🥷 Pocket Picker
Karim Dermane (Troyes) — Collected the ball before the attack could settle in.
Karim Dermane: 8 Tackles + interceptions; 12 Recoveries; 9 Duels won. Collected the opposition attack before it could settle.
Ligue 1: this week's cards
Every Ligue 1 round gets praise and roast cards built from real match numbers: distance run, expected goals, saves, tackles and more. Here are the latest ones; open the app to vote, share and open card packs.
🧱 The Brick Wall
Axel Tuanzebe (Auxerre) — Granite in defence. Attackers bounced right off him.
Axel Tuanzebe: 15 Clearances; 0 Blocks; 6 Aerial duels won. The guard did not change at the edge of the box.
🧤 Safe Hands
Matvey Safonov (Paris Saint-Germain) — Locked the gates shut. Made world-class saves look routine.
Matvey Safonov: 7 Saves; 1 Goals conceded; 1.21 Goals prevented (model). The goal was airtight this week.
🧈 Butterfingers
Anthony Lopes (Angers) — Every shot on target went in. Left his hands in the dressing room.
Anthony Lopes: 5 Goals conceded; 3 Saves; -1.11 Goals prevented (model). Saw a lot of goals this week.
🩺 The Box Surgeon
Amine Harit (Olympique de Marseille) — Took the expectation chart straight to the goals column.
Amine Harit: 1 Goals; 0.07 Expected goals (xG); 1/1 On target / attempts. Beat the expectation chart with clinical finishing.
🚀 Launch Pad Intern
Casper Tengstedt (Toulouse) — Some of those shots filed a flight plan.
Casper Tengstedt: 4 Shots off target; 6 Shots; 1.28 Expected goals (xG). Some of those shots reached orbit.
🧵 Chance Tailor
Florian Thauvin (RC Lens) — Picked the seams of the defence with a pass.
Florian Thauvin: 6 Chances created; 1.11 Expected assists (xA); 2 Assists. Stitched the passing lane like fine fabric.
📦 Long-Haul Delivery
Branco Van den Boomen (Angers) — Long passes come with a tracking number.
Branco Van den Boomen: 11/13 Accurate long balls; 40 Accurate passes; 6.8 Rating. Dropped long balls right at the address.
✂️ Cross Tailor
Florian Thauvin (RC Lens) — Those crosses came off the cutting table.
Florian Thauvin: 7/7 Accurate crosses; 6 Chances created; 2 Assists. Cut the crosses like cloth.
📡 Satellite Service
Jonathan Clauss (Nice) — The cross went to a frequency instead of an address.
Jonathan Clauss: 10 Inaccurate crosses; 12 Cross attempts; 1 Assists. Sent crosses to the wrong frequency.
📞 Wrong Number
Joris Chotard (Stade Brestois) — The misplaced-pass page is getting crowded.
Joris Chotard: 12 Inaccurate passes; 35 Pass attempts; %66 Pass accuracy. Sent passes to the wrong address.
🥔 Spud of the Week
Nazinho (AS Monaco) — Playing in wellies. Every touch was an accident waiting to happen.
Nazinho: 1 Dispossessed; 12 Inaccurate passes; 6.2 Rating. Plenty of touches, plenty of turnovers.
⛏️ The Butcher
Ludovic Ajorque (Stade Brestois) — Went straight for the shins. The referee got arm cramp booking him.
Ludovic Ajorque: 5 Fouls committed; 9 Duels lost; 1 Tackles. Highest foul count of the week.
💣 Gift Wrapped
Amine Gouiri (Olympique de Marseille) — The error column has a bow on it; intent is not on trial.
Amine Gouiri: 0 Own goals; 0 Errors leading to goal; 0 Penalties conceded. Highest measured error score of the week.