Mateus Fernandes has some really solid all round stats and we’d love to see Chelsea make a big move for him in the summer.
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Chelsea have been today linked with Mateus Fernandes of West Ham, a player we really like.
So what do the stats say about the freshly minted Portugal international? Despite playing for a team who are close to relegation, he’s really impressed this season, especially since he took up a more creative role after Lucas Paqueta left in January.
He’s got 6 G/A in 31 starts in the Premier League, and FotMob have him down with a really impressive average rating of 7.22.
You can see his broad stats compared to Premier League midfielders in the table here:
|
Metric
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Percentile
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|---|---|
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Touches
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64%
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|
Shot attempts
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42%
|
|
Goals
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71%
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Chances created
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73%
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Aerial duels won
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24%
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Defensive contributions
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70%
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Fernandes’ clear strengths and one weakness
As you can see, he’s a really well rounded player. He’s in the top third of the league in chances created AND defensive contributions.
Just imagine how those numbers would look if he was playing for a top team who dominate the ball? His aerial duels numbers aren’t great, but he’s the same height as Enzo Fernandez so could certainly improve them with some good coaching.
In other news…
Fernandes would be a great replacement for almost namesake Enzo should the latter leave for Real Madrid in the summer.
Alejandro Garnacho is simply not developing at Chelsea, and Joe Cole has been speaking about his fears for the winger.
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