Thread by @Jhdharrison1

THREAD:

Have #DeGea’s cross claiming & sweeping numbers changed dramatically this season in comparison to last season?

Below I will look into #DeGea’s sweeping & cross claiming performance in the 19/20 #PremierLeague season & compare it with his performance so far this year!

Claiming 19/20:

#DeGea prevented 0.77 chances per 90 occurring by claiming crosses

Average #PremierLeague GK prevents 1.10 chances per 90 occurring by claiming crosses

Key points

• Attempts to claim infrequently

• Mostly successful when he does attempt to claim

#MUFC

Claiming 20/21:

So far #DeGea has prevented 0.74 chances per 90 occurring by claiming crosses

#DeGea has performed in a very similar manner against crosses this year with his willingness to claim & his success when doing so remaining roughly the same.

#MUFC

Sweeping 19/20:

#DeGea prevented 0.42 chances per 90 occurring by sweeping through balls

Average #PremierLeague GK prevents 0.70 chances per 90 occurring by sweeping through balls

Key points

• Attempts to sweep infrequently

• Always successful when he does sweep

#MUFC

Sweeping 20/21:

So far #DeGea has prevented 0.61 chances per 90 occurring due to sweeping

#DeGea has improved his sweeping frequency by ~1.5 times while maintaining 100% success!

If #DeGea keeps this up it will mean #ManchesterUnited concede ~10 fewer chances this year!

#MUFC

Sweeping 20/21:

Another key statistic is that not only has #DeGea’s frequency of pressurised sweeping actions increased so has the distance he is sweeping from his goal line

19/20 avg distance = 20.4yrd
20/21 avg distance = 24.3yrd

This allows #MUFC to play with a higher line.

Conclusion:

#DeGea gets a lot of criticism for his shot prevention skills (sweeping & claiming) & the statistics do show he prevents fewer shots occurring than an avg #PL GK but recently his sweeping numbers have improved & hint he has the ability to become an above avg sweeper!