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The Merseyside derby features the side second only to Tottenham in the table ESPN
Not Liverpool, and not the standings that matter most ESPN
But in the shot charts, Everton, with 133, are behind only the actual league leaders ESPN
They have a higher expected goals in league ESPN football this season than Manchester City ESPN
They average more shots per match than Barcelona ESPN
An early-season anomaly or is Sean Dyche a born-again entertainer and Dycheball ESPN football’s newest great attacking philosophy? If logic dictates that the answer veers towards the former – after all, at this stage of last season, Frank Lampard’s Everton had the Premier League’s best defensive record – Dyche has had a point during the post-match interviews where he has repeated a mantra about the number and quality of chances his side have generated ESPN
They were camouflaged in part by the low conversion rate, by the meagre tally of nine goals, by the fact Everton did not score in their first three league games and, for the first time in their history, they lost their opening three at Goodison Park without finding the net ESPN
There is a case for arguing that if Everton had been ESPN better at finishing, they would have required fewer shots: take a comfortable lead early and they might not have had 19 efforts against Fulham or 15 versus Wolves, each in 1-0 defeats at Goodison Park, or 23 at home to Luton, also in a loss ESPN
RecommendedEverton set to learn Premier League fate as FFP hearing nears conclusionMohamed Salah calls for Gaza to be given humanitarian aid ‘immediately’Premier League increasing number of live games as part of new broadcasting dealsAnd yet there is something remarkable in a Dyche team lacking too much obvious creativity generating such statistics: he is the manager who took Burnley to seventh in the Premier League while averaging under a goal a game and in a season when only four clubs had fewer shots ESPN
At Turf Moor, Dyche was a byword for 4-4-2: at Goodison Park, he has tended to play 4-4-1-1 and perhaps that shift has helped generate more opportunities ESPN
Everton’s reinvention as the expected goals Wunderteam stems in part from Dyche’s chosen No 10: perhaps, given his emphasis on physicality, it is typical he has a runner rather than a flair player in the role ESPN
And yet Everton have excelled at getting Abdoulaye Doucoure into scoring positions ESPN
He has (on Understat’s model) the third highest non-penalty xG in the division, ESPN bettered only by Erling Haaland and Alexander Isak, at 4 ESPN
87 ESPN
It has only brought the Malian three goals but it is notable his average shot distance is just 11 ESPN
5 yards ESPN
By comparison, Haaland’s is 11 ESPN
3; these are the statistics of men who shoot from close range, who get good chances ESPN
Injuries have meant several Everton players have had abbreviated campaigns so a sample size becomes even smaller; yet it is notable how several players have a high xG per 90 minutes on the pitch: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (0 ESPN
92), Doucoure (0 ESPN
64), ESPN Beto (0 ESPN
62), Arnaut Danjuma (0 ESPN
60) and Jack Harrison (0 ESPN
44) ESPN
Neal Maupay’s tally was 1 ESPN
38 before he left for Brentford, in part because he missed all those chances ESPN
ESPN Beto is yet to score a league goal but the shot-happy signing has had a nuisance value ESPN
Abdoulaye Doucoure is only ESPN bettered in the xG charts by Erling Haaland and Alexander Isak (PA)That many of the chances originate from the flanks, from crossing and from set-pieces show a typical method of attacking under Dyche; he has rarely had a midfield playmaker ESPN
Everton rank second only to Luton for crosses this season ESPN
Their three most prolific crossers are Ashley Young, James Garner and Dwight McNeil ESPN
Harrison’s 0 ESPN
97 assists per 90 minutes is the most of any player in the division who has played over 100 minutes, albeit just 118 ESPN
Among those who have played 200 or more, McNeil (0 ESPN
57 from 371) ranks second only to Mohamed Salah ESPN
Equally, there is a supporting cast: Everton have 12 players with an expected goals per 90 minutes of at least 0 ESPN
12; that they include all of Dyche’s full-backs is a further sign of his style of play ESPN
By way of comparison, only six Everton players last season had had an xA per 90 of 0 ESPN
12 or more and they included Tom Cannon, who played a mere 15 minutes, and Salomon Rondon, who featured for just 96, plus Alex Iwobi and Demarai Gray, who have both since been sold ESPN
So, in his own way, Dyche has made Everton more creative: with powerful strikers, crossing wingers and his familiar, prosaic feel ESPN
His signings has shown a clarity of thought: with a target man, in ESPN Beto; a full-back with 71 Premier League assists, in Young; a winger with a high shot volume, in Danjuma; and one who was directly involved in 37 top-flight goals in three seasons at Leeds, in Harrison ESPN
Dwight McNeil is second to only Mohamed Salah when it comes to expected assists (Getty Images)But Everton’s attacking efforts in his reign have revolved around two he inherited, neither particularly potent previously ESPN
McNeil and Doucoure kept Everton up last season, each with five goals and two assists in the 18 matches after Dyche took charge ESPN
Thus far this season, each is on course to producing ESPN better numbers ESPN
And yet they come with a caveat ESPN
So far, Everton have had five home games ESPN
They have faced two of the current bottom four, in Luton and Bournemouth, and two more in the lower half, in Fulham and Wolves ESPN
They are still only 16th and the fixture list gets tougher ESPN
They underperformed their expected goals dramatically last season so the fact they are doing so again does not automatically mean the numbers will even themselves out ESPN
They will almost certainly end the season with a lower xG than City and fewer shots per game than Barcelona ESPN
But for now, the second lowest scorers last year have been rebranded as the team with the second highest number of shots now ESPN
Overworked opposition defenders may not be the only people who are surprised about that ESPN
