Liverpool have some decent players off the bench. Jones, Jota, Tsimikas, and Bradley are all fairly capable. Nunez counts for something, too.
The point of the "theory" is to say that Spurs' would be in a better position if we had played our starting XI in the PL tat the same rate as other sides.
The point of the "theory" is to say that Spurs' would be in a better position if we had played our starting XI in the PL tat the same rate as other sides.
May 13, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Liverpool have some decent players off the bench. Jones, Jota, Tsimikas, and Bradley are all fairly capable. Nunez counts for something, too.
The point of the "theory" is to say that Spurs' would be in a better position if we had played our starting XI in the PL tat the same rate as other sides.
The point of the "theory" is to say that Spurs' would be in a better position if we had played our starting XI in the PL tat the same rate as other sides.
These numbers provide a world of context as to why Spurs are doing so poorly in the league: Their best eleven has, compared to other sides, played less football in the Premier League. Injuries have absolutely killed us this season, and these numbers back it up.
May 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
These numbers provide a world of context as to why Spurs are doing so poorly in the league: Their best eleven has, compared to other sides, played less football in the Premier League. Injuries have absolutely killed us this season, and these numbers back it up.
Liverpool - 70.57 minutes played per game by Best XI - 78.41%
Allisson, Robertson, Konate, van Dijk, TAA, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Salah, Gakpo
Allisson, Robertson, Konate, van Dijk, TAA, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Salah, Gakpo
May 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Liverpool - 70.57 minutes played per game by Best XI - 78.41%
Allisson, Robertson, Konate, van Dijk, TAA, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Salah, Gakpo
Allisson, Robertson, Konate, van Dijk, TAA, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Salah, Gakpo
Arsenal - 60.38 minutes played per game by Best XI - 67.08%
Raya, Calafiori, Gabriel, Saliba, Timber, Rice, Merino, Odegaard, Martinelli, Havertz, Saka
Raya, Calafiori, Gabriel, Saliba, Timber, Rice, Merino, Odegaard, Martinelli, Havertz, Saka
May 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Arsenal - 60.38 minutes played per game by Best XI - 67.08%
Raya, Calafiori, Gabriel, Saliba, Timber, Rice, Merino, Odegaard, Martinelli, Havertz, Saka
Raya, Calafiori, Gabriel, Saliba, Timber, Rice, Merino, Odegaard, Martinelli, Havertz, Saka
Manchester City - 54.82 minutes played per game by Best XI - 60.91%
Ederson, Gvardiol, Dias, Akanji, Lewis, Rodri, Kovacic, Foden, De Bruyne, Silva, Haaland
With Ake as “Best XI” instead of Akanji: 51.90 mppg (57.67%)
Ederson, Gvardiol, Dias, Akanji, Lewis, Rodri, Kovacic, Foden, De Bruyne, Silva, Haaland
With Ake as “Best XI” instead of Akanji: 51.90 mppg (57.67%)
May 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Manchester City - 54.82 minutes played per game by Best XI - 60.91%
Ederson, Gvardiol, Dias, Akanji, Lewis, Rodri, Kovacic, Foden, De Bruyne, Silva, Haaland
With Ake as “Best XI” instead of Akanji: 51.90 mppg (57.67%)
Ederson, Gvardiol, Dias, Akanji, Lewis, Rodri, Kovacic, Foden, De Bruyne, Silva, Haaland
With Ake as “Best XI” instead of Akanji: 51.90 mppg (57.67%)
Crystal Palace - 73.61 minutes played per game by Best XI - 81.79%
Henderson, Mitchell, Guehi, Lacroix, Chalobah/Richards^, Munoz, Lerma, Wharton, Eze, Sarr, Mateta
^Chalobah was recalled by Chelsea midseason, so I combining his minutes with Richards’
Without Chalobah - 70.94 mppg (78.81%)
Henderson, Mitchell, Guehi, Lacroix, Chalobah/Richards^, Munoz, Lerma, Wharton, Eze, Sarr, Mateta
^Chalobah was recalled by Chelsea midseason, so I combining his minutes with Richards’
Without Chalobah - 70.94 mppg (78.81%)
May 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Crystal Palace - 73.61 minutes played per game by Best XI - 81.79%
Henderson, Mitchell, Guehi, Lacroix, Chalobah/Richards^, Munoz, Lerma, Wharton, Eze, Sarr, Mateta
^Chalobah was recalled by Chelsea midseason, so I combining his minutes with Richards’
Without Chalobah - 70.94 mppg (78.81%)
Henderson, Mitchell, Guehi, Lacroix, Chalobah/Richards^, Munoz, Lerma, Wharton, Eze, Sarr, Mateta
^Chalobah was recalled by Chelsea midseason, so I combining his minutes with Richards’
Without Chalobah - 70.94 mppg (78.81%)
How does this compare to other teams? I ran this same experiment on four different teams to get a gauge of how other teams approach rotation in the Premier League and how bad Tottenham’s injury crisis is.
May 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
How does this compare to other teams? I ran this same experiment on four different teams to get a gauge of how other teams approach rotation in the Premier League and how bad Tottenham’s injury crisis is.
which averages out to 1810 minutes per player, and over 36 Premier League games, each player is playing about 50 minutes per game. In another sense, out of the 35,640 minutes of Premier League football played by Tottenham Hotspur, our best XI has only played 55.89% of those minutes.
May 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
which averages out to 1810 minutes per player, and over 36 Premier League games, each player is playing about 50 minutes per game. In another sense, out of the 35,640 minutes of Premier League football played by Tottenham Hotspur, our best XI has only played 55.89% of those minutes.
Guglielmo Vicario - 2070
Pedro Porro - 2520
Micky van de Ven - 950
Cristian Romero - 1416
Destiny Udogie - 1834
Rodrigo Bentancur - 1563
Lucas Bergvall - 1212
James Maddison - 1809
Dejan Kulusevski - 2389
Dominic Solanke - 2119
Heung-min Son - 2037
This XI, accumulatively, has played 19,919 minutes
Pedro Porro - 2520
Micky van de Ven - 950
Cristian Romero - 1416
Destiny Udogie - 1834
Rodrigo Bentancur - 1563
Lucas Bergvall - 1212
James Maddison - 1809
Dejan Kulusevski - 2389
Dominic Solanke - 2119
Heung-min Son - 2037
This XI, accumulatively, has played 19,919 minutes
May 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Guglielmo Vicario - 2070
Pedro Porro - 2520
Micky van de Ven - 950
Cristian Romero - 1416
Destiny Udogie - 1834
Rodrigo Bentancur - 1563
Lucas Bergvall - 1212
James Maddison - 1809
Dejan Kulusevski - 2389
Dominic Solanke - 2119
Heung-min Son - 2037
This XI, accumulatively, has played 19,919 minutes
Pedro Porro - 2520
Micky van de Ven - 950
Cristian Romero - 1416
Destiny Udogie - 1834
Rodrigo Bentancur - 1563
Lucas Bergvall - 1212
James Maddison - 1809
Dejan Kulusevski - 2389
Dominic Solanke - 2119
Heung-min Son - 2037
This XI, accumulatively, has played 19,919 minutes
First, we need to identify the best starting XI. This will be my own opinion, but let’s call this XI the “best”. In the list below is the player and the number of PL minutes played.
May 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
First, we need to identify the best starting XI. This will be my own opinion, but let’s call this XI the “best”. In the list below is the player and the number of PL minutes played.