The stats behind Arsenal & Man United target Martinez’s 21/22 season

A collection of statistics, highlighting the stellar endeavours of Ajax star Lisandro Martinez this previous season, have come to the fore on Sunday.

Stopper Martinez, after all, has been hotly tipped for a Premier League change of late.

Amid the continued efforts of each Arsenal and Manchester United to bolster their respective backlines forward of the brand new marketing campaign, the 2 giants of English soccer are understood to have recognized the Argentine worldwide as a precedence goal.

The previous, the truth is, have scheduled a contemporary spherical of talks with their Ajax counterparts for this coming week, amid claims of a hefty €50 million price-tag being positioned on Martinez’s head.

? Arsenal scheduled to satisfy Ajax subsequent week as Lisandro Martinez battle continues. #AFC + #MUFC each suppose he’s eager & private phrases no situation. If Ajax get what they need (~€50m fastened), 24yo should decide. Ten Hag issue key however race nonetheless open @TheAthleticUK https://t.co/aqnwpOK3yH

— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) July 2, 2022

Why, although, is the 24-year-old in such excessive demand?

Martinez has stood as one of many Eredivisie’s standout defenders over the course of the final couple of seasons, together with his mixture of versatility, aggression within the sort out and technical skill all extremely wanted within the fashionable sport.

Such traits, in the meantime, have been on full show within the Dutch top-flight final day out, when Martinez featured in 24 of Ajax’s 34 fixtures.

And now, as alluded to above, an perception into the precise statistics behind the Argentine’s marketing campaign as an entire has been supplied.

The data comes courtesy of statistician ‘Statman Dave’, highlighting the extent to which Martinez excelled within the fields of all of passing, tackling and take-ons:

Lisandro Martinez’s 21/22 Eredivisie season by numbers [24 games]:

1,746 passes accomplished
89% go accuracy
86% sort out success
83% take-on success
79 aerial duels received
66 clearances
48 tackles received
46 interceptions
25 blocks
17 probabilities created
15 take-ons accomplished

He’s good… ?? pic.twitter.com/h2XPGMKstD

— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) July 3, 2022

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