FC Toulouse. Stijn Spierings shines in this field: in Europe, no one does better than him
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For his return to Ligue 1, Toulouse FC can count on an imperial Maxime Dupé in the goalsparticularly in the exercise of sentences, where it is one of the best elements from Europe. But the Violets also have, in their ranks, a midfielder whose performances make him a serious customer beyond France…
Stijn Spierings leads by example
Tuesday January 10, 2023, Toulouse FC published a tweet about one of its essential cogs. Centerpiece of Philippe Montanier’s interplay, Stijn Spierings, the 26-year-old Dutchman, is simply ” the best recuperator of the five major European championships”. In other words, no player does better than him in France, Fr Spain, Fr Germany, Fr England, and in Italy.
177 balloons recovered
The club, which moreover named its intervention ” Instant data“, which is no coincidence in view of importance of this same Data in the Toulouse strategy for almost three years, quantifies the performance of his environment. ” With 177 raked balloons, Stijn Spierings is currently the most recovered player in Europe this season! “, savor the TFC, with an assembly that makes it smile more than one.
An average of 10.4 per game
Among outfield players, the Batavian is, indeed, the most effective in this area, after 17 games played. Still on the scale of the five major European championships, Declan Rice, the midfielder of West Ham (England), comes second with 165 recoveries in 18 games. Wallace completes the podium, with 148 balls recovered in 17 games under the colors of Udinese (Italy) this season.
To pay number 17 of Toulouse FC, it is a solid average of 10.4 balls recovered regular game. He is, there too, at the top in Europe, among outfield players who have played at least 15 games:
- Stijn Spierings (Toulouse FC): 10.4
- Declan Rice (West Ham): 9.2
- Jordan Ferri (Montpellier): 8.9
- Wallace (Udinese): 8.7
- Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich): 8.5
1,530 minutes out of… 1,530 possible
Arrived on the Ile du Ramier at the beginning of autumn 2020, Stijn Spierings has become an essential element of the Toulouse collective. Already lined up 35 times last year, the Dutch midfielder is quite simply most used outfield player by Philippe Montanier. This season, the technician has never replaced his jewel, which has been disputed all 17 matches in Ligue 1. Or 1,530 minutes. For 177 balloons recovered.
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