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[THREAD] Why Pascal Gross is currently creating chances at the fastest rate of his Brighton career:

Minutes per big chance created:
• 2017/18:

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• 2018/19:

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• 2019/20:

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(Statistic @PremLeaguePanel)

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[THREAD] Why Pascal Gross is currently creating chances at the fastest rate of his Brighton career:Minutes per big chance created:• 2017/18: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

Gross is scoring highly in ever department except assists:

- 0.4xA p90 with just 0.14 actual assists reflects our wastefulness infront of goal
- 3.62

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- High xG contributions in possession + build up

(Radar map http://understat.com"> http://understat.com )

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Gross is scoring highly in ever department except assists:- 0.4xA p90 with just 0.14 actual assists reflects our wastefulness infront of goal- 3.62 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

passes p90- High xG contributions in possession + build up(Radar map http://understat.com ) #BHAFC" title="Gross is scoring highly in ever department except assists:- 0.4xA p90 with just 0.14 actual assists reflects our wastefulness infront of goal- 3.62 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔑" title="Key" aria-label="Emoji: Key"> passes p90- High xG contributions in possession + build up(Radar map http://understat.com ) #BHAFC" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

• xGChain90 is the xG of all the possessions which end in a shot that Gross is involved in per game

• xGBuildup90 is the exact same with the exclusion of shots + key passes (JUST the build-up elements)

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎥" title="Movie camera" aria-label="Emoji: Movie camera"> Visual examples of Gross’ chance creation at Newcastle:

•

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1️⃣" title="Keycap digit one" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit one"> touch passes that led to shots

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https://twitter.com/albionanalytics/status/1176273995634810880?s=21

https://twitter.com/albionana... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/BHAFC"> #BHAFC

https://twitter.com/albionanalytics/status/1176273995634810880?s=21

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• Gross considerably outperforming Maddison in all aspects bar actual assists

• Gross 2.78xA total, just 1 actual; Albion 12.7xG total, just 9 actual

(Radar map and stats http://understat.com"> http://understat.com )

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿" title="Flag of England" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of England"> Gross vs Maddison:• Gross considerably outperforming Maddison in all aspects bar actual assists • Gross 2.78xA total, just 1 actual; Albion 12.7xG total, just 9 actual (Radar map and stats http://understat.com ) #BHAFC" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇩🇪" title="Flag of Germany" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Germany">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿" title="Flag of England" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of England"> Gross vs Maddison:• Gross considerably outperforming Maddison in all aspects bar actual assists • Gross 2.78xA total, just 1 actual; Albion 12.7xG total, just 9 actual (Radar map and stats http://understat.com ) #BHAFC" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flag of Argentina" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Argentina"> Gross vs Beundia:

• Buendia top non-big

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• xGBuildup90, xGChain90 and

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• Gross expected to assist more whereas Buendia actually assists more

(Radar map http://understat.com"> http://understat.com )

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇩🇪" title="Flag of Germany" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Germany"> Gross has played the

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="3️⃣" title="Keycap digit three" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit three">rd most (25) ‘dangerous passes’ in the entire league this season - only TAA + KDB have more

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Right pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Right pointing backhand index"> https://en.as.com/resultados/futbol/inglaterra/2019_2020/ranking/jugadores/asistencias/

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="8️⃣" title="Keycap digit eight" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit eight"> assists and TAA

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="2️⃣" title="Keycap digit two" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit two"> ( @premierleague)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔑" title="Key" aria-label="Emoji: Key"> Albion are yet to score a goal without him on the pitch!

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Players dangerous passes (leading to shot/goal) ranking for the Premier League 2019/2020 - AS.com

Players ranking during the Premier League 2019/2020 season on AS.com

https://en.as.com/resultados/futbol/inglaterra/2019_2020/ranking/jugadores/asistencias/

How ‘Potterball’ enables Gross to play so many ‘dangerous passes’ was covered in an article I wrote earlier this season

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https://attackingcentreback.wordpress.com/2019/08/23/how-pascal-gross-puts-the-magic-in-potterball/

https://attackingcentreback.wordpress.com/2019/08/2... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/BHAFC"> #BHAFC

How Pascal Gross puts the magic in Potterball

Written by @AlbionAnalytics Having set the Premier League alight with 15 goal involvements in his first season as a virtual unknown, Pascal Gross quickly became a key figure in the Albion side. Tho…

https://attackingcentreback.wordpress.com/2019/08/23/how-pascal-gross-puts-the-magic-in-potterball/

Another article on Gross, this time by @TifoFootball_ in 2018

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https://www.tifofootball.com/features/the-magic-of-pascal-gross/

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The magic of Pascal Gross - Tifo Football

Blair Newman on Pascal Gross, the budget buy helping Brighton to survive this season.

https://www.tifofootball.com/features/the-magic-of-pascal-gross/

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔢" title="Input symbol for numbers" aria-label="Emoji: Input symbol for numbers"> Here’s some underpinning stats as to why the minutes per big chance created is dropping:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔝" title="Top with upwards arrow above" aria-label="Emoji: Top with upwards arrow above"> #BHAFC attacking third passer (22/30), chance creator (5) and assister (1) vs Villa - only second in all those metrics to Grealish on the pitch

(Passmaps @StatsZone)

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Here’s some underpinning stats as to why the minutes per big chance created is dropping:https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔝" title="Top with upwards arrow above" aria-label="Emoji: Top with upwards arrow above"> #BHAFC attacking third passer (22/30), chance creator (5) and assister (1) vs Villa - only second in all those metrics to Grealish on the pitch(Passmaps @StatsZone) #BHAFC" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔢" title="Input symbol for numbers" aria-label="Emoji: Input symbol for numbers"> Here’s some underpinning stats as to why the minutes per big chance created is dropping:https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔝" title="Top with upwards arrow above" aria-label="Emoji: Top with upwards arrow above"> #BHAFC attacking third passer (22/30), chance creator (5) and assister (1) vs Villa - only second in all those metrics to Grealish on the pitch(Passmaps @StatsZone) #BHAFC">

Gross joint 5th for ‘good crosses’ so far this season whilst 12th for ‘crosses into area’

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Right pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Right pointing backhand index"> https://en.as.com/resultados/futbol/inglaterra/2019_2020/ranking/jugadores/centros_area_buenos/

https://en.as.com/resultado... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/BHAFC"> #BHAFC

Players good crosses ranking for the Premier League 2019/2020 - AS.com

Players ranking during the Premier League 2019/2020 season on AS.com

https://en.as.com/resultados/futbol/inglaterra/2019_2020/ranking/jugadores/centros_area_buenos/

In the last

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•

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• His cross vs Spurs for Maupay’s goal is statistically classed as ‘innacurate’

(Crossmaps @StatsZone)

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Gross’ threat from crosses reflected in our total non-shot xG per game from open play crosses

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(Graphic @MarkTaylor0)

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Gross’ threat from crosses reflected in our total non-shot xG per game from open play crosses https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

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Gross leads the pack for non-big

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https://twitter.com/other14the/status/1186617876050055169?s=21

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https://twitter.com/other14the/status/1186617876050055169?s=21

And he’s amongst the front runners for big chances created, even with big 6 teams included

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Some good company for the

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https://twitter.com/andynaylorbhafc/status/1188002647309275138?s=21

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