Giroud: slow but good
in winning aerial duels, settibg passes for run ins (now he'll lots of it for theo), you and i know his one touch is sublime and i noticed he score goals we do nt think he's capable of, He's a green snake under the green grass in football, he can be deadly when you do nt expect him.
His height does give him an edge over many of his peers in the air — a tactic that Marouane Fellaini made use of for Everton, finding
winning aerial duels against scurrying midfielders much easier than uncompromising centre - backs — yet the extra bulk also makes him less mobile than them and his lack of movement was a major issue as Swansea tried to get the ball forward.
Gave Atlético Madrid a different look and his ability to
win aerial duels helped keep danger away from the final third.
Wanyama
also won an aerial duel and was named the WhoScored Man of the Match with an impressive match rating of 7.93.
The stats on the Arsenal website show that the French midfielder did not win a single tackle, make any blocks or clearances,
win any aerial duels, or really influence the game much, with the fewest touches of the starting midfielders.
He will not intercept passes, track back,
win an aerial duel, tackle a player, muscle a player off the ball, block crosses or shots, or defend a set piece.
Its not just his lack of pace but his lack of mobility, agility, and hes slow to get up and
win aerial duels.
But that is not the case and we rarely see
him winning aerial duels.
But the part of our game that needs improving is our defensive play, that's why we need a proper defensive midfielder — a player with power, quality, the ability to
win aerial duels and a defensive mind to snuff out attacks before they happen.
Norwich were scared of his pace and hence stayed deep which allowed Benteke to occupy the deeper positions and
win the aerial duels.
He holds the ball up,
he wins his aerial duels (2.2 per 90 minutes), he runs the channels and he's making runs in behind the opposition.
Christian Benteke — 6.5 Worked hard to
win aerial duels and also looked tidy enough when the ball was played into feet.
There is no doubt that he gives Arsenal something different as he's a player that likes a tackle, will fight for the ball,
win aerial duels and offer layoffs for others to attack.
He was even clearing out his own team - mates to
win aerial duels!
He had a 100 % success rate on crosses, both of his finding the head of Sadio Mané, and
won both aerial duels he participated in.