Citazione di: Ranxerox il 19 Feb 2021, 23:10
In che senso "mezzo fetish"?
Il primo articolo valutava un po' di centrali che sarebbero potuti essere utili al Liverpool, di ottobre
"The Athletic's choice
The last option is a player that The Athletic has identified, using data from smarterscout, who has all of the requisite skills to play at the back for Liverpool.
Employing a similar process to the one used in July when we successfully highlighted Kostas Tsimikas as a potential left-back option for Liverpool, we have identified Torino's Gleison Bremer as a data-backed target.
The process to get to Bremer considers all of the criteria that Liverpool's scouts themselves will be taking into account when creating their shortlists. The goal is to find a feasible target of a good age, who played at least 900 minutes as a left centre-back last season.
Given Liverpool's transfer policy since Klopp joined has been to sign players aged 26 or younger, unless given great reason to do otherwise, that's the first criteria in the search.
The pool of leagues Liverpool recruit from is usually quite restricted — the top five European leagues and teams that feature in either the Champions League or Europa League — so only players who have featured in those competitions are kept in.
The next step is to find players who are comfortable on the ball, able to retain possession at high levels and also progress it forwards. Finally, any seemingly unlikely players are removed from the list (eg, Matthijs de Ligt would not a feasible option financially).
Bremer, who joined Torino from Atletico Mineiro in his Brazilian homeland in 2018, is definitely a defence-first centre-back and his gifts in possession may not quite be at the level required to hold down a regular starting spot for Liverpool, but he would develop that side of his game over time.
He's a great reader of the game and aggressive in stepping up to intercept the ball, reflected by a rating of 92 in the pizza chart below in terms of his recoveries and interceptions.
The 23-year-old is pretty average when it comes to aerial duels in open play and slightly worse from set-piece situations, but Bremer is a very strong tackler — among the very best in Europe."
Il secondo articolo parla della stessa cosa, è della stessa testata ma di fine gennaio
"Gleison Bremer
In Bremer, we return to a player who was tipped in October as The Athletic's choice for a Liverpool target by our football analytics writer, Tom Worville. Bremer had a strong campaign at left centre-back for Torino last season and has been someone that Liverpool have followed closely.
This season, the 23-year-old has been deployed largely as a right centre-back, which highlights his versatility to play as either one of a centre-back pairing. It was previously highlighted in October that Bremer still required time to develop his game in possession. Looking at his smarterscout statistics (a site which gives detailed analytics on players all over the world, producing a score between 0-99), he is certainly more active on the ball this season — as shown by his link-up play volume (78 out of 99) and his carry and dribble volume (83 out of 99).
While his ability to retain the ball remains fairly low (35 out of 99), this would no doubt improve with the calibre of players around him at Liverpool.
What remains unchanged is Bremer's strong reading of the game and ability to intercept the ball, shown by his rating of 87 out of 99 for recoveries and interceptions. He is very much a front-foot defender, further highlighted by his defending intensity (99 out of 99). This means he will often apply pressure and be proactive in his defensive actions where relevant, rather than passively defending with blocks and clearances.
His ability in the air was previously cited as a trait that he could improve upon. In open play, his aerial duel rating (34 out of 99) is nowhere near as proficient as Van Dijk or Matip.
At 6ft tall, he is unlikely to have as much aerial presence as Liverpool's current crop do — but he makes up for it with his defensive intensity and reading of the game.
