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~ A retweeted
From what I understand and what I’ve seen of him this tells me he probably would’ve been the better option as that Tzolis role and bringing him in now would still mean we’d lack a lot of what we’re looking for on the left
🇳🇴 Some notes on Antonio Nusa
- in his three seasons at RBL, he has evolved from a direct dribbler with minimal threat to a direct dribbler with a higher volume of end product but lacks efficiency to a more balanced/efficient dribbler with high level creative output
- 0.069 npxG per shot in the Bundesliga across three seasons is pretty rough; having registered 5 big chances in 4200 minutes is awful too so its not like he's feast or famine in terms of chance quality, its just famine (for reference, Yan Diomande registered 12 in 2500 minutes last year, and I wouldn't consider consistent goal-scoring his standout trait by any means)
- very ball-to-feet; he's never eclipsed P38 for xThreat received, P30 for prg receptions
- when he's pulled off dribbles, they've always been dangerous (P91-98 in the three seasons for productive dribbles p90)
- the value of his offensive actions has risen each season (second image), aligns with the volume data in the gif
- when you look at HOW he creates, its less so from crosses and more so moving from channel to half-space (Opta Analyst image); this is backed up by the third season in the gif
- back pass rate (how often he's passing backwards) has risen from P44 to P64 to P82 each of the past two seasons
- the third image from PlayerPrint on (playback90.com/) shows the results of his carries - he's looking to get face up and cut inside to slip passes through or find cut backs much more often than he is to shoot
To me, his profile reads like a ball-to-feet, direct dribbler that's shown YoY improvement. Maturity shown in how efficient his dribbles have become in terms of success rate up, rate of action down, and overall threat created going up with it. All of this is excellent.
The downsides are that despite being a right-footed LW, I don't see him as a long-term goal threat unless he has a multi-season Linsanity run of xG over-performance. He also doesn't generate a tremendous amount of threat from crosses (around P70 the past two seasons, but his uptick in productivity coincided with a drop to just bottom third this season).
That makes him a bit of a one-trick pony: going to look take defenders on and then find runners or a free man near the box. Less willing to stick his foot on the ball and find an earlier cross, or drive to shoot (comparatively to other wingers). Further evidenced by his ever increasing rate of back passes - the more his dribbling has developed and his carrying become more adventurous, he still needs to recycle more often, as finding an early ball or later shot don't seem to be on his agenda.
All of that, plus the injury concerns from his collapsed Brentford (if they're still relevant).
To me, he'd have to keep up this level of creative output for a full season to justify a big big move this summer. Even then, understand the profile and don't expect him to be something he's not, but at least he would have a serious sample operating as a top level creator.
I’ve kept an open mind about Nusa and still open to seeing his strengths and how they could translate into Arsenal but there are pretty damning red flags I can’t overlook.
🇳🇴 Some notes on Antonio Nusa
- in his three seasons at RBL, he has evolved from a direct dribbler with minimal threat to a direct dribbler with a higher volume of end product but lacks efficiency to a more balanced/efficient dribbler with high level creative output
- 0.069 npxG per shot in the Bundesliga across three seasons is pretty rough; having registered 5 big chances in 4200 minutes is awful too so its not like he's feast or famine in terms of chance quality, its just famine (for reference, Yan Diomande registered 12 in 2500 minutes last year, and I wouldn't consider consistent goal-scoring his standout trait by any means)
- very ball-to-feet; he's never eclipsed P38 for xThreat received, P30 for prg receptions
- when he's pulled off dribbles, they've always been dangerous (P91-98 in the three seasons for productive dribbles p90)
- the value of his offensive actions has risen each season (second image), aligns with the volume data in the gif
- when you look at HOW he creates, its less so from crosses and more so moving from channel to half-space (Opta Analyst image); this is backed up by the third season in the gif
- back pass rate (how often he's passing backwards) has risen from P44 to P64 to P82 each of the past two seasons
- the third image from PlayerPrint on (playback90.com/) shows the results of his carries - he's looking to get face up and cut inside to slip passes through or find cut backs much more often than he is to shoot
To me, his profile reads like a ball-to-feet, direct dribbler that's shown YoY improvement. Maturity shown in how efficient his dribbles have become in terms of success rate up, rate of action down, and overall threat created going up with it. All of this is excellent.
The downsides are that despite being a right-footed LW, I don't see him as a long-term goal threat unless he has a multi-season Linsanity run of xG over-performance. He also doesn't generate a tremendous amount of threat from crosses (around P70 the past two seasons, but his uptick in productivity coincided with a drop to just bottom third this season).
