Best candidate! World Sports: Diaz is the most suitable choice for Barcelona, ​​and his defensive ability is the most important

05 May 21, news has been reported by various media that Barcelona hopes to strengthen the winger position and has four possible candidates: Luis Dias, Nico Williams, Rashford and Leo. "World Sports" compared these four players and finally judged that Diaz was more in line with Barcelona's need to strengthen the winger position, and he perfectly adapted to Flick's tactical system.

First of all, Dias is the player with the most goals among the four, scoring 13 goals in the league, far surpassing Leo's 8 goals, Rashford's 6 goals and Williams's 5 goals.

In addition, his cooperation ability, shot count and defensive contribution also lead the shortlist. So far, Dias has completed 695 successful passes in the Premier League, significantly ahead of other candidates (Leo 594 times, Williams 449 times, Rashford 350 times). He also contributed five assists in the league, tied with Williams in La Liga, but three fewer than Leo in Serie A. Another figure for Diaz to lead other winger candidates is the number of shots, in which he is very close to Leo. Dias has a total of 68 shots in the Premier League, two more than Leo, but both have 29 positive shots.

In terms of dribbling, Nico Williams successfully surpassed Leo's 59 times and Dias's 51 times.

However, Dias' defensive ability is a key factor in opening the gap. He completed 35 steals in the Premier League, 21 of which he successfully regained the frontcourt ball. This trait will undoubtedly be favored by Frick. Frick asked the forward to be the first line of defense to oppress opponents. By comparison, Williams and Leo each regained only 14 balls in La Liga and Serie A, while Rashford only had only 8.

Barcelona winger candidate data comparison (the data are all from their respective leagues)

Goals: Luis Dias 13 goals, Leo 8 goals, Rashford 6 goals, and Nico Williams 5 goals.

assists: Leo 8 times, Louis Dias 5 times, Nico Williams 5 times, and Rashford 3 times.

Successful: Nico Williams 63 times, Leo 59 times, and Louis Diaz 51 times.

Successful passes: Louis Dias 695 times, Leo 594 times, Nico Williams 449 times, and Rashford 350 times.

Total shots: Louis Diaz 68 times, Leo 66 times, Nico Williams 52 times, Rashford 35 times.

shots: Louis Diaz 29 times, Leo 29 ​​times, Nico Williams 19 times, Rashford 16 times.

Stealing: Louis Dias 35 times, Nico Williams 27 times, Rashford 17 times, and Leo 16 times.

Regain the ball in the frontcourt: Louis Dias 21 times, Nico Williams 14 times, Leo 14 times, and Rashford 8 times.

To sum up, Dias perfectly meets Barcelona's need to strengthen the winger position. Next, it depends on whether Barcelona can reach an agreement on transfer with Liverpool.