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Phil Smith is back to discuss what Ajax striker Brian Brobbey will bring to Sunderland if as expected he joins on deadline day

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00:00Really interesting player this, so currently at Ajax, he did have a spell at RB Leipzig,

00:05but moved back to the Eredivisie.

00:08Some really interesting statistics, I've been watching a lot of his clips

00:11since the news broke last night, trying to understand a little bit more about him.

00:16So only four goals in the Eredivisie last season,

00:19but I can't stress enough that that's a really interesting quirk

00:22in terms of it doesn't really reflect his goal-scoring prowess across his career.

00:27So in the previous two Eredivisie seasons before last one, he scored 18 and 13 respectively,

00:32so he really can be a goal-scorer.

00:35According to Wisecout, as well as expected goals for the last calendar year,

00:38it was actually 14.61 and he only scored eight goals in that time.

00:43So that suggests he's been on a little bit of a poor streak in terms of his finishing,

00:47but it tells you that he does get into good goal-scoring positions.

00:50Generally speaking, the story of his career would suggest that in time,

00:53those goal-scoring numbers are going to improve again

00:55because generally speaking, he's a pretty decent finisher

00:58and he's still getting into good positions.

01:00What I think is clear about Broby from analysing his stats

01:04and also watching his clips

01:06is it will offer something a little bit different to Wilson East

01:08to analyse Meander and that he's much more of a creator

01:11and he's much more heavily involved in build-up play.

01:14Now, Meander's stats are actually outstanding

01:16in terms of the chances that he creates for his team-mates,

01:20the number of passes he plays in the final third,

01:23the number of chances he creates.

01:25But that's normally through his dribbling,

01:27so if we think about Meander at his best,

01:29it's taking players on, it's driving into space

01:31and bringing his team-mates into the game that way.

01:34Isidore, really a lot more of a finisher,

01:36especially when he plays in the final third,

01:38not hugely involved in build-up play.

01:40More so in the little flashes we've seen him on the left wing,

01:42but certainly up front, more of a finisher,

01:43more of a guy who wants to run in behind and chase passes.

01:47Broby, watching his clips, is really strong,

01:49really comfortable getting his back into the defender,

01:51really comfortable receiving passes fired into his feet,

01:54playing little first-time layoffs,

01:56bringing others into the game,

01:58creating shots for them around the box.

02:00I think he's a really strong creator

02:02and that's something that definitely is different

02:04to what Sunderland have

02:04and really comes through from watching his clips.

02:06Just to underline that, his stats last season,

02:09when, as I say, it was not necessarily

02:11the best season of his career generally,

02:13still really strong in certain aspects.

02:15So he was in the top 15% of assists per 90.

02:20So this was across what FB Ref would term

02:24as the next 14 divisions,

02:25so outside of Europe's five biggest leagues,

02:28if you like, but really strong numbers.

02:29Top 2% for progressive passes received,

02:32top 12% for combined expected goals

02:35and expected assists per 90 minutes,

02:37and also in the top 18% for key passes per 90.

02:40So again, if you like,

02:42his construction statistics are really impressive.

02:44And as I say, last year,

02:45it wasn't really a stronger season.

02:47If you go back to the previous two Eredivisie seasons,

02:50his goal scoring and his shooting stats were really good,

02:53but his passing numbers and his creation numbers

02:55were even stronger than they were last season

02:58when they were actually very good.

02:59So it's clear to me that Brobby is someone

03:01who's going to bring something a little bit different,

03:03maybe a little bit more comfortable

03:04with back-to-goal and some current options.

03:06Probably a little bit similar to Mark Guiu in that sense

03:10in terms of kind of some of the skill sets

03:12of a traditional number nine,

03:13although I think Brobby, from what it looks like,

03:15is a bit more likes to play with his feet

03:18rather than Guiu, who we talked about

03:19as a really kind of traditional target man number nine,

03:21if you like.

03:22So it's going to be really interesting to see how he goes.

03:24As I say, not coming off his best season,

03:26but someone who's got a really strong record

03:28over a period of time,

03:30kind of top-level European football.

03:32So we're going to be really interested to see

03:33how he goes, if that deal does go through.

03:35As I say, please bear in mind

03:37when you're watching all these videos,

03:38there may be one or two more a day, we'll see.

03:40But this is a really fast changing environment.

03:43But as it stands,

03:44looks like Trude and Brobby might be coming in,

03:47which would suggest that Mark Guiu will return to Chelsea

03:49and probably that John Lassoumi won't sign from Bologna.

03:52But let's see how the day develops.

03:54Hopefully that's given you a little bit of insight.

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