That makes him a bit of a one-trick pony: going to look take defenders on and then find runners or a free man near the box. Less willing to stick his foot on the ball and find an earlier cross, or drive to shoot (comparatively to other wingers). Further evidenced by his ever increasing rate of back passes - the more his dribbling has developed and his carrying become more adventurous, he still needs to recycle more often, as finding an early ball or later shot don't seem to be on his agenda.
All of that, plus the injury concerns from his collapsed Brentford (if they're still relevant).
To me, he'd have to keep up this level of creative output for a full season to justify a big big move this summer. Even then, understand the profile and don't expect him to be something he's not, but at least he would have a serious sample operating as a top level creator.
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~ A retweeted
Players with limited methods of impacting the game hamstring themselves so much, because it makes the bar for your USP sooo much higher.
Nusa by not being super active off ball or super willing to go outside makes it a big 🚩 for PL top team translation.
🇳🇴 Some notes on Antonio Nusa
- in his three seasons at RBL, he has evolved from a direct dribbler with minimal threat to a direct dribbler with a higher volume of end product but lacks efficiency to a more balanced/efficient dribbler with high level creative output
- 0.069 npxG per shot in the Bundesliga across three seasons is pretty rough; having registered 5 big chances in 4200 minutes is awful too so its not like he's feast or famine in terms of chance quality, its just famine (for reference, Yan Diomande registered 12 in 2500 minutes last year, and I wouldn't consider consistent goal-scoring his standout trait by any means)
- very ball-to-feet; he's never eclipsed P38 for xThreat received, P30 for prg receptions
- when he's pulled off dribbles, they've always been dangerous (P91-98 in the three seasons for productive dribbles p90)
- the value of his offensive actions has risen each season (second image), aligns with the volume data in the gif
- when you look at HOW he creates, its less so from crosses and more so moving from channel to half-space (Opta Analyst image); this is backed up by the third season in the gif
- back pass rate (how often he's passing backwards) has risen from P44 to P64 to P82 each of the past two seasons
- the third image from PlayerPrint on (playback90.com/) shows the results of his carries - he's looking to get face up and cut inside to slip passes through or find cut backs much more often than he is to shoot
To me, his profile reads like a ball-to-feet, direct dribbler that's shown YoY improvement. Maturity shown in how efficient his dribbles have become in terms of success rate up, rate of action down, and overall threat created going up with it. All of this is excellent.
The downsides are that despite being a right-footed LW, I don't see him as a long-term goal threat unless he has a multi-season Linsanity run of xG over-performance. He also doesn't generate a tremendous amount of threat from crosses (around P70 the past two seasons, but his uptick in productivity coincided with a drop to just bottom third this season).
That makes him a bit of a one-trick pony: going to look take defenders on and then find runners or a free man near the box. Less willing to stick his foot on the ball and find an earlier cross, or drive to shoot (comparatively to other wingers). Further evidenced by his ever increasing rate of back passes - the more his dribbling has developed and his carrying become more adventurous, he still needs to recycle more often, as finding an early ball or later shot don't seem to be on his agenda.
All of that, plus the injury concerns from his collapsed Brentford (if they're still relevant).
To me, he'd have to keep up this level of creative output for a full season to justify a big big move this summer. Even then, understand the profile and don't expect him to be something he's not, but at least he would have a serious sample operating as a top level creator.
~ A retweeted
As a manager, your job is to mask your players’ deficiencies and actively avoid putting them in situations where those weaknesses are exposed. Arteta does the opposite, exposing his players weekly by consistently ignoring basic tactical principles and opposition matchups.
Abre > Nusa
Been watching more LW tape recently and Abde is the one that points towards a banker explosion of becoming a superstar the most
His physical/technical tools are already at a good balance. Transitional + outlet threat is legit and he’s ironing out his final third quality
Really good temperament 1v1, has an idea of what he’s gonna do next instead of being a headless runner
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~ A retweeted
For the first time in US history, a gay man, a Black woman, a Muslim, Native American woman, Palestinian, and Latina have won their respective midterm elections.
Another son is sprouting. Have a feeling he’ll be on of the best to come out of Arteta’s tutelage too.
🚨 Merino “You say Arteta is obsessed with defending but I think he is obsessed with everything around the game. He wants us to be the best at everything, not only defending. The main difference right now is mentality and adapting to any good / bad context. BE THE HAMMER THAT WANTS TO WIN EVERY SINGLE GAME”
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Alvarez has shown his arse. I’d sacrifice some running power and elite hold-up play (Kroupi Jr can develop the latter) for dedication and belief in the Arsenal project. Who wants a player planning his exit on day one?
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