It hasn’t been a great campaign for Tottenham Hotspur so far this season.
Ange Postecoglou’s Lilywhites may have scored the second-highest number of goals in the Premier League this year, but they currently sit in 11th place, their worst form since 2008.
The North Londoners have problems all over the pitch, but their defense is undoubtedly their biggest problem, and a big reason for that is the number of injuries to defenders.
One player who will be unavailable for the next game against Newcastle United is Destiny Oudogie, who was excellent last season, but recent reports suggest Spurs are signing an up-and-coming full-back who could replace him. It is reported that.
Tottenham Hotspur transfer news
According to a recent report from GIVEMESPORT, Tottenham remain interested in Lecce full-back Patrick Dorg.
However, the bad news is that a number of other clubs have begun to show interest in the young Dane, including AC Milan, Chelsea, Napoli, Liverpool and Manchester United, resulting in the 20-year-old’s first transfer. The money is said to be 30 million pounds. Increase in assessed value.
This is a problem, as reports suggest Daniel Levy could limit Postecoglou’s spending to £25m, but given Udogi’s recent injury, the budget could increase. Gender is always there.
All in all, signing Dolgu could be a complicated and expensive move, but given his abilities and Spurs’ needs, even if it’s bad news for Udogi’s long-term future. , it’s worth pursuing.
Comparison of Dolgu and Udugi
So if Spurs can increase their transfer budget and get ahead of the pack and secure Dorg this month, he will almost certainly start right away in place of the injured Udogie.
But what happens when the Italian full-back returns from injury? Who will be the Lilywhites’ starting left back?
Well, the way to solve it is to compare them to each other and see who comes out on top. Let’s start with something that is increasingly important for modern full-backs: their pure performance.
In this regard, the Lecce man has far more than the three goals in 19 games and one assist in 23 games for the former Udinese ace, but the 20-year-old has played all over the pitch this season, which has helped. It should be .
So what about the underlying numbers? Who comes out on top when we find out what’s going on inside?
Now, unfortunately for the Verona-born dynamo, it is once again his potential replacement who will emerge victorious, and in quite a bit of form.
For example, the exciting prospect, described by Lecce sporting director Pantaleo Corvino as having “an engine like no other”, has a 100-pound lead in expected non-penalty goals, assists, progressive carries, shots on goal, and goals scored. Actions that create shots, passes and crosses into the penalty area, number of clearances, number of blocked shots, and number of wins in aerial battles all earned 90 points.
Dolgu vs Udogi
Statistics per 90
Dolgu
Udogi
Expected G+A without penalty
0.25
0.10
G+A without actual penalty
0.18
0.06
progressive carry
2.93
2.45
progressive path
2.32
6.10
Progressive path received
5.55
4.97
shot
1.89
0.31
Number of shots on target
0.49
0.06
pass accuracy
77.2%
87.8%
Pass into the penalty area
0.73
0.31
cross into the penalty area
0.30
0.06
Actions that create shots
2.49
1.76
Action to create a goal
0.30
0.19
tackle win
1.22
1.95
blocked shot
0.18
0.13
blocked path
0.85
1.57
clearance
2.20
1.57
intercept
0.85
1.07
ball collection
5.12
5.22
Win an aerial duel
1.52
0.69
All stats for the 24/25 league season (via FBref)
After all, Udogi is a very talented soccer player, but it’s clear that Dorg would be the perfect upgrade to Postecoglou’s full-throttle system.
So Levy and co have to do everything they can to get him to N17 this month, even though it will cost a lot of money.
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