According to statistics Partey has been responsible for 3 mistakes leading to shots by the opposition this season… not exactly “a lot”. Less than Saliba anyway.
0 mistakes leading to goals and 3 mistakes leading to shots…
For someone whose game is based around trying to break the lines with his passes that’s not a bad number at all. Risk taking passes will always lead to the odd mistake it’s part of what makes those kind of players who they are.
Just to be clear, I am not talking about risky passes…I am talking about straightforward passes where he has a brain fart, loses concentration, and passes to opposition leading to an attack or a chance.
Rice only makes sort of sense if its just CL matches only. But then how can Salah (total no show in the knockout against PSG, decent but nothing special in the group stage) be in there?
Edit: Lautaro has 9 CL goals this year including 4 in 5 knockout matches…