#27 | João Cancelo - 2021/22 Performances

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alexmcity said:
I wonder how we managed to have so many clean sheets between November and March last season, given that Cancelo's a terrible defender and given that many thought of Rodri as average. Dias is pretty good, but we kept many clean sheets because all players were good at defending, not just Dias, Walker and Stones.

This season, we've conceded fewer chances and shots than any PL team, despite having the most difficult (away) fixtures (Spurs, Leicester, Chelsea, Liverpool and Brighton). How can this happen if Cancelo is terrible defensively (and Laporte presumably not much better)? Something doesn't add up.

This season, Cancelo is 1st in the PL with regard to passes and touches (that's exceptional for a FB!), 2nd in the PL wrt interceptions (key defensive stat for a high-pressing team!)
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Pretty stunning stats TBF

Premier League as a whole
1st Completed Passes (+>150 on 2nd)
1st Completed Passes into final 1/3rd
1st Completed Passes into Penalty Area
3rd Progressive Passes
1st Touches Overall
3rd Touches in Attacking 3rd
1st Total carries
2nd Carries Total distances
2nd Progressive Carries
1st Interceptions
4th Tackles and Interceptions
 
Pablo ZZZ Peroni said:
Pretty stunning stats TBF

Premier League as a whole
1st Completed Passes (+>150 on 2nd)
1st Completed Passes into final 1/3rd
1st Completed Passes into Penalty Area
3rd Progressive Passes
1st Touches Overall
3rd Touches in Attacking 3rd
1st Total carries
2nd Carries Total distances
2nd Progressive Carries
1st Interceptions
4th Tackles and Interceptions
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Wow, absolutely incredible stats!!!
 
Pablo ZZZ Peroni said:
Pretty stunning stats TBF

Premier League as a whole
1st Completed Passes (+>150 on 2nd)
1st Completed Passes into final 1/3rd
1st Completed Passes into Penalty Area
3rd Progressive Passes
1st Touches Overall
3rd Touches in Attacking 3rd
1st Total carries
2nd Carries Total distances
2nd Progressive Carries
1st Interceptions
4th Tackles and Interceptions
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In the post match press conference Pep pretty much echoed a few statements on here.

"Incredible start to the season, does so much good, ok we know he has his 'moments', focus could be better, so good yada yada" to paraphrase.
 
I wonder if it would work if we played Cancelo in a wide-forward role sometime. He has the appetite to drive forward just as much as any of the wide players.

In this example I also "took the fuckin liberty" of playing Foden in midfield and Palmer up front. :-)

.............Ederson.............
Walker Dias Stones Zinchecko
... Bernardo Rodri . Foden....
Jesus .....Palmer .....Cancelo
 
If only Cancelo could defend, we'd have kept a clean sheet today. Oh, wait...

Superb player, one of the best in the league now: can defend, can pass, can attack, can do everything.
 
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