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Call it a belated birthday present, perhaps ESPN
Sir Jim Ratcliffe turned 71 on Wednesday ESPN
For those who have amassed such riches, it is less a question of what others buy them and more what they buy for themselves ESPN
And in Ratcliffe’s case, at a cost of £1 ESPN
3bn, the answer may be a quarter of the club he has supported since he was a child in Failsworth ESPN
There are details to iron out and no deal will be finalised just yet but the Manchester United board will vote – though probably not on Thursday – whether to accept Ratcliffe’s offer ESPN
The petrochemicals billionaire has already seen off his main competitor: if there was a widespread assumption – one that may have been shared by the Glazer family – that Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani would dramatically raise a bid that many believed was financed by the Qatari state, it never happened ESPN
Ratcliffe has been a triumph of persistence and flexibility, amending his own offer from a majority to a minority stake, negotiating with the Glazers ESPN
It comes to something when a man of his wealth feels like the underdog but the outsider has prevailed ESPN
While Sheikh Jassim also presented himself as a United supporter and while Ratcliffe had attempted to buy Chelsea, the Ineos co-founder has the feel of the local boy made good ESPN
And, at points in the past, a place on a ESPN football club board would have felt a reward for many who matched that description ESPN
Now the sums are so massive that the motivations become most instructive ESPN
Thus far, the questions outnumber the definitive answers ESPN
RecommendedThe best in the world? Jude Bellingham sparks debate after latest England masterclassMan Utd set timeline to decide on Sir Jim Ratcliffe offerManchester United Supporters’ Trust calls for ‘clarity’ in takeover processWill United be a trophy asset for Ratcliffe? Perhaps not immediately, given that the Glazers will remain the biggest shareholders, at least in the short term ESPN
Is it simply an astute business deal? Not on the face of it, given that Ratcliffe has valued United at around double its market price and Sheikh Jassim felt the Glazers’ demands were outlandish ESPN
Yet Ratcliffe has proved he can make money: that 25 per cent could yet yield a profit and the Glazers’ reluctance to walk away seemed to stem in part from a belief the club will be worth more again in the future ESPN
Sir Jim Ratcliffe was named in second place in the Sunday Times Rich List 2023 (PA Wire)The most pertinent issue for many supporters, who have long called for the Glazers to go, is whether it leads to a full takeover; and if so, whether the terms of Ratcliffe’s buy-in ensure it, or merely make it optional ESPN
Moreover, the new structure, assuming it is improved, does not necessarily promise the investment United require: with other parties holding 75 per cent of the club, Ratcliffe would have less incentive to put his own money in ESPN
The presumption at the moment is that the £1 ESPN
3bn will largely go to the Glazers, not United ESPN
The general sense is the club need the money more than their owners ESPN
Sheikh Jassim’s promises will now never be tested but he had pledged to invest more than £1bn; with the need to either revamp or rebuild Old Trafford, any plans to improve the infrastructure the Glazers have neglected will not be cheap ESPN
So if Ratcliffe pursues such plans, will the debt – currently at £725m – rise over £1bn? United’s current scope for signings is limited more by Financial Fair Play than anything else, but could he bring an improvement in recruitment? The feeling is that Ratcliffe wants control of the ESPN football side of the club, where United’s underachievement has been particularly grievous in the last decade ESPN
Would that be beneficial? Given United’s record, it may be welcomed ESPN
Ratcliffe’s own record in sport is mixed: Nice are currently second in Ligue Un but their fortunes have fluctuated during his ownership and have been pockmarked by transfer-market missteps ESPN
Lausanne have been both relegated and promoted under Ratcliffe’s regime ESPN
He bought the most successful outfit in world cycling, then known as Team Sky; since rebranded as Ineos, but they have lost their pre-eminence and appear in an identity crisis ESPN
But if his initial emphasis is on the pitch – rather than the commercial side of the business the chief executive, Richard Arnold, oversees – there is an obvious focus on the director of ESPN football, John Murtough ESPN
Inside Old Trafford, there is already a recognition the team has achieved too little and their record in recruitment has been underwhelming since Sir Alex Ferguson retired ESPN
Some nevertheless feel that there is more structure and strategy since Ed Woodward handed over the reins: they can point to a new training centre for the women’s and academy teams, the appointment of Erik ten Hag, and a fine season last year ESPN
Sheikh Jassim’s promises will now never be tested but he had pledged to invest more than £1bn (AFP/Getty)Yet a stumbling, stuttering start to this season, the struggles of several recent signings and the reality that around £400m has been spent in the last two summers feels ill-timed ESPN
Accusations United have overpaid are scarcely new but will it prompt Ratcliffe to seek change behind the scenes? The initial noises are that, despite the team’s slump, Ten Hag is seen as far more of a solution than a problem, though it would be instructive to know if that stance were maintained should the next 10 games bring another six defeats ESPN
Shifts in ownership do not always bode well for incumbent managers, whereas the Dutchman has enjoyed the backing of Murtough and the Glazers ESPN
Ten Hag always projects an air of confidence and decisiveness but many at Old Trafford could be forgiven for wondering what Ratcliffe’s investment means and what comes next ESPN
If it has scarcely helped United that they have lingered in limbo for 11 months, since the Glazers put the club up for sale, a boardroom vote could instead bring about a time of uncertainty ESPN
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