No, they don't. Infact, the key stats for a left-back/defender for me, the defensive errors stats are all in Davies' favour. As well as successful passes, which are significantly in Davies' favour.
What that tells me is that the stand out stats that you can put down to the individual rather than the way the team sets up and plays, the passing accuracy and defensive errors (by the individual) are in Davies' favour.
Interesting that you choose successful passes as a better indicator over tackles won and lost that Rose was superior in. But this isnt worth debating because with stats you need context ie Davies has played more minutes, who has the more defensive work to do on average etc....
I'd agree, that recent batch show Rose in a very good light. I'm still not convinced about either of them tbh mind
What does those stats tell you then and why?
I can't remember who said it but an ex pro defender said something quite insightful about a defender that is always making tackles is a poor defender, as he's always lunging in as he hasn't read the game and got his positioning all wrong. He said the tackle is a defenders last resort and if you're having to commit to one you've almost always already lost the dual.
To my eyes Rose doesn't play the position well at all. IMO he plays the LB position like a winger, a guy doing a job. He just doesn't have the innate desire to stop goals or goal chances that all good defenders seem to have, and is frequently caught ambling back from forward positions when a move breaks down. That one flaw means he shouldn't be in our team and why almost any natural LB would do better for us.
How about we forget about stats and rely on whether he does well or not on the pitch with our own eyes. I know that Danny Rose didn't do particularly well with my own eyes. I'm hoping that Spurs have done the homework on Davies and that he's an upgrade or at least a potential one.
I'd agree, that recent batch show Rose in a very good light. I'm still not convinced about either of them tbh mind
Why wouldn't we compare a potential signing to our existing first choice player in that position?
Not sure Rose would be happy with staying if Davies is made first choice, he's been pretty clear about wanting first team football in the past.
Why then shouldn't we trust Poch on this?
I haven't seen enough of Davies but those stats suggest he has decent potential, and reinforces my opinion that Rose is a decent player with some obvious flaws that arent beyond repair. We all know stats dont tell a whole story but still a decent indicator IMO...
Because its a case of 1 versus the other and who is the best. It's not about who is the best its about who can do the job thats asked of them.
I can't remember who said it but an ex pro defender said something quite insightful about a defender that is always making tackles is a poor defender, as he's always lunging in as he hasn't read the game and got his positioning all wrong. He said the tackle is a defenders last resort and if you're having to commit to one you've almost always already lost the dual.
Not very informative then...
If we didn't already know that Davies at least has decent potential I don't know what's going on.
So it's about whose best for our team? I think that's part of the discussion here...
If one can do the job that's being asked better than the other surely that's relevant.
In that case, I fail to see what the fuss about Sandro is all about because his game is all about tackling (and bookings!)
I know stats arent everything but overall those stats suggest Rose was the superior player no?
Funny how no one said anything about the stats when they were all in Davies' favour.