybe it was unfair of me to use such a small sample size, but for as little as Dummett has played this season, relative to the other CBs especially, he's been responsible for a few goals, and I think as a CB he's clearly a step down from the other options. Despite that, the fact he can also play fullback makes him really versatile, and I'm glad he's in the side.
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Was it the Leicester match where his mark scored several goals? Or even after he came on for Lascelles, he misjudged his jump and the cross went over him to be headed on goal. I think his positioning is decent, he has great mobility for a CB and defends balls on the ground and dribbling well, but I think there's a lot more pressure on him to mark taller and more talented aerial players in the box as a CB (especially when the Longstaffs are in midfield), and I think it's a weakness of his game. Nonetheless, I like him as a versatile defender on the bench, and as you said, we've got a couple CBs returning soon anyway.
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This season Dummett has won 16 aerial duels and lost 9 apparently.
In contrast:
Clark has won 15 and lost 17.
Lascelles has won 24 and lost 18.
Schar has won 13 and lost 13.
Fernandez has won 11 and lost 0.
The stats show Dummett as being above average in the air for us. And Sean Longstaff being in midfield doesn't put pressure on for others to mark tall players, he's about 6 foot himself!
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I appreciate the use of stats, but not all aerial duels are valued equally, when several of those lost resulted in goals. Maybe it was unfair of me to use such a small sample size, but for as little as Dummett has played this season, relative to the other CBs especially, he's been responsible for a few goals, and I think as a CB he's clearly a step down from the other options. Despite that, the fact he can also play fullback makes him really versatile, and I'm glad he's in the side.
