Wanyama no thanks, Geis stats are outstanding
Here we are back with the Victor Wanyama rubbish again, this time from the Sun. Pochettino was at Southampton therefore he must want all their players, Victor Wanyama no thanks.
If memory serves he was bought for the crazy price of £10 million from Celtic, who apart from a few games are playing at best Championship standard footnall on a weekly basis. For Celtic he used to take far too long on the ball deciding what to do with it and the prerequisite for Tottenham at the moment is moving the ball quickly from defensive midfield forward. That's the reason Ryan Mason has been playing all season which resulted in him being called up by England.
Tottenham are warching the progress of 21-year-old German Johannes Geis of Mainz very closely. He has been a fixture at every level for the Germans in his burgoning career. A look at his stats compared to Mason, Bentaleb and Wanyama, suggest that our interest is justified.
Games & Minutes Player
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 26 - 1,899
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 21 - 1,748
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 28 - 2,025
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 29 - 2,542
First a look at the passing figures and just look at the percentahe of forward passes the candidates make, there is a huge 15.56% difference between the highest and lowest.
Passes Made
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 1,243
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 1,230
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 1,299
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 1,383
Forward Passes Made
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 68.19%
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 58.12%
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 62.03%
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 73.68%
Backward Passes Made
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 30.33%
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 41.72%
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 37.40%
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 26.17%
It must be remembered that assing backwards figures include the requirement of defensive midfielders to assist in switching play between centre-backs, the ball is bounced off them, but they still tell a story. It also needs to be remembered that the more defensive of the two defensive midfielders will have a higher passing backwards figure than the more attacking link player, thus Bentaleb's figure for instance should always be higher than that of Mason. Wanyama though is still some way behind Bentaleb.
You would expect Wanyama, passing backwards more than the others to have the best success rate, however that is not the case, again he is beaten by Bentaleb with Mason on his heels.
Pass Success Rate
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 83.02%
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 84.50%
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 86.12%
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 74.11%
Key Passes
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 19
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 13
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 13
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 65
Chances Created
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 22
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 15
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 14
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 67
We know Tottenham rely heavily on stats, it's part of the reason Tottenham appointed Paul Mitchell as Head of Recruitment ans Analysis. Naturally there are many more stats to take into account and the strengths of the leagues, pace of them but at first glance you'd say you would want to have a good ;look at Geis before you entertain any thoughts of Wanyama. What other stats are there, can he defend and head a ball?
Aerial Duels Won
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 37.84%
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 58.33%
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 50.86%
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 55.06%
Tackles Made - Won
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 118 - 48.31%
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 77 - 48.05%
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 143 - 48.26%
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 130 - 37.69%
Interceptions
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 38
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 52
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 47
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 62
Blocks
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 3
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 7
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 5
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 9
Clearances
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 42
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 43
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 47
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 58
All stats taken from Squawka,com who use the official OPTA stats.
Personally I don't think there is any truth to the Wanyama stories at all. Celtic wanted too much for him so we didn't buy him and the stats all seem to support the fact we made the right choice. Etiene Capoue lost his place because he took too long to pass the ball and Iv'e not watched enough Southampton games to know whether Wanyama has improved that area of his game sufficiently. A player will often pass backwards if he hasn't found a pass forwards and is then put under pressure, that suggests a lack of initial vision, but that's a whole new subject.
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If memory serves he was bought for the crazy price of £10 million from Celtic, who apart from a few games are playing at best Championship standard footnall on a weekly basis. For Celtic he used to take far too long on the ball deciding what to do with it and the prerequisite for Tottenham at the moment is moving the ball quickly from defensive midfield forward. That's the reason Ryan Mason has been playing all season which resulted in him being called up by England.
Tottenham are warching the progress of 21-year-old German Johannes Geis of Mainz very closely. He has been a fixture at every level for the Germans in his burgoning career. A look at his stats compared to Mason, Bentaleb and Wanyama, suggest that our interest is justified.
Games & Minutes Player
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 26 - 1,899
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 21 - 1,748
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 28 - 2,025
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 29 - 2,542
First a look at the passing figures and just look at the percentahe of forward passes the candidates make, there is a huge 15.56% difference between the highest and lowest.
Passes Made
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 1,243
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 1,230
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 1,299
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 1,383
Forward Passes Made
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 68.19%
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 58.12%
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 62.03%
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 73.68%
Backward Passes Made
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 30.33%
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 41.72%
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 37.40%
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 26.17%
It must be remembered that assing backwards figures include the requirement of defensive midfielders to assist in switching play between centre-backs, the ball is bounced off them, but they still tell a story. It also needs to be remembered that the more defensive of the two defensive midfielders will have a higher passing backwards figure than the more attacking link player, thus Bentaleb's figure for instance should always be higher than that of Mason. Wanyama though is still some way behind Bentaleb.
You would expect Wanyama, passing backwards more than the others to have the best success rate, however that is not the case, again he is beaten by Bentaleb with Mason on his heels.
Pass Success Rate
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 83.02%
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 84.50%
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 86.12%
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 74.11%
Key Passes
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 19
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 13
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 13
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 65
Chances Created
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 22
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 15
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 14
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 67
We know Tottenham rely heavily on stats, it's part of the reason Tottenham appointed Paul Mitchell as Head of Recruitment ans Analysis. Naturally there are many more stats to take into account and the strengths of the leagues, pace of them but at first glance you'd say you would want to have a good ;look at Geis before you entertain any thoughts of Wanyama. What other stats are there, can he defend and head a ball?
Aerial Duels Won
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 37.84%
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 58.33%
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 50.86%
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 55.06%
Tackles Made - Won
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 118 - 48.31%
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 77 - 48.05%
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 143 - 48.26%
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 130 - 37.69%
Interceptions
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 38
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 52
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 47
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 62
Blocks
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 3
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 7
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 5
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 9
Clearances
Ryan Mason (Spurs) 42
Victor Wanyama (Sputhampton) 43
Nabil Bentaleb (Spurs) 47
Johannes Geis (Mainz) 58
All stats taken from Squawka,com who use the official OPTA stats.
Personally I don't think there is any truth to the Wanyama stories at all. Celtic wanted too much for him so we didn't buy him and the stats all seem to support the fact we made the right choice. Etiene Capoue lost his place because he took too long to pass the ball and Iv'e not watched enough Southampton games to know whether Wanyama has improved that area of his game sufficiently. A player will often pass backwards if he hasn't found a pass forwards and is then put under pressure, that suggests a lack of initial vision, but that's a whole new subject.
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