THREAD:

The Most Active Pressing Players in Europe During the 19/20 Season
This thread will list, according to league, the players who are most active when pressing the opponent. The following leagues will be looked at:

England: Premier League
France: Ligue 1
Germany: Bundesliga
Italy: Serie A
Spain: La Liga
The data has been adjusted for possession. This is important to do because pressing only occurs when a player is off the ball. So, players who play for teams that keep the ball often will press less which leads to deceptive data. So, adjustment for possession is paramount.
Lastly, the data sample includes any players who have played at least 9 90s in that league. I chose 9 as it is the closest number to a ⅓ of league games played across Europe so it seemed the fairest to use. Also, data is normalised to per 90 value.

Let& #39;s begin.
Top Four Most Active Pressers in Europe (19/20:

40.67 – Arturo Vidal (Barcelona)
38.97 – Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig)
36.40 – Allan (Napoli)
35.46 – Jesse Lingard (Manchester United)
Summary:

The results, once adjusted for possession, leave little surprise with regard to the top players. There are some interesting inclusions such as Verratti at 4th in Ligue 1 as well as some conclusions to be drawn from La Liga data.
Summary II:

In La Liga, teams often play with the ball less with more time being wasted due to fouls, setting up defensive positioning, corners, keepers, substitutions and more. When combined more time is wasted which is why their results are, on average, slightly lower.
Summary III:

Arturo Vidal does not face this issue as Barcelona games usually result in the ball being in play for 57 total minutes which gives him around 22 minutes to press. He is the most active in Europe simply due to his quality.
Summary IV:

Both Jesse Lingard and Fred rank highly in the Premier League which should come as no surprise. They are tenacious and energetic off the ball which leads to multiple regains in midfield for us.
Conclusion:

Overall, this was a nice project. Adjusting for possession was the key in gathering accurate data for presentation. Without it, many players for the top teams would have been penalised unfairly.

I hope you enjoyed it.
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