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Waddingham is still very young and I was curious to see how his stats have changed from last year. Surprisingly, he has had less ball higher on the pitch which means less shots, lower xg and lower chance creation. He has been much more clinical this year feeding off scraps in a very weak Brisbane team. His press has been less successful this year, despite his defensive stats being worse overall, which probably suggests Brisbane are just not pressing as much this year.
Unsurprisingly, his dueling has gotten better which is usually the area where young players improve the most quickly. His aerial ability in particular shows signs of improvement. He is still a bit remedial off the ball. The timing of his runs might be elite, but he can struggle to find space in possession and struggle to do enough in defense despite being a hard worker. His dribbling is so far even more remedial than last year, so this just is unlikely to be part of his game apart from doing simple cuts in transition. He rarely looses the ball and I'd like to see Brisbane use him more in hold up play, even though his first touch can be inconsistent. I think unless he improves out of sight, he probably needs another year in the A league.
He could probably peak in the big 5 but at the moment he might struggle to start for a lot of league 1 teams right now. Super young and a super bright prospect though, and he does have uk citizenship. So a transfer to a League 1 team at the end of this season is not the end of the world (or a championship team the season after). Hopefully he doesn't get picked up by Tottenham or Bayern where young players often get lost. I've highlighted worrying areas of his game
Unsurprisingly, his dueling has gotten better which is usually the area where young players improve the most quickly. His aerial ability in particular shows signs of improvement. He is still a bit remedial off the ball. The timing of his runs might be elite, but he can struggle to find space in possession and struggle to do enough in defense despite being a hard worker. His dribbling is so far even more remedial than last year, so this just is unlikely to be part of his game apart from doing simple cuts in transition. He rarely looses the ball and I'd like to see Brisbane use him more in hold up play, even though his first touch can be inconsistent. I think unless he improves out of sight, he probably needs another year in the A league.
He could probably peak in the big 5 but at the moment he might struggle to start for a lot of league 1 teams right now. Super young and a super bright prospect though, and he does have uk citizenship. So a transfer to a League 1 team at the end of this season is not the end of the world (or a championship team the season after). Hopefully he doesn't get picked up by Tottenham or Bayern where young players often get lost. I've highlighted worrying areas of his game
| 23/24 | 24/25 | difference | |
| Goals | 0.44 | 0.61 | +0.17 |
| xg | 0.49 | 0.33 | -0.16 |
| xgot | 0.6 | 0.40 | -0.2 |
| shots | 2.80 | 2.15 | -0.65 |
| assists | 0.06 | 0.15 | +0.09 |
| xa | 0.06 | 0.04 | -0.02 |
| Succesful passes | 6.93 | 9.35 | +1.42 |
| succesful dribbles | 0.44 | 0.15 | -0.29 |
| Dribble success | 35% | 10% | -25% |
| Touches | 23.1 | 27.9 | +4.8 |
| Touches in 18yrd box | 4.96 | 3.68 | -1.28 |
| dispossessed | 0.7 | 1.07 | +0.37 |
| Penalties awarded | 0.06 | 0.15 | +0.09 |
| Tackles won | 0.57 | 0.77 | +0.2 |
| Interceptions | 0.32 | 0.46 | +0.14 |
| recoveries | 1.78 | 1.53 | -0.25 |
| posession won final 3rd | 0.57 | 0.31 | -0.26 |
| Duels won | 3.31 | 5.06 | +1.74 |
| %Duels won | 34.9% | 37.5% | +2.6% |
| Aerial Duels won | 1.21 | 2.15 | +1.14 |
| %Aerial duels won | 29.2% | 34.1% | +4.9% |
