Luka Vuskovic continues to stack up crazy numbers during his loan spell at Hamburg, and the latest metric shared by DataMB shows that Tottenham have signed a freak of nature.
The hype surrounding Vuskovic was already high before the start of this season, and it has now reached fever pitch in light of how he has started his loan spell in the Bundesliga.
The Spurs youngster has already broken an astonishing five-year record, having won more aerial duels in a single game than any other centre-back across Europe’s top five leagues.
Vuskovic ranks number one in several key defensive metrics among centre-backs across the Bundesliga, with the 18-year-old already showing that he is one of the best in his position.
The latest figures shared by DataMD just further reiterate that point, showing that the teenager is very much in a league of his own.
Tottenham fans will love the latest graph on Luka Vuskovic’s stats
DataMB have now plotted the defensive carries per 90 minutes and aerial duels won per 90 minutes in a single graph for the centre-backs under 23 years of age across Europe’s top five leagues.
To say that Vuskovic is better than everyone else would be a massive understatement, as the graph below shows.
The Tottenham Hotspur man occupies a territory by himself in the top right-hand corner of the graph, comfortably outperforming other defenders in both metrics.
This graph shows Vuskovic has another major string to his bow
While most Spurs fans are aware of just how dominant the Croat is in duels, this graph highlights the fact that he is also excellent with the ball at his feet.
For a man of such physical stature to rank so high in progressive carries is very surprising and shows that the defender offers a lot on the ball.
That is perhaps why former Spurs boss Martin Jol predicted that Vuskovic will become better than Cristian Romero in the near future.