Saints Dribblers..

[skintsaint]

http://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2016/185/en/

 

According to this report we have two players in the top 100 in the world at dribbing...

 

Of course doesn't mean too much with no end product.

 

Some ex-Saints on there too

[Saint86]

Wanyama is 73rd.

 

That should stop people wasting their time clicking on that link I think

 

Unless of course you want a good laugh?

 

Cheers for sharing though Skint!

[Saint_clark]

Redmond and Tadic at a guess?

[so22saint]

Michael Antonio is in that list in the top 20. say no more

[Batman]

Michael Antonio is in that list in the top 20. say no more

 

does he not run with the ball much?

[Saint_clark]

Ah, Redmond and Boufal.

 

Wanyama is on that list purely because of his successful percentage - how many times did we see him keep possession of the ball through strength? I guess it's misleading for that reason, but he was/is very good at getting the ball and keeping it in CM under pressure.

[shurlock]

Where's Shane Long?

[VectisSaint]

Redmond and Tadic at a guess?

 

Nope, Redmond and Boufal. Apparently Tadic is not as good as Gaston. But what is a "dribble"? What is an attempted dribble and how are dribbles defined as successful or not. Seems an odd one to me. I mean I know what dribbling is, but how do you measure a dribble and its quality? Does it just mean beating one player, or multiple?

[Convict Colony]

Makes me want to buy Wylan Cyprien even more to cover/replace Davo

[Loumate]

Where's Shane Long?

 

Probably offside somewhere...

[Saint_clark]

Nope, Redmond and Boufal. Apparently Tadic is not as good as Gaston. But what is a "dribble"? What is an attempted dribble and how are dribbles defined as successful or not. Seems an odd one to me. I mean I know what dribbling is, but how do you measure a dribble and its quality? Does it just mean beating one player, or multiple?

The other thing is whether beating a player sideways across the pitch counts or if it only includes beating them to get closer to the goal.

[Manuel]

Wanyama is 73rd.

 

That should stop people wasting their time clicking on that link I think

 

Unless of course you want a good laugh?

 

Cheers for sharing though Skint!

Ha ha, what a joke.

 

Redmond, Boufal, Tadic yes. I've also seen Bertrand get past one or two on occasion. That's about it.