High / Attacking Pass Map
In the majority of attacking pass maps this season we’ve seen players split across both flanks with little activity through the middle but more recently we’re seeing a player or two average an attacking central position. In this game against Stoke City, it was George Byers.
The former under-23s attacking midfielder produced arguably his best performance of the season and that was mainly due to him playing in a more preferred attacking role, pushing further forward, linking the play in the final third and constantly looking to thread passes through and in behind the opposition’s defence.
What we can also see is how Wayne Routledge moved across to the right to help support Connor Roberts on that side while McBurnie, Naughton and Grimes combined to get Dan James on the ball as often as possible.
With Mike van der Hoorn pushing forward and into Stoke’s half, Cameron Carter-Vickers acted as defensive cover.
