Man City Advances in Nouri Transfer: Why This Move Makes Statistical Sense
Man City’s Calculated Gamble on Aït-Nouri
The Numbers Behind the Pursuit
According to Fabrizio Romano’s latest update, Manchester City are “advancing” in negotiations for Wolverhampton’s left-back Rayan Aït-Nouri. While traditional stats show just 2 goals and 1 assist last season, our tracking data reveals why Pep Guardiola sees gold where others see mediocrity.
- Defensive Metrics That Matter: Aït-Nouri ranks in the 94th percentile for successful pressures (21.3 per 90) among fullbacks - crucial for City’s high press system
- Progressive DNA: His 6.23 progressive carries/90 would rank second only to João Cancelo in City’s current squad
Why Wolves Might Regret This
The Algerian international’s xG Buildup (a stat measuring involvement in dangerous moves) of 1.12 per game surpasses all but three City players last season. Yet most pundits overlook this because… well, they don’t chart passing networks over breakfast like some of us.
Data visualization comparing Aït-Nouri’s positioning (left) to league average fullbacks
The Tactical Fit
Guardiola has transformed:
- Zinchenko from midfielder to fullback
- Cancelo into a hybrid midfielder
- Walker into a defensive specialist
Aït-Nouri offers the rare combo of defensive tenacity (3.7 tackles won/90) and technical security (87% pass accuracy in final third) to potentially become version 4.0 of Pep’s fullback experiments.
Final Thought: At £35m reported fee, this could be the most analytically sound bargain of the summer - if City’s number crunchers are seeing what my models see.
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O Homem dos Números
Se os olhos do Pep Guardiola brilham com Aït-Nouri, é porque o algoritmo do City já calculou até quantos passos ele dá por minuto! Com pressões bem-sucedidas no percentil 94 e carregamentos progressivos que deixam até o Cancelo no chinelo, esse argelino é a definição de ‘barato que sai caro’… para os adversários!
Dados Não Mentem (Mas os Olhos Enganam)
Enquanto os ‘especialistas’ focam nos míseros 2 gols do último ano, os nerds do City estão rindo à toa com seu xG Buildup de 1.12 por jogo. Aposto que já têm um gráfico mostrando como ele combina com o Guardiola melhor que caipirinha com limão!
Versão 4.0 em Andamento
Depois de transformar Zincheco, Cancelo e Walker, o próximo projeto do Pep é claro: um lateral que marca, ataca e ainda faz análise estatística em campo. Por £35 milhões? Até eu, carioca da gema, pagaria para ver essa mágica!
E aí, torcedores? Vai ser golpe de mestre ou tiro no pé? Comentem aí!
O que os números escondem (e os olhos não veem!)
Se você acha que Aït-Nouri é só mais um lateral, prepare-se para uma aula de como o City encontra diamantes onde outros veem pedras comuns! Com estatísticas de pressing que fariam até o Klopp suar (94º percentil, galera!), ele é o sonho molhado do Guardiola.
Versão 4.0 do Frankenstein do Pep
Depois de transformar Zinchenko, Cancelo e Walker em criaturas táticas, agora é a vez do argelino virar um misto de Neymar na defesa e Kanté no ataque. E pelo preço de um jogador reserva do Flamengo? Até meu modelo Python tá rindo!
E aí, torcedores do Wolves… já começaram a chorar ou tão esperando o xG confirmar? 😂 #DadosNãoMentem
¡Los números no mienten… pero los ojos sí!
Si solo ves goles y asistencias, Aït-Nouri parece un jugador normalito. Pero si eres de esos frikis que analizan heatmaps con el café de la mañana (como yo), sabes que este argelino es ORO para el City.
Defensa + ataque = Versión 4.0 del lateral pepiano
- Presiones exitosas: 94% (¿Alguien dijo “high press”?)
- Progressive carries: 6.23⁄90 (Cancelo suda frío)
Lo mejor: Por 35M€, es el robo del verano… ¡si confías más en los datos que en tu abuelo diciendo “esto antes no pasaba”!
¿Ustedes qué opinan? ¿Analítica o “ojómetro”?
Man City знову довели, що вони королі статистики! 🧮⚽
Якщо ви думаєте, що Aït-Nouri - це просто ще один лівий захисник, то ви помиляєтесь. Це - статистичний шедевр від Pep Guardiola! Його 94-й персентиль за успішними пресингами? Це як грати в FIFA з читами.
Чому Wolves пожалкуєть про цей трансфер? Тому що City знайшли золото там, де інші бачили лише середнячка. 6.23 прогресивних дій за гру? Навіть Cancelo має заздрити!
А тепер уявіть собі: Guardiola перетворює Aït-Nouri на щось середнє між захисником і півзахисником. Версія 4.0 його експериментів! 😂
Що ви думаєте? Чи вартує £35m за такий ‘аналітичний’ трюк? Обговорюємо в коментарях!
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