Brennan Johnson ‘wants to take his game to the next level’, according to Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham’s £47.5m signing has done that throughout his career. With insight from his former manager, a look at the stats that could excite Spurs supporters…
There were times last season when Johnson had little choice but to try to do it alone. One of the problems with carrying the ball such a long way, at the speed that he was carrying it, was that by the time he looked up for options they were nowhere to be seen.Through tracking data, it is possible to calculate the number of passing options available to a player at the point at which they released the ball.
Johnson had by far the fewest options of any player. In fact, he was the only player to make 150 carries or more who had, on average, fewer than one passing option available to him. As a result, attacks risked fizzling out. With more support, it could have been different.:"It is an evolution that we want to make as a team." With Heung-Min Son and others for company, Johnson now finds himself in a side that has already made that evolution.
On the other hand, there are likely to be more chances with the ball at his feet. The exquisite passing of James Maddison, the numbers in the box, the movement around him, could all help Johnson become an even more dangerous proposition for opponents. His new boss is already convinced."The technical and the physical attributes he has, he should fit in really well," said Postecoglou. The history of Johnson's career to date suggests that when a new challenge is put in front of him, he soon makes the step up.
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