A baptism of fire for Japhet Tanganga, but one that the 20-year-old from Hackney more than survived.
So let’s spin through the key disciplines to see what stats lay beneath what was a great performance!
A successful pass completion rate of 80.6% puts Japhet straight into my good books. If you can’t be relied upon to pass you players on your own side, there’s little else to be discussed.
Just to add here, 0/0 passes in the attacking third. Call me old fashioned, but I like my defenders to defend and Japhet did this steadfastly, against some really rather tough opponents.
Recovered the ball on 7 occasions – which for context – put him on par with Toby Alderweireld.
Defensive clearances
100% success rate with defensive clearances: 8/8.
100% again, this time with headed clearances.
All in all, this guy is an absolute find.
More, please.
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