The responses in this thread are as bizarrely muddled as his performances.
Half think he's awful at almost everything, half think he's basically good at everything but just needs the right position/support/PL acclimatisation.
But for those who think he was good yesterday (or in any game), how do you explain away the stats? I'm not a huge lover of stats myself, but his are generally absolutely awful.
Check out FotMob from the Fulham match. many people here seem to think he's good at pressing, winning, and shielding the ball. How on earth do you explain those stats?
10 Dispossesions! Do you know how bad that is? For comparison, most players generally have 0-1. Bruno had 0 in this game. Hojlund had 0. Dalot had 2.
I can see the response being "Stats are bullshit, I trust my eyes thank you". But Zirkzee (and Hojlund) are almost uniquely bad statistically among any players we've ever had.
- Rating: 5.2 - lowest on the pitch (Hojlund was 6.0)
- Accurate passes: 28/38 (74%) - this is actually higher than most matches, he was under 70% in the 90 minutes)
- Expected goals (xG): 0.06
- Expected goals on target (xGOT): 0.00
- Expected assists (xA): 0.12
- xG + xA: 0.18
- Successful dribbles: 1/6 (17%)
- Passes into final third: 6
- Dispossessed: 10
- Non-penalty xG: 0.0
Defence
- Tackles won: 1/1 (100%)
- Clearances: 1
- Headed clearance: 1
- Interceptions: 1
- Defensive actions: 4
- Recoveries: 4
- Dribbled past: 2
Duels
- Duels won: 7
- Duels lost: 25
- Ground duels won: 5/23 (22%)
- Aerial duels won: 2/9 (22%)
- Was fouled: 3
- Fouls committed:1