- Feb 3, 2005
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From the most recent Statsbomb article. Maybe some insight into why Poch started with the defense this transfer season.
"The longest passes allowed are generally all German teams (see below for more on league differences) and then some bad Spanish teams and then Tottenham, who are right besides Augsburg. Only Man United and strangely QPR are better at stopping passes through the midfield than Tottenham, the main problem with their defense was the passes that get through are long and dangerous, and are converted into shots at a higher rate than any other EPL team. This would suggest at first glance that the backline is more of a problem than the midfield". - See more at: http://statsbomb.com/2015/07/contro...-milner-might-not-be-the-answer-for-liverpool"/#sthash.1w4btQGy.dpuf
"The longest passes allowed are generally all German teams (see below for more on league differences) and then some bad Spanish teams and then Tottenham, who are right besides Augsburg. Only Man United and strangely QPR are better at stopping passes through the midfield than Tottenham, the main problem with their defense was the passes that get through are long and dangerous, and are converted into shots at a higher rate than any other EPL team. This would suggest at first glance that the backline is more of a problem than the midfield". - See more at: http://statsbomb.com/2015/07/contro...-milner-might-not-be-the-answer-for-liverpool"/#sthash.1w4btQGy.dpuf