Nabil Bentaleb Performance

Nabil Bentaleb

West Ham United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1

Performance Stats

Passing
Forward Passes: 48
Backwards Passes: 28
Total Passes: 76
Successful Passes: 67
Pass Completion: 88%
Key Passes: 1
Assists: 0
Chances Created: 1
Average Pass Length: 18m

Goals
Goals Conceded: 0
Goals Scored: 0
Goals Left Foot: 0
Goals Right Foot: 0
Goals Headed: 0
Goals Inside Area: 0
Goals Outside Area: 0
Goals Set Piece: 0
Goals Penalty: 0
Goals Direct Free Kick: 0
Goals Crossed Free Kick: 0
Goals Corners: 0

Goal Attempts
Shots: 1
Shot Accuracy: 100%
Shots Inside Box: 0
Shots Outside Box: 1

Opponent Duels
Tackles Won: 1
Tackles Lost: 2
Take on Success: 0
Take on Success: 0%
Headers Won: 1
Headers Win: 50%
Duels Success: 50%
Fouls For: 1
Fouls Against: 0

Defending
Interceptions: 1
Blocks: 0
Clearances: 3
Errors: 0
Errors Costing Goals: 0

Cards
Yellow: 0
Red: 0
Simulation: 0
Verbal Abuse: 0
Bad Tackles: 0

Match Day Squad

Name		Position
	Hugo Lloris	GK
	Brad Friedel	GK
	Eric Dier	D
	Younes Kaboul	D(CR)
	Etienne Capoue	D(C),DM(C)
	Nabil Bentaleb	DM(C)
	Danny Rose	D(L)
	Kyle Naughton	D(LR)
	Ben Davies	D(L)
	Michael Dawson	D(C)
	Lewis Holtby	M(CLR)
	Christian Eriksen	AM(CL)
	Andros Townsend	AM(LR)
	Erik Lamela	AM(CLR),FW
	Aaron Lennon	AM(LR)
	Harry Kane	FW
	Emmanuel Adebayor	FW
	Roberto Soldado	FW

Player Performance

Nabil Bentaleb, despite going to the World Cup, started alongside Étienne Capoue as one of the two passing defensive midfielders. Centrally we looked sound for the first 29 minutes, controlling the game to start with but then Kyle Naughton was sent off, Capoue had to go back to centre-back and Christian Eriksen drop a little deeper, while Erik Lamela and especially Aaron Lennon dropped back to help defend.

By and large he had a good game, he had to take charge of the centre of the field and even managed a rasping shot late on in the game. He did make a couple of errors on the half way line giving the ball away but he wasn't the only culprit. As the defensive midfielder he made himself available the whole game to receive the ball off the centre-backs and move it predominantly forward.

Sandro looked once again way off the pace against Schalke and seems to be waiting for a transfer with Capoue and Bentaleb the first choice defensive pair. With 10 me it had to be a backs to the wall performance and that's what we got. An underestimated player who is still learning the game but just like last season looked at home at this level.

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