The Premier League’s worst offenders for time-wasting have been revealed – however stunning new knowledge reveals that Newcastle will not be the most important culprits regardless of their criticism for ‘gamesmanship’ this season.
Time-wasting is dramatically affecting the English top-flight this season, with the typical ball-in play proportion decrease than France’s Ligue 1, Italy’s Serie A and the German Bundesliga, with managers always complaining about it and referees below stress to do extra to cease it.
The problem got here to a head as soon as once more on Sunday afternoon, with Newcastle United notably sad with the perceived delaying techniques of Arsenal, who beat them 2-0 at St James’ Park.
Supervisor Eddie Howe and No 2 Jason Tindall weren’t afraid to make their frustration identified on the touchline, with their gamers equally annoyed, although many have accused Newcastle of hypocrisy given their very own frequent time-wasting techniques.
Nonetheless, statistics from Opta Analyst have proven the Magpies will not be the worst offenders within the division – although their goalkeeper Nick Pope is a serial offender at taking his time with goal-kicks.
The highest time-wasters within the Premier League have been revealed – however Newcastle will not be high of the tree, regardless of their status for gamesmanship
Many high flight bosses have complained in regards to the problem of time-wasting this season
Knowledge reveals Newcastle video games have the bottom ball-in-play time – however that’s not the complete image
Free kicks and corners take a median of greater than half a minute to be taken within the Premier League this season
Ball-in-play knowledge reveals Newcastle spend the least time with the ball on the sector of their video games, a median of simply 52 per cent, 51min 15 sec, with Leeds (52.7 per cent), Brentford (52.8 per cent) and Aston Villa (54.4 per cent) additionally among the many lowest.
Manchester Metropolis (61.8 per cent) and Liverpool, 58 per cent, are the groups with the very best common ball-in-play time, which is smart given their desire for fast, incisive play and their belief of their workforce to ship.
But it surely takes two to tango. Additionally it is attainable that in Newcastle’s video games, their opponents are equally, if no more, complicit in slowing the sport down – as Crystal Palace did in securing a 0-0 draw on Tyneside earlier this season.
So it’s extra revealing to isolate particular person groups primarily based on how lengthy they tackle common to restart the sport (after getting throw-ins, objective kicks and free kicks, for instance).
In that graphic, Newcastle are nonetheless fairly culpable, however will not be the most important time-wasters.
That doubtful honour belongs to Thomas Frank’s streetwise Brentford, who take a median 31.4 seconds to restart play.
Within the under chart, the ‘delay’ marks the typical time between the ball going out and play recommencing throughout corners, free kicks, throw-ins, objective kicks, kick-offs, penalties and drop balls.
Howe and Co path them on 29.9 seconds, marking them because the second-worst workforce within the division and suggesting their gamers and workers wouldn’t have a leg to face on when complaining about Arsenal doing the identical factor on Sunday.
Referees are below growing stress to stamp out the scourge of time-wasting from soccer
Arsenal have been hailed for his or her eye-catching type this season – however they themselves take a median of 27.6 seconds earlier than restarting play
It’s Brentford, not Newcastle, who’ve the typical longest delay time earlier than restarting play
Completely different groups use totally different strategies to time-waste, the statistics present.
Newcastle take by far the longest to restart after a objective kick, with their goalkeeper Nick Pope clearly the worst within the league.
Everton’s Jordan Pickford and Brentford’s David Raya are additionally amongst those that have the most important delays.
Amongst groups who’ve taken greater than 10 objective kicks in a recreation, Palace’s Vicente Guaita took a median of greater than a minute (63 seconds) over each objective kick – paradoxically, at Newcastle – giving them a style of their very own medication.
Whereas Bees stopper Raya burned a whopping 13 minutes and 29 seconds from objective kicks of their 2-0 win in opposition to West Ham.
From throw-ins, Leicester (13.7sec) are above the standard quickest two sides Manchester Metropolis (14sec) and Liverpool, a transparent tactic to get issues going swiftly and attempt to catch their opponents chilly.
The Reds, who’ve been praised for his or her innovation in hiring a specialist throw-in coach Thomas Gronnemark, are third with a median delay of simply 14.3 seconds.
Brentford (18.7sec) – maybe unsurprisingly – take the second-longest, whereas struggling Southampton (18.9sec) are the most important delayers in relation to throw-ins.
Brentford take a median time of 31.4 seconds earlier than restarting play within the Premier League
Newcastle’s common delay earlier than taking a objective kick is 36.8 seconds, the worst within the league
Newcastle take probably the most common time to take objective kicks, with Nick Pope the worst offender
However it’s the league’s backside membership Southampton who delay probably the most earlier than taking throw-ins
Total, the Premier League is likely one of the worst in Europe for common ball-in-play time (above)
