Antoine Semenyo
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Branksome Cliff?
Iraola out before he’s even in!!!!!!
We've already got one busted signing who is great at counter attacks and struggling in a team that doesn't get many opportunities to counter any more. Is that the profile we need?
Is that true though? He is currently playing in a team that has the 8th most possession, 7th most touches in the opposition box and 4th in possession won in the final 3rd.
They've scored 40% of their goals from open play.
If anything he is excellent at counter attacks but also excels in a team that have a lot of the ball and attack against a settled defence while giving us a physical presence that can press.
I think he would be excellent for us. Great ability, dribbling skills, ball carrier and works extremely hard.
Plays for a possession based team that press from the front. Bournemouth look very balanced and have attacked 43%/25%/32% in terms of left/centre/right.
Is this a reference to Isak?
It's not a Grealish at Villa situation though, is it? Bournemouth have got a bunch of creative attacking players who contribute fairly regularly, he just seems the best of the lot
Is Isak specifically great at counter attacks? Seems he's more of a clinical finisher who thrives on balls into feet in and around the box, I know he's quick and skillful, but he's not really got the strength of Semenyo, who is different again and can carry the attack, if you've got him and Ekitike doing the donkey work then Isak should really thrive on exactly that.
No, thats a SCM myth for some reason. He had more touched on the ball than any striker in the league per game last season, created more open play chances than most of them and scored 17 open play goals.
Newcastle only scored 7 goals from counter attacks, in total.
Those stats to me don't suggest a team that excels with a lot of the ball if they are only 8th in possession.
I also don't think Isak being in a counter attacking team is a myth. The eye test tells a lot more than the Opta Test.
They've scored 40% of their goals from open play, so not a counter attacking team in all honesty.
The eye test is subjective. The stats aren't.
Not sure I understand the correlation between open plan and counter attacking tbh
Bournemouth have finished 15th, 12th and 9th. Being 8th and upwards in the stats this season does suggest a more playing team imho. Compared to were they are as a team quality wise.
Not sure if relevant but;
An Opta counter-attack goal (or "Fast Break" goal) is a goal scored from an attack that starts with winning the ball in your own half, quickly transitioning defense to attack, overcoming the opponent's disorganization with speed and intensity to create a dangerous opportunity. Opta tracks these as distinct events from regular open play or set pieces, often analyzing the speed of progression and key player actions (like carries) to measure contribution
An Opta Open Play Goal is simply a goal scored from a fluid, continuous phase of the game, not from a set-piece (corner, free-kick, penalty, throw-in) or restart; Opta tracks build-up play (sequences, possessions) leading to goals, distinguishing these from dead-ball situations to provide context on attacking patterns, like how many passes or distance covered before a goal is scored from open play.
How Opta Defines Open Play
An Opta counter-attack goal (or "Fast Break" goal) is a goal scored from an attack that starts with winning the ball in your own half, quickly transitioning defense to attack, overcoming the opponent's disorganization with speed and intensity to create a dangerous opportunity. Opta tracks these as distinct events from regular open play or set pieces, often analyzing the speed of progression and key player actions (like carries) to measure contribution
An Opta Open Play Goal is simply a goal scored from a fluid, continuous phase of the game, not from a set-piece (corner, free-kick, penalty, throw-in) or restart; Opta tracks build-up play (sequences, possessions) leading to goals, distinguishing these from dead-ball situations to provide context on attacking patterns, like how many passes or distance covered before a goal is scored from open play.
How Opta Defines Open Play
- Sequence: A passage of play belonging to one team, ending in a shot, defensive action, or stoppage.
- Possession: One or more sequences by the same team.
- Phases of Play: Opta categorizes play into Transition (recovering the ball), Established Possession, Direct Long Play, and Attacking Play, all occurring within open play.
He seems to have zero confidence at the moment as well, so seems incredibly nervous in doing anything adventurous with the ball. Very different to his Newcastle days. Hopefully he can get that back because right now he’s utterly useless.
