Serie A Prospectus: Bologna
Bologna
Possession: 42%
Offensive Vital Signs
Deep Completions: Very Bad (18th)
Pass Difficulty: Extremely Difficult (toughest)
Completions Above Average: Average
Field Position: Poor (15th best)
Shot Generation: Average
Good Shot%: Average
Possession Length: ExtremelyShort
Zones They Progress Well From: none
Zones They ProgressPoorly From: all
Defensive Vital Signs
Deep Completions Allowed: Very Bad (18th)
Pass Difficulty Allowed: Easy
Completions Above Average Allowed: Poor
Field Position Allowed: Below Average
Shot Generation Allowed: Slightly Below Average
Good Shot% Allowed: Slightly Below Average
High Press: Nonexistent (lowest in league)
Zones That Are Easy To Progress Through: 3, 5, 6
Zones That Are Tough To Progress Through: 2
Zone Reminders
50 Pass Types Were Determined By a Clustering Algorithm, These Are The Types Atalanta Plays at +/- 1 Standard Deviation from Average
Key Pass Combos: Green=Puglar-Dzemailli, Brown=Pulgar-Poli
Quick Summary
A rotten left side sees opponents pour down that side and Bologna build nothing down that side. The rotten left side contributes to this team losing the ball a huge amount, barely above 40% possession and are trying the most difficult to complete passes in the league. On defense they sit completely back, not pressing at all. The left side is mainly manned by Mitchell Dijks at wingback who is struggling mightily and doesn't look like a legitimate starter at this level. A 3-man back line is not helping him out. Improving that side should be a main goal, this team is in serious trouble.
Player Profiles
Andrea Poli, 29, midfielder
On a team that generally don’t pass the ball well at all, Andrea Poli stands out. He’s played off the bench despite completing way more passes than expected and being active defensively. Perhaps surrounded by other players who don’t continue possession like him, his generally safe and clean passing play isn’t that useful? You can see the safety in this forward map of his two most common combos
Erick Pulgar, 24, midfielder
The only hope they have of moving the ball forward.
Standouts
Deep Completions
none
Great Ball Progressers
None
Poor Ball Progressors
Blerim Dzemaili, Danilo, Sebastien De Maio
Defensively Active
88th percentile: Adam Nagy
88th percentile: Andrea Poli
87th percentile: Arturo Calabresi
85th percentile: Erick Pulgar
Shooters
88th Percentile: Federico Santander
Ball-Carriers
83rd percentile: Sebastien De Maio
One-Touch Passers
None