Tackles And Interceptions
To play in a double pivot, you need players who is equally good off the ball as they are in possession.
The tackles and interceptions per 90 metric gives us a good indication of a midfielder’s ability to defend space and both Kone and Lavia have almost identical numbers this season.
While the Frenchman has averaged 3.69 tackles & interceptions per 90 minutes for Gladbach, Lavia’s figure for Southampton is 3.62.
