[Albion] Third best aerial prowess this season

[dolphins]

Interesting thing in The Times this morning about aerial duel win rates in the PL this season - and we're third!

Here's an extract of it:

1. Newcastle - 55.9%
2. Man City - 55.5%
3. BRIGHTON - 54.1%
...
19. Palace - 46.3%
20. Arsenal - 45.9%

With BDB I'm not totally surprised by Saudi FC being at the top, but we're clearly doing well on the aerial duel front too.

 

[tigertim68]

Interesting thing in The Times this morning about aerial duel win rates in the PL this season - and we're third!

Here's an extract of it:

1. Newcastle - 55.9%
2. Man City - 55.5%
3. BRIGHTON - 54.1%
...
19. Palace - 46.3%
20. Arsenal - 45.9%

With BDB I'm not totally surprised by Saudi FC being at the top, but we're clearly doing well on the aerial duel front too.

BDB is not very good in the air considering how tall he is

 

[dolphins]

BDB is not very good in the air considering how tall he is

True but at least he's there and even just accidentally he can affect a duel.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Interesting thing in The Times this morning about aerial duel win rates in the PL this season - and we're third!

Here's an extract of it:

1. Newcastle - 55.9%
2. Man City - 55.5%
3. BRIGHTON - 54.1%
...
19. Palace - 46.3%
20. Arsenal - 45.9%

With BDB I'm not totally surprised by Saudi FC being at the top, but we're clearly doing well on the aerial duel front too.

Interesting that Us and City are up there.

I wonder if this is because the aerial duels we do get in involved with are mostly defensive ones. In attack, we're both on the ground type teams, who will recycle rather than sling it randomly in the box from the touchline. So the duels we do have are defensive and you'd fancy Dunky, Colwill and Webby to win a lot more than they lose when it's in the air.

Interesting also, that Palace down there despite being a rugged and physical side. Maybe that's for opposite reasons to us. Lots of hopeful balls from the full back position to Eduard or Mateta or whatever donkey they've decided to put up there.

 

[warmleyseagull]

Its not midfield: MC on 65%, AM 49%, Solly too embarrassing to recount, KM hardly heads.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

BDB is not very good in the air considering how tall he is

Probably why he is mainly deployed as a left wing back these days rather than a centre half..

Amazing stats though, 3rd highest, and yet we are the complete antipathy of a big or physical team.

 

[The Fits]

Any stats we're not in the top 5/6 for? Truly astonishing season.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Any stats we're not in the top 5/6 for? Truly astonishing season.

(1) Number of managers sacked
(2) Fewest points won per pound spent on the team
(3) % of correct refereeing decisions received at White Hart Lane