Today has been another tough day for critical thinkers. So here’s some welcome relief for those fans in the top 5% of online fans wanting to add to the burdening weight of common sense that says sacking Mourinho might achieve something.
One major area of concern has been Tottenham’s defensive abilities – hey some fans have even been attacking José for being too defensive! So thanks to our friends at Wyscout (€) here’s where our current megastars are in the Premier League rankings.
For clarity, these stats are compiled identifying the top 30 players in each category for the current season. What cannot speak cannot lie.
Only one Tottenham player featured and that was Pierre Hojbjerg in pole position, the Dane racked up 249 of them. Numero uno – the very best in English football!
No Spurs player made the top 30 list in this discipline.
20th in this category was Harry Kane with 112 defensive aerial duels. On his heels in the 24th spot with 105, is defender Eric Dier.
5th here is Eric Dier with 22 shots blocked, in the 18th spot is Toby Alderweireld with 14 shots denied.
Heung-Min Son was badly at fault in this discipline, so whilst he’s obviously not a defender… being 2nd in this list with 232 opposing players having spun past him, isn’t great. Højbjerg features, in 13th place.
Hugo Lloris has conceded the 12th most goals in the division, with 25 shots that got past him.
Hugo was only worse when it came to shots against him, which of course, is about the actions in front of him. In 10th spot, the Frenchman suffered 99 attempts.
In conclusion, only 2 Spurs defenders feature in any of the Premier League’s top defensive rankings. Might this explain why Mourinho can’t settle with his defensive selections, or win games, everyone is so damn poor.