In terms
of aerial duels won per 90, only 17 attackers in the Premier League can better his 3.88.
He wins a lower percentage
of aerial duels per game (23 per cent) but it is not his style to win flick ons and battle with defenders in the air.
really happy for the big win, needed it to boost our goal difference, ox played okay but misplaced way too many easy passes, walcott was anonymous had no impact what so ever, mustafi is an amazing defender wins
most of his aerial duels and for his height wow, xhaka is gonna come good, and thank God ramsey did nt start
However with the game that Chelsea encourages their defenders to play, it is slightly tempting that Vincent Kompany leads the race in
terms of aerial duels won while there is no particular area mentioned above where the Brazilian leads the race.
He's also creating just under two chances per game and winning a significant
number of aerial duels per - 90, suggesting that he has an all - round game that can make him an important asset for his side.
Dunne's impressive figures don't stop there, Dunne has managed to make 60 tackles and winning 48 of them, won 73 %
of Aerial Duels compared to that of Ground Duels where Dunne has only been able to complete 64 %.
We have a 6» 4 snail who ducks
out of aerial duels for vice-captain and a pint - sized sideways passing guy who uses ridiculous amounts of hair gel as captain.
The center - back pairing of Aaron Long and Tim Parker proved more than equal to the task, and was instrumental in helping the Red Bulls win nearly 70 -
percent of their aerial duels on the evening.
He can Tackle, Intercept play, Wins a
lot of Aerial Duels, He's strong and powerful, He can Block, Clearance, Can Create Chances, Assist and score goals too.
But Deeney is not particularly good in the air and has won just 41 per
cent of his aerial duels despite being involved in the third-most per game (13.4) on average.
The combative Solanke chased lost causes and won his
share of aerial duels but showed his inexperience by giving away some cheap free - kicks.
The Italian defender has played just five times for Inter in Serie A this season, and his strength does seem to be in the air, winning 86 %
of his aerial duels over the course of this season.
Even up against someone as strong in the air as Mbemba and Coloccini, Pelle won 72 %
of his aerial duels at the weekend and brought something that no other Southampton striker brought to their game.
A display of leadership from Jan, commanded the defensive line, won all his tackles and won
most of the aerial duels, superb from Jan
There is also a significant improvement in his aerial ability, which is reflected in the
number of aerial duels he's won this season.
Num erous times I've seen him pull
out of aerial duels and 1 - 1 tackles, not what you need from a PL CB.
Banega emerged from the game with an impressive seven key passes, while his midfield partner was a useful shield in front of the back four, winning the same
amount of aerial duels.
Baines and Monreal are tied for first on pass completion so the Spaniard is not just about defending, although it is clear that this is his real strength, with more blocks, clearances and interceptions than his rivals as well as winning an amazing 62
percent of his aerial duels.
As stats suggest, he improved from 54 % to 62 % from 2010/2011 to 2011/2012 in terms
of aerial duels won.
The 20 - year old Spaniard has won 56 % of his 39 attempted tackles and 44 %
of his aerial duels.
Won
all of his aerial duels too.
In 15 Premier League games he has played in so far, Coquelin has won 51 % of his attempted tackles and an impressive 68 %
of his aerial duels.
Having won just 17 %
of his aerial duels this season, Alexis is failing in this area.
Very dominant in the air too — wins 71 %
of aerial duels — that's even higher than Matic and Fellaini, Coquelin too but he's a different style of DM.
In 16 appearances for West Ham, Fonte contributed 141 total defensive actions, 79 % pass accuracy, and won 69 %
of aerial duels.
Digne averaged nearly two interceptions and two tackles per match, played the fourth most crosses on the team and won 64 %
of his aerial duels this season.
He had 86 passes attempted with a 95 % completion rate, he made 2 interceptions and 1 clearance whilst winning 100 % of his take - ons and 100 %
of his aerial duels.
Chirches only won 20 %
of his aerial duels, although he could be forgiven for this as many were lost to Christian Benteke.
This, coupled with the fact Sunderland have only won 43.42 %
of their aerial duels, may lead to a recall for the spring heeled Aussie.
As a result, he's won a massive 74.6 %
of his aerial duels this season.
Bayern also won 62 %
of the aerial duels in the game at the Allianz Arena, whilst they fired 23 crosses into the box.
Won 33 % of his tackles and 50 %
of his aerial duels.
In addition to this, Dier made three interceptions and four clearances as well as winning 67 %
of his aerial duels.
Mertesacker, again, falls behind in number
of aerial duels attempted with 46 in 21 games at the rate of 2.19 per game, yet comes out trumps in percentage of aerial duels won.
One surprising fact that came out, is he managed to win only 55.6 %
of his aerial duels, yet managed the same number of duels per game as Koscielny.
Won 73 %
of his aerial duels but failed to win either of his two attempted tackles.
Carvalho won 100 %
of his aerial duels and made seven clearances, proving himself as an effective defensive shield in the face of France's emphasis on speedy attacking football.
Surprisingly, Vermaelen, who many fans generally consider a fantastic jumper, and hence a great header of the ball, won only 55.6 %
of his aerial duels, while Koscielny, the defender with a slim frame contested 101 aerial duels at the rate 3.06 per game, winning 62.