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.
Not exact matches
Will defo be better than the likes
of Cazorla and Sanchez
at aerial duels though.
That is better, but should go further and look
at the percentages
of duels won, being
aerials, tackles, take - ons and fouls committed and against.
So I suggest and also try elneny
at the back because
of aerial duel.
Gab for me has not convinced, Mert, we can't expect him to turn into Usain and Kos, we cant expect opposing managers to stop pitting the likes
of Kouyate, Van Dijk, G Mccauley, Benteke against him
at set pieces and hope he can come out on top in their
aerial duel every time....
Oulala's data shows that the 35 - year - old made 2 successful tackles, 4 interceptions, won 3
aerial duels and made a total
of 10 clearances during his side's 1 - 0 away win
at Norwich.
In a two - minute stretch
at the end
of the first half, Chelsea's hard - charging defender, Gary Cahill, had his nose broken in a collision with his goalkeeper, and Chelsea's harder - charging forward, gashed his head in an
aerial duel.
Bayern also won 62 %
of the
aerial duels in the game
at the Allianz Arena, whilst they fired 23 crosses into the box.
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.
Three
of his 11 goals this season have been headers, but only one has been via an
aerial duel at a set - piece, with Selke often drifting away from his marker to get on the end
of crosses in open play.