Etuhu v Sidwell

By: Sam | April 19th, 2011
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With the news that Sidwell signed a contract extension that means himself and Etuhu are contracted to Fulham until 2014 – but which will be used more in the first team? Both are similar in that they are not afraid to make a hard tackle and pass the ball across midfield. This has allowed them to work well alongside Murphy in central midfield.

Statistically they’re quite similar. Each have played around 230 games: Etuhu’s got 27 goals while Sidwell edges with 41 goals. When you look at the guardian chalkboards they have similar patterns of play too. Here’s two games where Fulham won against similar teams:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/chalkboards/0e6QP61gLH65fHILq57E

Each Sidwell and Etuhu played deep on the right side of the pitch and move towards the left as they go higher up the pitch. But if these statistics are scrutinised, Sidwell seems to be the better candidate. As said, Sidwell has got the better goal ratio, but Sidwell makes more successful tackles with a lot more of these high up the pitch compared to Etuhu.

Both Etuhu and Sidwell are the rocks of midfield. With two players who give similar assets to midfield, it’s a sign of good depth. But it’s difficult to chose between them, when each are fit. If you were to judge it by who is statistically better and for when you want the team to play higher up the pitch – Sidwell’s your man. But, Etuhu can play from a deep position and make storming runs into the higher end of the pitch – as demonstrated in a goal he scored very early in the season against Blackpool away. So, . It’s a tough choice, but it’s a good tough choice to have.

In other news…

Sorry for the hiatus and lack of posting recently. With a combination of no Fulham fixtures and my university exams last week I couldn’t get creative with the Fulham offside blog. But, with my exams over and a fixture this week, service will hopefully resume as usual.Kits Symons is doing a good job with the Fulham U-18s. They are top of the Academy League Table by 4 points after a 2-1 win over Birmingham City U-18s. Marcello Trotta scored both goals for Fulham – hopefully something that’ll be said more as he rises up the ranks at Fulham.
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