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Now have the 1v1s for every Socceroo on the pitch against Japan. I'll present win/loss ledger for individual players based on heading, body on body/strength duels, tackling, and dribbling actions, but will only break them down if posters pose specific questions about players.
There have been some big surprises - as usually happens.
There were 141 unique 1v1 duels - which is quite a high number for a match. Sometimes there might be only 90-100 unique 1v1s per game.
Circati - won 11, lost 1. 1 had no result. Ledger of plus 10.
Degenek - won 9, lost 2. Ledger of plus 9.
Burgess - won 6, lost 2. Ledger of plus 6.
Miller - won 7 and lost 7. 1 had no result. Ledger is neutral.
O'Neill - won 7, lost 1. Ledger plus 6.
Teague - won 3, lost 0. Ledger plus 3.
Behich - won 3, lost 6. 1 had no result. Ledger minus 3.
Boyle - won 3, lost 5. Ledger minus 2.
Borrello - won 7, lost 7. 2 had no outcome. Borrello is neutral.
Metcalfe - won 6, lost 3. Ledger plus 3.
Subs:
McGree - won 8, lost 1. Ledger plus 7.
Yazbek - won 2, lost 0. Ledger plus 2.
Duke - won 6, lost 2. Ledger plus 6.
Geria - won 2, lost 0. 2 had no result. ledger plus 2.
Arzani - won 1, lost 0. Ledger plus 1.
A few notes. I haven't done this for 5-10 years.
The best positions for winning 1v1s are CB and Def Mid. Often in duels these players have an advantageous body shape when contesting the duel.
Full backs - have the disadvantage of often the best opposition dribblers takin them on in space. It isn't perfect, but even if a wide opposition player half gets around a full back, and crosses effectively, this counts as a loss for the FB.
Attacking mids, wingers, forwards often confront duels in a disadvantageous body position.
There have been some big surprises - as usually happens.
There were 141 unique 1v1 duels - which is quite a high number for a match. Sometimes there might be only 90-100 unique 1v1s per game.
Circati - won 11, lost 1. 1 had no result. Ledger of plus 10.
Degenek - won 9, lost 2. Ledger of plus 9.
Burgess - won 6, lost 2. Ledger of plus 6.
Miller - won 7 and lost 7. 1 had no result. Ledger is neutral.
O'Neill - won 7, lost 1. Ledger plus 6.
Teague - won 3, lost 0. Ledger plus 3.
Behich - won 3, lost 6. 1 had no result. Ledger minus 3.
Boyle - won 3, lost 5. Ledger minus 2.
Borrello - won 7, lost 7. 2 had no outcome. Borrello is neutral.
Metcalfe - won 6, lost 3. Ledger plus 3.
Subs:
McGree - won 8, lost 1. Ledger plus 7.
Yazbek - won 2, lost 0. Ledger plus 2.
Duke - won 6, lost 2. Ledger plus 6.
Geria - won 2, lost 0. 2 had no result. ledger plus 2.
Arzani - won 1, lost 0. Ledger plus 1.
A few notes. I haven't done this for 5-10 years.
The best positions for winning 1v1s are CB and Def Mid. Often in duels these players have an advantageous body shape when contesting the duel.
Full backs - have the disadvantage of often the best opposition dribblers takin them on in space. It isn't perfect, but even if a wide opposition player half gets around a full back, and crosses effectively, this counts as a loss for the FB.
Attacking mids, wingers, forwards often confront duels in a disadvantageous body position.