To be fair I think there has been a few statistical breakdowns on this messageboard. Cork and Westwood were considerably better than Brownhill at nearly every segment. Brownhill was only higher on two segments, he averaged 1 interception more a game than Cork and did more running per game.Spiral wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:21 pmDisclaimer: I love Westwood. Now then, this is the kind of thing that cannot be proven, but I'm convinced that those goals Westwood scored from corners granted him a certain leniency, because fans then look at this hypothetical potential for him to score, even though he's hardly scored from open play for us. And this fiction about a player's contribution matters because in the case of Westwood, his passing isn't particularly special, and certainly not significantly superior to Brownhill's to the extent that Westwood should be considered PL calibre and Brownhill not. I've stated on previous Brownhill threads that his passing can be a bit sloppy, but if such a deficiency is to be held against Brownhill to declare him not fit for this league, then so too should Jack Cork's aggression and goalscoring record be held against him. But that's nonsense, of course, because clubs like ours can't afford complete players; we survive by playing to the strengths of those we have, and we utilise Brownhill for his energy. This makes him useful to this side in our league season, and thus, PL quality.
Interestingly enough I think Westwood and cork goal contributions are actually pretty good for lower end premier league CMs.
Cork averages a goal contribution every 19 games
Westwood averages a goal contribution every 5.9 games
Brownhill has 0 in 33 games.
I don’t think anyone is expecting a complete player just more rounded players. Brownhill seems to cover a lot of ground and is relatively good defensively. However he is none existent going forward. Let’s hope as a few other posters have mentioned he develops his offensive side, until then I remain on the side that he is not quite good enough.