Redmond Is Saints Most Influential Player Fact !

Many Saints fans seem to think that Nathan Redmond is ineffective and done nothing this season and is not worth his place, but the statistics say that they are wrong.

In an article yesterday I made the observation that although most Saints fans I spoke to after the game against Burnley seemed to think that Nathan Redmond was our worst outfield player, that in terms of chances created etc, he actually did better than anyone else.

Now that observation is born out by statistics showing that the fans perception is not accurate.

Redmond might not yet have scored this season, but he is still way ahead of any squad member in terms of assists and chances created.

Saints have scored 9 goals so far this season, 3 of them have been from the penalty spot, but of the other 6 Nathan Redmond has been credited with the assist for 2 of them.

Add to that he has also created 20 chances for his team mates this season that have not been converted and he is way ahead of any of his team mates in this table, ironically second behind him is Dusan Tadic, also a target for the boo boys.

That means that Redmond in 9 starts and 2 as sub in the Premier League this season has averaged almost 2 key passes per game, add to that the fact that his 1.9 average dribbles per game is only bettered by Mario Lemina (2,6) and Sofiane Boufal (2.1) then Redmond seems to be influencing games a lot more than any of his team mates and certainly a lot more than a large proportion of Saints fans seem to think.

Their perception is he is playing badly, but these stats seem to tell a different story, whilst it can't be denied he is not in great form, he is not hiding during games and he is the one player who is consistently creating chances for others and is not scared to run at opponents and take a shot, yes it is not working out for him just yet either individually or for the team as much as we would like yet, but we should perhaps recognise the contributution he is making rather than take the popularist view that seems to be getting louder and making Nathan Redmond the scapegoat.

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