Chance creation implies a successful pass / cross that lead to a shot, not just random balls into box. I don't see how that's manipulation, it's one of the clearer stats. It's like saying oh Cavani scored a bunch of goals but those are just manipulated stats, he's actually shit. That's not really an argument.
What does "found wanting high up the pitch in front of his own goal" even mean? Are you saying he can't win the ball in the opposing half? This is not true. Are you saying he can't win the ball in our half? That's not really true either.
It’s a simple point on Shaw. You’d swear he was Beckham with his crosses - when his corners are also poor but Maguire gets a looping header on it. People get bogged down in stats when in reality the cross needs to be more accurate. Anyway that’s besides the point.
Found wanting up the pitch and his own half. He presses high, gets caught out up high for not slowing down the play of the player his is marking. In front of our own box he has contributed to many a blunder, led to 4 goals at the very least this season. It’s not good enough, we also need a secondary DM as Ole knows it’s not good enough
I suspect if you check how many interceptions and tackles Fred has won high up the pitch compared to other midfielders, you'd retract your claim. Fred does it so much these days, that is seems as though it goes unnoticed because it's expected
stats again. He still gets lost high up the pitch many times in a game as he presses a midfielder. I won’t retract my claim as I know he isn’t good enough for the role. He works his arse off, but he is the one that you know is one step away from a costly mistake - he’s like Lindelof in that respect.
why do we always have to settle for mediocrity because someone “is a good lad” and “works hard” - the same you can say for lower table team players?
he’s not good enough to do it on his own or with a secondary defensive midfielder.
The thing is that Fred has a better pass completition rate in the current season than Kante. He also averaged more passes per game and has less bad control per game (whatever it means). It is much easier to notice the mistakes of our own players, because we watch every minute of their performance. For example, Fred had the most passes (68) and the best pass completition rate today (95,6%) and McTominay is not so far behind (60 and 90% respectively). So they could be trusted.
Doesn’t Kante play more advanced these days? He’s also past his prime. Kante 3 years ago Is still different class (and around same age Fred is now).
we need a leader of a DM and a commanding CB. Get the spine right.