Townsend has been our best player so far this season.
1) He averages 5.7 successful dribbles per game. The next closest in the league is Suarez and he has only 3.
2) He leads the team with 1.9 key passes per game and ranks 15th overall in the league in key passes.
3) Despite his massive amount amount of dribbling per game he is only dispossesd a little under 2 times per game. Not even in the top 25 of most dispossessions in the league.
4) He has a top 5 whoscored rating of every player in the Prem this year.
Overall, while his shot selection has been a little reckless, I think he has gotten more selective in recent weeks and has made some pretty quality reverse passes. Furthermore, he really has been unlucky not to get on the score sheet a couple of times. He has had some great saves made against him and just missed a couple of the other times.
Also, he is such a young player that we should be warning him to express himself, take chances, and gain confidence. I know this was something that @ spooky echoed more than once in regards to Bale two seasons ago on the pod. It is important for a young player to be aggressive and we shouldn't begrudge them that in their development.
Townsend has been our brightest spot attacking wise so far this year and while his lack of end product has been frustrating it really should be better if not for some poor luck. He needs to grow and make better decisions but he is young and I think we're already starting to see that.
Lamela and Townsend should be playing together. They both offer something different and dangerous. You allow the float all over the field and make problems for everyone and I think it will make us much more dangerous. It will even get better when Rose is back to provide more natural left side width.
1) He averages 5.7 successful dribbles per game. The next closest in the league is Suarez and he has only 3.
2) He leads the team with 1.9 key passes per game and ranks 15th overall in the league in key passes.
3) Despite his massive amount amount of dribbling per game he is only dispossesd a little under 2 times per game. Not even in the top 25 of most dispossessions in the league.
4) He has a top 5 whoscored rating of every player in the Prem this year.
Overall, while his shot selection has been a little reckless, I think he has gotten more selective in recent weeks and has made some pretty quality reverse passes. Furthermore, he really has been unlucky not to get on the score sheet a couple of times. He has had some great saves made against him and just missed a couple of the other times.
Also, he is such a young player that we should be warning him to express himself, take chances, and gain confidence. I know this was something that @ spooky echoed more than once in regards to Bale two seasons ago on the pod. It is important for a young player to be aggressive and we shouldn't begrudge them that in their development.
Townsend has been our brightest spot attacking wise so far this year and while his lack of end product has been frustrating it really should be better if not for some poor luck. He needs to grow and make better decisions but he is young and I think we're already starting to see that.
Lamela and Townsend should be playing together. They both offer something different and dangerous. You allow the float all over the field and make problems for everyone and I think it will make us much more dangerous. It will even get better when Rose is back to provide more natural left side width.