▲ Man City wins 2-0 against Burnley ▲ Gundoan recorded his first help in the season and helped 7 goals and 1 in recent PL games ▲ Most key passes against Gundogan and Burnley (5 times) & pass success rate 94.4% (long pass success rate 100% )
[골닷컴] Reporter Kim Hyun-min = Ilkai Gundoan, who is showing the appearance of a soccer master and completely filling the void of Ace Kevin De Brayner, who has been deprived of power due to injuries, led a 2-0 victory in the Battle of Burnley.
Manchester City (Man City) defeated Burnley 2-0 in the 22nd round of the Premier League (PL) in the 2020/21 season. Along with this, Man City succeeded in maintaining the first place by running a fun march for 9 consecutive PL wins. Including the League Cup and FA Cup, Man City is running 13 consecutive wins in the official tournament.
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At the center of Man City’s winning streak is the Guindo Plan. Man City faced a crisis at the beginning of the season when Aguero and Jessus were both injured and disengaged from their power. The defense stabilized with the signing of Hubin Dias, but due to the lack of scoring ability, it was Man City, which was in the middle of the PL (9th place) even in the ninth round.
However, after the return of Guundoan, who had been absent due to a positive Corona 19 response in the early season, he gradually began to show off his aggressive talents, starting with the 13th round West Brom and scoring 7 goals in 9 PL games until the last game against Sheffield United in the 21st round. He was responsible for scoring the team while showing off his strength.
Obviously, Gundoan had risen to the top scorer in the Manchester City team. For individuals, it was the most goals in a single season since his professional debut (the previous record was 6 goals in the 2018/19 season). It was not for nothing that Man City recorded 13 wins, 3 draws and undefeated undefeated in the 16 PL matches Gündoan played (on the other hand, 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in 5 matches that Gündoan missed).
7-Ilkai Gundoan has scored seven goals in the Premier League this season. This is the record for the most scoring in a season of Gundoan’s five major leagues in Europe. leader. https://twitter.com/OptaJoon/status/1354231309598515200/photo/1
– OptaJose (@OptaJose) Jan 27, 2021
However, despite his good performance, Gundoan had no relationship with help. That doesn’t mean that Gündoan didn’t record chance making. He provided many scoring opportunities to his teammates, but attackers such as Raheem Sterling, Jessus, and Riyadh Marez were unable to save them and did not record a single help.
In fact, Gundoan was tied for 17th in the overall category, recording 1.7 key passes (passes linked by shooting) per game in this season’s PL. Andrew Robertson (5 assists, Liverpool), Matheus Clichy (5 assists, Leeds United), Ademola Lukeman (3 assists, Fulham), and Matteus Pereira (3 assists, West Brom), who are recording the same key pass per game. It was a number that was quite comparable to that of 3 to 5 help. Among the players who have not yet recorded help in the PL, the player who provided the most key passes to his teammates was none other than Gundogan. It can be said that the luck did not follow.
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Strictly speaking, in this Burnley match, the teammates didn’t make good use of the scoring opportunities that Gundoan made. Gundoan provided the most five key passes among the players, but only one goal was actually connected. In particular, in the 49th minute, Sterling, who received a through pass from Gundogan, was blocked by the goalkeeper at a one-on-one chance inside the penalty box, and the decisive scoring opportunity was eliminated. In the 70th minute, Jesus took the pass that Gundoan sensibly handed over to chest trapping inside the penalty box, but was blocked by an opponent’s defender tackle. Even at the end of the game, Sterling’s shot, who received a pass from Gundogan, was directed in front of the goalkeeper.
However, the important thing is that around the 38th minute, Gündoan finally helped the beast girl. After exiting the right flank, he took a pass from Marez and made a sharp cross between the defender and the goalkeeper, which Sterling, who was waiting in front of the goal, pushed it lightly. It was a situation where you could score a goal with just one foot.
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— Squawka Football (@Squawka) Feb 4, 2021
Help is not everything. As already mentioned, he recorded the highest number of key passes among players in the game, and boasted a high pass success rate of 94.4%. Even the long pass success rate was 100%. In addition to the five other Man City players who acquired the most possession of the ball, he had a high degree of defensive influence by succeeding in two interceptions and two tackles. The expression of a soccer master is not so strange.
As such, Gundogan was not particularly lucky to help with many goals this season, but he is proud of his state of climax as he finally recorded help in Burnley. Man City is able to minimize the gap in Ace de Breiner because of the guild scheme. At this point, the fortune of Man City is the Gundoan.
İlkay Gündoğan‘s game by numbers vs. Burnley: 100% long ball accuracy 94% pass accuracy 81 touches 5 chances created (most) 5 ball recoveries 4 penalty area entries 2 crosses 2 tackles 2 interceptions 1 shot 1 assist Man City’s go to man at the moment. https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/1357057121351839747/photo/1
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) Feb 4, 2021
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