During PSV - Sporting CP, many eyes were on the duels between Viktor Gyökeres and Ryan Flamingo. The Swedish striker scores in the league by the conveyor belt, but Ryan outclassed the striker time after time. We dive into the statistics of the central defender.
With 10 goals in 7 league games, Viktor Gyökeres belongs to the guild of Europe's top strikers. It was up to Ryan to keep him from scoring against PSV, and the young Dutch international succeeded brilliantly. The Swede only managed to shoot once, but that shot was easily blocked. Ryan won 4 ground and 3 aerial duels, cleared 3 balls, intercepted 3 balls and committed 3 fouls. He made 7 tackles, 3 of which were successful.
Passing
Furthermore, Ryan sent 46 passes. 43 of these arrived at a fellow player, giving him PSV's highest successful passing percentage (93.5%). Of the 46, he played 26 balls forward. Partly as a result, he was at the start of a PSV attack 8 times.
