Lucas Bergvall: Crunching the numbers | OneFootball

It has been quite the debut season in English football for Lucas Bergvall at Tottenham Hotspur so far. From the low of being subbed 10 minutes into the game against Qarabag, to the high of scoring the winner against Liverpool in the first round of the Carabao Cup semi final first leg. There has also been plenty in between.

The always excellent dataMB have crunched the teenager's numbers, showing just how much promise he has shown in his first season in North London. Let's take a look at the numbers and see if they marry up to what we have seen with our eyes.

The data that shows just how promising Lucas Bergvall is

Compared to U19 midielders in the top seven leagues, per 90, Bergvall ranks first for accurate long pass %, accurate passes to the final third, crosses into the box, tackles, and blocked shots. First in all five categories.

Some can see this as a cherry picked stat, and perhaps not the best competition in that threshold, but these numbers have him well ahead of the likes of Warren Zaire-Emery of Paris Saint Germain, and Kobbie Mainoo of Manchester United.

Furthermore, Bergvall ranks in the 80th percentile for defensive actions, and 74th percentile for progressive carries. That first stat is particularly interesting. We know the Sweden international is a very talented and technical player, but he has shown a serious tenacity to his game this season, and that feels like something you do notice when watching games.

Particularly with Spurs not having an out and out defensive midfielder, it reiterates the importance for their midfielders to be good off the ball, particularly with the style of play under manager Ange Postecoglou.

Overall, you would say that these numbers do check out with what we have watched this season. They show us that Bergvall is a seriously energetic midfielder, whom is very good on the ball, but also has a tenacious and tactical side to his game, particularly for someone still so young. From the eye test, that sounds about right to what we have seen this season.

It will be very exciting to see how he develops over the coming months and years. To think the likes of him and Archie Gray are still so young is pretty scary - but not for Tottenham. Having a compatriot in Dejan Kulusevski has no doubt managed to help him settle in so quickly in North London.