Supporters of West Ham United have been slating Aaron Cresswell after a stat on the full-back emerged on social media.
Over the weekend, @westhamtransfer tweeted that the Englishman has the lowest cross completion percentage of any full-back in the Premier League with 13.9%, which left fans slating Cresswell.
Aaron Cresswell has the lowest cross completion compared to every PL full back this season with just 13.9%.
Shocking. pic.twitter.com/0rY6QKUhQC
— West Ham Transfers (@westhamtransfer) March 14, 2020
We need 2 new LB been saying it for years
— Andy Lapthorne (@lapstar11) March 14, 2020
It is shocking given the quality of that left foot when he gets it right
— Richard Heap (@richardtheap) March 14, 2020
Did u expect much more!
— Mark Nicholls (@MarkNic16596326) March 14, 2020
Do the Hammers need to replace Aaron Cresswell in the summer?Yes, he's just not good enough
No, fans are being overly harsh
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While Cresswell was slated, the defender has completed the third-most passes on average in the squad in the Premier League, with an impressive 40.9 per game (per WhoScored).
However, the defender does have the 12th-worst pass completion percentage in the squad, with 74.8% on average in the league (per WhoScored), leaving fans slating the 30-year-old.
Our weaklink
— H (@WhuHazz) March 14, 2020
Needs to go in summer
— Joes_Irons? (@IronsJoes) March 15, 2020
His defending isn’t that great either …… #weneedaleftback when is Johnson gonna be fit ?
— Darren Skingle FA Licensed Coach (@FACoachdazza) March 15, 2020
What do we think?
While the original tweet labelled Cresswell as the holder of the ‘lowest cross completion’ percentage for a full-back in the Premier League, that is not entirely true as he has the joint-second lowest (as per Squawka).
Manchester United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka actually has the lowest, with 12%, and Cresswell is joint with Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, who also has 13.9%, for the second-worst (per Squawka).