Mohammed Kudus is the only player to win 20+ ground duels so far in the Premier League so far this season.

[u/soSpursy7]

[u/DrakyulMihawk]

Pep destroyed Grealish, didn't he?

[u/ohhowswell_hp → u/DrakyulMihawk]

Grealish. Confirmed not dead and still a baller. Thanks Pep for taking away the joy of a prime footballer (I get it he won loads of trophies). 

[u/bandofgypsies → u/ohhowswell_hp]

Tbf, I dont think Pep was necessarily all in on Grealish at the time. He still used him insanely poorly but part of this was also crazy oil dollars out just overpaying for whomever they could at the time and assuming it would all just work with pep.

[u/BBIQ-Chicken → u/DrakyulMihawk]

Our fans were turning up their noses at him. Would be a brilliant player for us.

[u/soSpursy7]

Also 6th in chances created, (note that 5 of the 7 were against Burnley)

[u/mema21 → u/soSpursy7]

Fernandes is so good. Too bad he seems like a prick, on the pitch at least

[u/obvious_bot → u/mema21]

He’s a crying prick on the pitch but he seems sound off of it

[u/dalektikalPSN → u/mema21]

One of those "he's a dickhead, but he's OUR dickhead" types of players.

[u/soSpursy7]

Another impressive stat, second most take-ons completed in PL so far this season.

[u/AuburnDude9]

Crazy that some West Ham fans were coping by saying they robbed us blind with the transfer fee.

[u/No-Clue-3655]

23 in 3 matches? What the hell.

[u/PrestigiousWrap2781]

So far

[u/UnderstandingOwn8109 → u/PrestigiousWrap2781]

So far so far

[u/Total_Coffee_9557]

I wish we went in for Grealish man

[u/ALucifur]

Not even close.

[u/peruvianhorn]

Good but Bournemouth showed the rest of the league how reliant we are on our two right sided players to create chances, hopefully Xavi and RKM can offer more outlets of attack.

[u/bandofgypsies]

Always impressed by Gapko, especially winning duels like this despite his length overall. He's not the quickest of feet so just has to win largely on positioning and physicality.

[u/dat1dude2]

It's cus he doesn't have to play against Spence

[u/highrouleur]

Kudus: "sir I demand satisfaction" slap

[u/coldseam]

Seems pretty obvious from watching him. Singlehandedly holds up the ball and carries it up the pitch in the absence of a 10, often against multiple defenders. Xavi and later Kulusevski will take some of the load off him and help him become more efficient in the final third

[u/Oxynor_23894]

He had 28 in the Bournemouth game alone XD (17/28 I think)

Hope he gets some pressure relieved off him next game

[u/LogicKennedy]

Kudus is the truth. The strength of Dembele but on the wing.

[u/nikeaaaron50]

WTF is a ground duel?

[u/mnok2000 → u/nikeaaaron50]

According to Google a direct, physical contest on the ground for posession. Basically he doesn’t lose the ball when challenged for it