You might have better figures than me but I see them as having exceptionally good shot quality under Conte at both ends of the pitch. As in better than Munich on the offensive side and better than Atletico on the defensive side. That's what seems to be driving most of their top 4 quality xg figures, which in turn is driving most of the model based predictions out there and presumably affecting the markets. It would be nice if we had a good understanding beyond guesswork as to what degree teams can sustain this sort of control over shot quality, to what degree it is a trade off against other things etc but here we are.
I am surprised they are still playing so passively, would've thought their offensive reinforcements in Richarlison & Perisic was to allow a more possesion-based style. But maybe they think Kane can only score on transitions?
You might have better figures than me but I see them as having exceptionally good shot quality under Conte at both ends of the pitch. As in better than Munich on the offensive side and better than Atletico on the defensive side. That's what seems to be driving most of their top 4 quality xg figures, which in turn is driving most of the model based predictions out there and presumably affecting the markets. It would be nice if we had a good understanding beyond guesswork as to what degree teams can sustain this sort of control over shot quality, to what degree it is a trade off against other things etc but here we are.
I am surprised they are still playing so passively, would've thought their offensive reinforcements in Richarlison & Perisic was to allow a more possesion-based style. But maybe they think Kane can only score on transitions?