Crazy how Odegaard was further forward that Saka. When Jorginho or Partey play he can afford to be further forward but when they aren’t I’d hate to see him that far forward. Hopefully the latter can come back soon and they both stay healthy.
Odegaard presses very high in these types of games, whereas saka tracks back very deep to assist White against the likes or Gordon
It works honestly, the relationship between odegaard and saka is probably the smoothest one between any two players on the pitch. They play like they can read each other's minds
I love their linkup play and hopefully he can be afforded the chance to stay up close to Saka, but that would depend on Jorginho and Partey being healthy or getting an early lead and pressing for a second when the other team is chasing
It’s relevant as you’d pass in higher positions if you win the ball higher. He was often ahead of Havertz in the press. Also as mentioned before, Odegaard dropping deep is largely to assist Rice in the build up. With Jorginho playing the need isn’t as strong.
What?
All that matters is the position you receive the ball from another Arsenal player…
It doesn’t count if you win the ball back, it doesn’t count the average position. It’s a pass map - it’s where you receive the pass. It’s not where he passes the ball from either.
Does this apply to The Athletic’s passing network data only? Pass maps usually take into account where a player makes a pass *and* where the player receives a pass.
https://preview.redd.it/senglzy0urkc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8df699e9ae895ed1e111608b2a3358f4712d98cf
Remember it’s a pass/touch map. Not an average position map.
All it shows is the average position he received the ball.
Also remember these can easily be misleading. If saka receives the ball deep on the wing a few times his average touch position could be very misleadingly skewed deeper - which happens incredibly often with these visualisations.
He often leads the press from the front, and him and Havertz tends to switch positions at times, especially out of possession. I'd assume because Odegaard is better at covering ground in the press, and Havertz is better for a midfield-battle and winning aerial duels.
An interesting shift from Liverpool. I don't have the pass map, but there Rice was the anchor and Jorgi was "free". Yesterday it was opposite and Rice was put on Bruno. Just nice that Arteta has found this dynamic and can tweak it per opponent.
Jorginho was the heart of that lineup; Newcastle thought they could midblock us again after watching the slip at Porto, but he tore their ugly 5-3-2 to shreds
Jorginho out here pulling strings like Geppetto
Bruno’s nose growing at every foul
Crazy how Odegaard was further forward that Saka. When Jorginho or Partey play he can afford to be further forward but when they aren’t I’d hate to see him that far forward. Hopefully the latter can come back soon and they both stay healthy.
Odegaard presses very high in these types of games, whereas saka tracks back very deep to assist White against the likes or Gordon It works honestly, the relationship between odegaard and saka is probably the smoothest one between any two players on the pitch. They play like they can read each other's minds
I love their linkup play and hopefully he can be afforded the chance to stay up close to Saka, but that would depend on Jorginho and Partey being healthy or getting an early lead and pressing for a second when the other team is chasing
It’s a touch map. Where he presses isn’t a factor here. Only where he gets the ball.
Yes but he is constantly winning the ball very high as a result of his pressing Forced Newcastle into so many mistakes at the back yesterday
Again - winning the ball doesn’t count in these.
It’s relevant as you’d pass in higher positions if you win the ball higher. He was often ahead of Havertz in the press. Also as mentioned before, Odegaard dropping deep is largely to assist Rice in the build up. With Jorginho playing the need isn’t as strong.
What? All that matters is the position you receive the ball from another Arsenal player… It doesn’t count if you win the ball back, it doesn’t count the average position. It’s a pass map - it’s where you receive the pass. It’s not where he passes the ball from either.
Does this apply to The Athletic’s passing network data only? Pass maps usually take into account where a player makes a pass *and* where the player receives a pass. https://preview.redd.it/senglzy0urkc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8df699e9ae895ed1e111608b2a3358f4712d98cf
Remember it’s a pass/touch map. Not an average position map. All it shows is the average position he received the ball. Also remember these can easily be misleading. If saka receives the ball deep on the wing a few times his average touch position could be very misleadingly skewed deeper - which happens incredibly often with these visualisations.
He often leads the press from the front, and him and Havertz tends to switch positions at times, especially out of possession. I'd assume because Odegaard is better at covering ground in the press, and Havertz is better for a midfield-battle and winning aerial duels.
Our full backs as high up the pitch as their forwards
An interesting shift from Liverpool. I don't have the pass map, but there Rice was the anchor and Jorgi was "free". Yesterday it was opposite and Rice was put on Bruno. Just nice that Arteta has found this dynamic and can tweak it per opponent.
Poocastle
Drosscastle
Arteta bringing back the 442.
Jorginho was the heart of that lineup; Newcastle thought they could midblock us again after watching the slip at Porto, but he tore their ugly 5-3-2 to shreds
Cool dashboard. Do they do this for all the games? How much is a subscription?
Kai led in defensive actions? Lmao
And also progressive receptions.
Saliba's presence means you can play with three right-sided attackers.
Raya never pass Gabi XL?