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The Data Behind Spurs' Defence Rebuild | The Analyst
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Spurs just signed the Premier League's #1 rated centre back by data. So why are some red flags worth flagging?
Enya Collins — former professional and football analyst — joins Jim to break down Van Hecke's data profile, how he replaces Romero's passing, and the aerial-duel and pace concerns the spreadsheets do raise.
Plus: how Senesi and Robertson reshape the squad balance, what De Zerbi's system actually needs from a centre back, and why "Spurs always do data in extremes" might finally be changing.
CHAPTERS
00:00 The PL's best-rated centre back
00:13 Welcome — The Analyst
00:28 What the performance matrix shows
01:50 Is Van Hecke a Romero replacement?
03:34 Replacing Romero's passing
05:18 The aerial-duel concern
06:33 Does De Zerbi's system mitigate it?
07:36 Why managerial consistency matters
09:18 The headline — Van Hecke #1 by data
10:45 The pace problem nobody's talking about
12:02 Why progressive passers make the most errors
13:29 The new shape of Spurs' back line
14:16 Goals across the squad, not from one striker
15:38 Where we are as a squad
16:06 Players going out
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• A Coach's View — with JJ
• The Professor — with ProfSpur
• The Business End — Spurs finance
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