Season so far pressing thread
1) West Ham PAPA chart
A very intense half to start the season with a lot of high pressing and group pressing
2) Palace PAPA chart
First 15 was one of the most intense periods we've seen under Klopp. LFC 61% possession, 51 presses, Palace 87 passes
Press directions. Both games saw much less activity on the LFC left.
4) pressing highlights West ham
High team efficiency (88%)
27% of all pressing in groups (good)
Unusually large volume of presses in the high right zone (27)
Top presser Naby Keita: 33 @ 91%, most Poss Wins (10), most Group Presses (9)
5) Pressing Highlights Palace
30% of pressing in groups (very good)
53% of all pressing in low zones (average 41%)
Top presser: Naby Keita 32 @ 88% efficiency, most Group Presses (11).
6) for 2018/19 we are now recording the opponent who was the "target" of the press.
West Ham example Felipe Anderson
Pressed 26 times. Much in the West ham left back channel
100% efficiency
4 PW
5 GP
1 led to shot
Welcome to the #EPL Felipe
7) Palace target example: Andros Townsend
Pressed 25 times @ 100% but much of it in low zones, 7 times in groups.
But note the 4 possession wins when Townsend got pressed high. Also 1 led to shot
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