🇭🇺 Data Analyst at @xfbsays, Pundit at Sport TV, Podcaster I Tweet mostly #LFC related visuals
Compared to his positional peers in the #PL this season, #Kerkez's main strengths are clear to see: creating & crossing + carry, box/final 3rd involvement. Based on the underlying numbers, he is a typical advanced & proactive LB, who can support the attacks very well. 👏 
His advanced stats in the @Bundesliga_DE this season are absolutely incredible! Box/final 3rd involvement, carry, creating, crossing, dribbling, shot quality & shot volume - he belongs to the very best. What he can do in attack & in possession, is so frightening! 💪 
Pizza chart - unique profile 
Analysing his 2024/25 @Bundesliga_DE pizza chart, Frimpong belongs to the very best wide defenders with over 30% game time in terms of the following metrics: box/final 3rd involvement, carry, crossing, dribbling, shot quality & shot volume. 👏 
With 75, LFC scored by far the most goals so far in the PL (MCI is the 2nd with 66). They created 72.2 xG and 16.6 shots/90 minutes - both metrics are the best in the league! Look at this shot map below, they were able to create so many high-quality shots from inside the box. 🎯 
Virgil van Dijk (33, CB)
Liverpool's 1st goal was an absolutely fantastic corner routine which proved to be decisive. Macca hit it hard and low and found #Szoboszlai just outside the 6-yard box (Robertson's blocking on Foden was clever). The Hungarian's assist & Salah's finish was all perfect! 👏
As #Szoboszlai's pizza chart shows, his performance this season at Liverpool is absolutely world-class! Compared to his positional peers in the league, he's superb in ball retention, box/final 3rd involvement, attacking aerial duels, carry, crossing & shot volume. 💪 
The 23yo winger can do literally everything with the ball: excellent dribbling skills, fantastic carries, unstoppable in 1v1 situations, brilliant shooting technique, amazing vision and fabulous finishing! 👏
As the scene above shows, he often positioned himself between TOT's lines & tried to manipulate their defence. Gomez found him with a top line-breaking pass: #Szoboszlai could pick up the ball, turn & pass it to Díaz on the left. Some secs later, Macca scored LFC's 2nd goal. 👏
Analysing his pizza chart in the #PL, we can see that he is among the very best players in: carry, possession involvement, attacking aerial duels, interceptions & recoveries. He really is a versatile box-to-box type of midfielder! 🔥 
Analysing his passing stats (via @fbref), the conclusion is clear: compared to his positional peers, he's among the very best players (TOP 10 pct) in a lot of per 90 passing-metrics like passes attempted, passes completed, pass completion rate and total passing distance. 💪 
As the scene above shows, Hürzeler used a very compact, narrow and well-organised 4-4-2 shape out-of-possession which was quite hard to unlock but Liverpool still created 16 shots (8 on target), 4 big chances, 1.7 xG and 31 touches inside the box. 👆
As their aggregated pass-network below shows, Slot typically used a 4-2-3-1 formation in possession in the #PL sor far. Usually, VVD & Konaté starts the build-up from the back while the Macca-Gravenberch double pivot helps to circulate the ball through the middle. 🧐 
Compared to the other centre-backs in the #PL with over 30% game time, his numbers are unbelievable! Great ball retention ability, vertical playing style, excellent in the air (both end of the pitch) and has a very high possession & box involvement score. 💪 
Analysing his pizza chart in the #PL, we can see that he is among the very best players in: carry, possession involvement, attacking aerial duels, interceptions & recoveries. He really is a versatile box-to-box type of midfielder! 🔥
His end-product is much better than in the previous seasons. He's more active and effective inside the penalty area, the goal he scored vs MUN on the far side was a result of a smart movement into the box. 5 goals from 2.7 xG & 0.18 npxg/shot - both stats show how sharp he is! 🎯 
LFC's defending stats are amazing! As the viz above shows, they allowed only 2 goals & 5.1 xGA in the #PL - no other team is better from this point of view. Their opponents have just 107 touches inside LFC's box which is by far the least in the PL (City is the 2nd with 127)! 🛡️
As the above scene shows, he's so great in positioning himself between the lines. He got a pass from VVD in the middle of the pitch, turned around and then found Núñez with a well-measured progressive pass! ☝️
Gravenberch is one of the most dangerous players in terms of carry from deep-areas. He received a pass from Szoboszlai at the half-way line and after that he just carried the ball forward unstoppable to lay it down to Salah for a shot. Trademark movement from him! ☝️
As the above scene from the MUNLIV match shows, he is very intelligent out-of-possession and knows how to position himself between #MUFC's lines. He received a fantastic pass from VVD, controlled it nicely and started a carry from the half-way line which ended inside the box! 👏