Virtually flawless in passing, strong in duels and also dangerous in attack. That is the story of André Ramalho in the home game against Vitesse. His statistics clarify why he was chosen MOTM.
PSV was supreme in the air again Saturday afternoon. After Vitesse narrowly escaped on several occasions, it was a winner just before halftime. The Brazilian defender headed in a corner from Joey Veerman convincingly for the 3-0. It is already his third goal of the season and sixth in PSV's service.
Razor sharp
Against the Arnheimers, André sent by far the most passes of any PSV player. A total of 97 passes left his foot and 94% reached a teammate. Olivier Boscagli followed him with a total of 77. With and without the ball, his sights were on point, as the Brazilian also did good business in terms of ball conquests.
He managed to intercept five passes from yellow-black, something only Olivier Boscagli (6) and Armando Obispo (7) did more often.
Standout
In addition, he won almost all of his duels on the Philips Stadium pitch. Andréentered 10 duels defensively in 94 minutes and lost only one. No player entered a defensive duel more often. He also came out a loser only once on the offensive side after a confrontation with an opponent.
Offensive impact
André also scored highly during the 30th Eredivisie round with his attacking aspirations. Indeed, he completed seventeen dribbles and only Sergiño Dest came close to that number (11). Over a third of his passes went in a forward direction. A combination of these figures earned him the second MOTM election of the season.
