Serie A Prospectus: Napoli
Napoli
Possession: 54%
Offensive Vital Signs
Deep Completions: Very Good (3rd)
Pass Difficulty: Very Easy (4th)
Completions Above Average: Average
Field Position: Extremely Good (2nd)
Shot Generation: Extremely Good (3rd)
Good Shot%: Extremely Bad (Last)
Possession Length: Extremely Long
Zones They Progress Well From: 2, 3, 4, 5
Zones They Progress Poorly From: none
Defensive Vital Signs
Deep Completions Allowed: Very Good (3rd)
Pass Difficulty Allowed: Very Easy (3rd-easiest)
Completions Above Average Allowed: Average
Field Position Allowed: Elite (2nd)
Shot Generation Allowed: Very Good (6th)
Good Shot% Allowed: Slightly Below Average
High Press: Average
Zones That Are Easy To Progress Through: none
Zones That Are Tough To Progress Through: 4, 6
Zone Reminder
50 Pass Types Were Determined By a Clustering Algorithm, These Are The Types They Play at +/- 1 Standard Deviation from Average
Key Pass Combos: Orange=Insigne-Zielinski, Red=Zielinski-Insigne, Blue=Koulibably-Rui
Quick Summary
Unbelievably left-sided attacking team, just outrageous the tilt they have toward Mario Rui’s side. Rui has 20 more passes per 90 than right back Malcuit and Zielinski almost 20% more per 90 than left-sided midfielder Callejon. You can see the interplay between Rui, Zielinksi, and Insigne in the pass types and the pass combo chart. Napoli’s defense is interesting, allowing a very easy average pass, but you can see where those passes take opponents, aimlessly around their own half. Overall this is a Champions League team, the only nagging problem is really producing those great shots. They don’t quite get the ball to the most dangerous areas quite enough and take the lowest % of close shots in the league. Almost certainly the 2nd best team in the league.
Standouts
Deep Completions
99th percentile: Fabian
93rd percentile: Lorenzo Insigne
87th percentile: Piotr Zielinski
84th percentile: Allan
82nd percentile: Jose Callejon
81st percentile: Mario Rui
80th percentile: Dries Mertens
Great Ball Progressors
Allan, Zones 2-5
Amadou Diawara, Zones 4-5
Kalidou Koulibaly, Zones 4-7
Piotr Zielisnki, Zones 2-5
Poor Ball Progressors
Dries Mertens, Zones 2-3
Mario Rui, Zones 3-6
Lorenzo Insigne, Zones 3-6
Fabian, Zones 3-4
Defensively Active
99th percentile: Allan
97th percentile: Kevin Malcuit
91st percentile: Amadou Diawara
Shooters
98th percentile: Arkadiusz Milik
79th percentile: Dries Mertens
78th percentile: Lorenzo Insigne
Ball-Carriers
95th percentile: Piotr Zielinski
90th percentile: Fabian
89th percentile: Nikola Maksimovic
86th percentile: Mario Rui
85th percentile: Elseid Hysaj
84th percentile: Marek Hamsik
One-Touch Passers
89thpercentile: Kalidou Koulibaly
83rd percentile: Raul Albiol
80th percentile: Amadou Diawara
75th percentile: Kevin Malcuit