00:00Reynaldo, we talked about his outstanding defensive stats, how brilliantly he sort of ranked for his defensive contributions
00:08and how realistically, going forward, his numbers weren't so impressive.
00:14If you were to imagine pretty much the complete opposite of that, you would get Arthur Masowaki.
00:19So a completely different player at Reynaldo, a completely different kind of full-back.
00:24Someone whose defensive statistics in the Turkish Super League weren't bad at all last season
00:29in the same way that Reynaldo's attacking stats weren't bad.
00:32It's just that his attacking stats are way superior to his defensive stats in terms of how he compares against other full-backs
00:38in exactly the same way that Reynaldo's defensive stats were much better than his attacking stats.
00:43So yeah, Masowaki is a player who loves to be involved in build-up play.
00:47He loves to get forward, he loves to contribute, loves to take plays on, really tries to overlap, hit the byline, get crosses in.
00:55Got a bit of an eye for a goal as well. I've seen him taking set pieces.
00:58He's just someone who will bring something really different to what someone's currently have in those positions.
01:03Now obviously, Dennis Serkin's a player who's really, really good going forward.
01:06He's got a really good engine, a real athlete.
01:08He's going to offer a threat when he sort of overlaps and gets to the byline.
01:11But as we know, Dennis is going to be out for the first month of the season.
01:16And then obviously there'll be a period of rebuilding his match fitness after that.
01:20So Serkin, I think, is still a player who can obviously have a big contribution this season.
01:24But realistically, he's someone who's not going to be around for the first few games of the season and will have to be phased back in when he is fit again from that wrist injury.
01:32So I think this is just a bit of a sensible option to offer some cover in that position.
01:37And as I mentioned, offer some player who can offer some of the complete difference.
01:41So if we have a little dig into his stats, I thought these statistics were really interesting.
01:44So in terms of Wisecout, their index, where they basically rank players in each position based on their statistical contributions, they actually ranked him as the third best fullback in the Turkish top tier last season.
01:59So that tells you that he had a really, really impressive campaign.
02:02If you look at the particular areas where he excelled in terms of where he was better than other fullbacks in the division, crosses and dribbles per 90 were the ones where he was head and shoulders above most of the fullbacks in the division.
02:16So again, that's just what underlying what I was saying before.
02:18But he loves to bomb forward, loves to get a cross in, loves to link up with his teammates.
02:24Interestingly, he did also rank really highly for aerial duels and interceptions as well.
02:28So there are some defensive areas of his game that are pretty strong, even though I would say that the picture I'm getting from what the research I've done is primarily of an attacking fullback.
02:38And yeah, if we go into some of the other statistics as well, it just kind of builds this profile really.
02:44So he was ninth for assists in the Turkish Super League last season in terms of from fullbacks and ninth for offensive duels per 90.
02:52Second for passes completed per 90, fifth for shots, and he was in the top 10 as well for shot assists.
03:01So basically where he made a pass that led to a teammate having a shot or his team getting an effort on goal.
03:06So again, these numbers that just kind of show you what he likes to do, what he likes to bring to the team.
03:11And having a look on FBRF as well, the stats website that I've mentioned a few times this summer, looking specifically at his Europa League performances for Besiktas last season.
03:21Really similar picture being built in terms of how he compared to other fullbacks in that particular competition last season.
03:28So he was in the top 6% for shots and the top 4% of shots on target.
03:33The top 20% for passes completed and the top 13% for passes into the final third.
03:39Top 20% for total crosses and the top 15% for progressive carrying distance.
03:47So basically how far he carried the ball forward down the pitch into attacking areas.
03:51So yeah, I think that what we're seeing here with Masawaku is a player who will obviously bring some experience to some of us.
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