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James Maddison vs Bruno Fernandes

James Maddison vs Bruno Fernandes


Sensible Spurs fans are celebrating the arrival of James Maddison with a positive outlook and so they should.

Judging a player is one thing but delving into stats can reveal more and is a method of comparing one player against the other.

My James Maddison Scouting Report (opens in a new window) should have raised your excitement levels as should the one on our other summer signing Guglielmo Vicario.

A selection of previous scouting reports that remain relevant and all open in a new window:


Today I thought I'd take a further look at Maddison to give you a greater idea of what Spurs have got in the England international.

I'll look at him against Manchester United and Portugal attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes. And remember, Manchester United are in the Champions League, Leicester City were relegated.

James Maddison's heat map, by the way, turns red at the centre-circle because of the number of times he had to restart the game following Leicester conceding yet another goal, 68 in the Premier League.

James Maddison vs Bruno Fernandes


Maddison vs Fernandes


Just look at those stats, a significantly higher conversion rate suggesting he is a better goalscorer, backed up by the fact he scores more goals per 90 minutes than Fernandes and a near 5% better shooting accuracy.

This suggests to me that he is mentally more composed in goalscoring situations, calmer, has a clearer head.

Manchester United scored 58 English Premier League (EPL) goals while Leicester City scored 51, yet Maddison contributed more assists per 90 minutes than Fernandes did, despite Manchester Unuted having better finishers than Leicester City.

Fewer chances created but a better passing accuracy, which is rather important when you are in the final third tasked with making those risky through balls. Again, you have to take into account Manchester Utd have better attackers, making better movements off the ball, giving more opportunities for these key passes to be made, so Maddison stands up very well.

James Maddison outperforms Bruno Fernandes when he drifts wide and crosses the ball, which woukld allow Kulusevski or Son to cut inside into shooting positions themselves.

The two are roughly the same when taking a player on but Maddison again comes out on top, by a whopping 10% per 90 minutes, when involved in a ground duel for the ball, suggesting he can offer more in this area defensively.

All in all, I think these stats show Tottenham have got a player capable of playing for a Top 4 side, at a bargain price.

Time to celebrate our transfer market success.

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