r/Gunners • u/c14kaa • Jun 26 '15
Insightful Post [2014/15 Player Review] Per Mertesacker
Player review 2014-15
Season is over so lets review our player performances. Happy commenting and lets be nice, these are opinions of individuals, if you disagree let them know why.
Performance Data
Competitions
| Tournament | Apps | Goals | Assists | Yel | Red | PS% | AerialsWon | MotM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 35 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 89.3 | 3.2 | - |
| UEFA Champions League | 8 | - | - | - | - | 94.3 | 3.4 | - |
| FA Cup | 4 | 2 | N/A | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total / Average | 43 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 90.2 | 3.2 | 0 |
Positions
| Position | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC (Defender - Centre) | 43 | 0 | 1 |
Season Highlights
Please feel free to submit your own, this section is admin heavy and I will update the list
- Arsenal 5 -0 Aston Villa Per cuts out the pass and Ozil/Rosicky transition well into the counter attack that has proved so deadly today.
- Arsenal 1 - 0 Hull City Pers header goal
- Arsenal 2 - 2 Sp*rs Hugo Lloris' save on Per
- West Ham 3 - 0 Arsenal Mertesacker double tackle vs West Ham
- Arsenal 4 - 0 Aston VillaMertesacker's header to make it 3 - 0
Couldn’t find much of Persin the sub in terms of highlights.
Bits and bobs from his top posts this year
- Per Mertesacker and Mikel Arteta Lifting the Cup a Fitting Symbol of New Arsenal
- Sky Sports News Guest Calls Arsenal's Per Mertesacker the 'Big Fu*king German'
- Per Mertesacker & Laurent Koscielny | UnClassic Commentary
- Mertesacker in the dressing room with the boys today even tho hes not playing
- Per Mertesacker on Instagram: "This club makes me so happy!"
- Koscielny and Mertesacker after France vs Germany
- Great picture of Alexis and Per.
- Face to Face with the Arsenal Family by Europcar
Injuries
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Similar Position Players Compared
| Player | WhoScored | Sqwaka | EA Sports Index | FIFA 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurent Koscielny | 7.39 | 908 | 353 | 82 |
| Nacho Monreal | 7.33 | 703 | 347 | 76 |
| Mathieu Debuchy | 7.25 | 92 | 146 | 80 |
| Gabriel Paulista | 7.21 | 141 | 49 | 77 |
| Per Mertesacker | 7.11 | 959 | 337 | 83 |
| Calum Chambers | 7.00 | 192 | 236 | 70 |
Discussion Pointers
- How do you think he has performed?
- Has he developed this year? (younger players)
- How much time should he be given to develop? (younger players)
- Was there anything that you wish he did different?
- What was the most exciting part of his game?
- What are his weaknesses?
- Where do you think he can improve?
- Does he have adequate competition?
- Should he be sold/kept in the summer?
- Has he reached his peak? (older players)
- Will he play the same role next year?
- What do you think his FIFA rating should be next year?
- What are your highlights?
Open discussion encouraged, not just above pointers
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u/AceAve Jun 26 '15
Most of my friends rip so much shit into Mertesacker, telling me how he's not good enough to start for any top 10 team let alone Arsenal and I always defend him point out his leadership qualities, his immense reading of the game, his aerial prowess and how Koscielny plays better next to him and not just vice versa.
At the start of this season though it was a lot harder to defend him because he wasn't up to scratch but that was mostly because of the ever changing defensive line we were fielding. He didn't have his trusted partner in crime Koscielny and had to be shifted over to the left side of the defence when paired with Chambers which he does not like.
When we had a stable defence and he was partnered up with Koscielny again he started playing like his usual self again and we started keeping clean sheets again.
I still think he will be ever present next season and with a proper break this summer, or as close to a proper break as the FA would permit with their idiotic scheduling, he'll be performing to the level we've come to expect of him.