Luis Díaz is synonymous with versatility. The Colombian winger has been one of the highest points for Liverpool, which has not had its best start to the season both in the local tournament and internationally. The player increasingly assumes that leading role within the squad led by Jürgen Klopp and has sought to improve, internalizing his game and having more presence inside the area.
4 goals in 9 games is the balance of the player at the start of the season, in which he has also already accumulated the title of the Community Shield. Luis Díaz has already become one of the great figures in world football and the statistics confirm it. The attacker is one of the players with the most successful dribbles in the danger zone in both the Premier League and the Champions League.
The best of the Premier League
Luis Díaz is the player with the most successful dribbles in the danger zone in the Premier League. The footballer has an effectiveness of 77.77% after hitting 7 of the 9 he has tried in the six games he has played. Second place is occupied by Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace with 6, while the top three is closed by Allan Saint-Maximin of Newcastle United with five. In statistics, the Colombian also surpasses players like Martinelli, Sancho, Loftus-Cheek, Gabriel Jesús and Kulusecski, among others.
| Player | successful dribbling | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Diaz | 7 |
| 2 | W. Zaha | 6 |
| 3 | A. Saint-Maximin | 5 |
| 4 | Martinelli | 4 |
| 5 | J.Sancho | 4 |
| 6 | A. Mitrovic | 4 |
| 7 | R, Loftus-Cheek | 4 |
| 8 | A. Gordon | 4 |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus | 4 |
| 10 | D, Kulusevski | 4 |
The attacker stands out in other statistics in the Premier League. He is the sixth with the most progressive passes received (42), the second with the most provoked cards (4), the fourth with the most offensive duels (92), the fourth with the most runs (82), the seventh with the most ball progressions (62) and the third with the most ball touches inside the area (38).
The second best in Champions League
In the Champions League, Luis Díaz also stands out in the dribbling statistics in the danger zone, but this time he is in second place with three successful plays. The winger has the same player numbers as PSG’s Kylian Mbappe, Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski and Sporting’s Marcus Edwards. The leader of the standings is Portuguese winger Jota, who plays for Celtic, with 6.
| Player | dribbling | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whom | 6 |
| 2 | L. Diaz | 3 |
| 3 | K. Mbappe | 3 |
| M. Edwards | 3 | |
| 5 | R. Lewandowski | 3 |
| 6 | Carmona | 2 |
| 7 | K. Kvaratskhelia | 2 |
| 8 | T. Werner | 2 |
| 9 | N. Okafor | 2 |
| 10 | S. Gnabry |
Among the Colombian’s statistics in the international tournament, of which he was runner-up last year, he also stands out in several. He is the second player with the most individual defensive pressures with 24 and the second with the most duels with 59.
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Luis Díaz will have a rest day this weekend after the Premier League postponed Liverpool’s match against Chelsea due to the funeral acts after the death of Queen Elizabeth. In this way, the player will return to competition with the Colombian National Team when he plays friendlies against Guatemala and Mexico.
