Mohamed Diame is West Ham’s most accurate passer of the ball according to TalkSport.
Stats for each Premier League team have been put together by the statistic providers Opta, and for the Hammers, Diame has proved his weight in gold.
Accuracy is something that West Ham have struggled with in recent years, Diame’s 82.9% accuracy for this season is still below the average of the findings. In fact, there are only three clubs in the league whose top passer has a lower percentage of passing accuracy.
This is also a potentially worrying statistic given that Diame has missed a few games this season, meaning that even our other midfielders haven’t lived up to his high standards- which aren’t actually that high in comparison to the rest of the Premier League.
This might seem like another pointless statistic exercise for the Premier League, but actually findings like this should be used to warn players of slipping standards in a league with very skilled passers of the ball. The stat will sure to be of some comfort to West Ham boss Sam Allardyce, who was criticised ahead of Monday’s 3-2 defeat to Tottenham by Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas for his scientific approach to club management, but these stats are clearly worth something and are worth looking at.
By Lucy Woolford
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