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Olympiakos found themselves losing 0-1 to Volos in “Karaiskakis” and not only did they have no difficulty in achieving victory, but they took it with the wide 4-1 that returned them to first place in the Super League standings.
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Important in this effort by Olympiakos was Masoura’s goal that sent both teams to the dressing room at 1-1, but it goes without saying that the great protagonist was once again Youssef El Arabi.
WITHOUT TENSION, BUT WITH GREAT CLASS
The Moroccan was evidently affected by his absence and covid. He didn’t have the intensity he’s used to and that was evident in his first good moment in the 2nd half, when he needed three contacts with the ball to run from the left and was caught by the defenders of Volos.
However, Arabi’s class is such that she can even “walk” to do a hat-trick. A class that reflects on both things that a big for must combine. Threat from good positions and good home executions.
PERFECTLY COMBINES THE TWO CHARACTERISTICS
The English call it shooting location and shooting placement and Arabi has both. He can consistently execute from good positions within the penalty area (as we recently discussed about Tzolis) and just as often finds the approach where goalkeepers cannot react.
The three goals with Volos were one more test. Control, right, left, all in, all good chances with equally good finishes.
“KILLING” WITH THE UNBELIEVABLE 47% PRECISION
The Moroccan thus reached eight goals and breaks the efficiency counters. For these eight goals, Arabi has reached just 20 finals so far in the league. In other words, it is an inconceivable 47% accuracy.
This percentage will obviously fall over the course of the championship, but the goals will keep coming as long as the Moroccan finds these opportunities and these finals.
EXECUTIONS FROM GOOD POSITIONS
Here are this year’s finals and Arabi’s expected goals in the corresponding Opta widget. The bigger the circles, the higher the chance, while Moroccan goals are in yellow.
Executions in the center and close to home, great circles, great opportunities, many goals. Arabi has 20 finals, in total they “deserved” 4.1 expected goals. The Moroccan “had to” score four goals in these finals and has scored eight, twice.
THE ANGLE HE WOULD PREFER
He finds the good endings first and then finishes them the best he can. Let’s see how the Arab finishes this year in the corresponding chart showing where his 12 finals have gone home. Their goals are in yellow, goalie repellencies are in red and the beams are in blue.
Two elusive executions at the “windows”, two close executions in the center of the home and his favorite corner this year. In the right corner as El Arabi sees it, there he acts more.
He has found three goals in this corner, and today comes the third after putting the 2-1. In the same corner they blocked a shot and twice the ball did not hit him and he found the crossbar.
Not that he can complain about the misfortune when he has sent 12 finals to the rivals and with them he has celebrated eight goals.
The percentage of Moroccans is staggering, they will obviously fall later, but nothing says that Arabi is not Olympiacos’ “killer” and the top scorer in the Super League this year as well.
THE GRAPH OF A GREAT FOR
For the end, an icing on the cake. Arabi’s final and expected goals from last season.
This is the graph of a great striker and the one who finishes with the most goals. Few finishes outside the area (only three), some finishes from bad positions at the ends, “bombardment” of good finishes in the center of the large area.
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