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  Tottenham Hotspur lacked an elite dribbler until they completed the signing of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham this week. We assess what he could bring to north London. Why are Spurs signing Kudus? The short answer is simple. They don't have much in the way of exceptional dribblers, and new manager Thomas Frank clearly wants to add one to their attack. Kudus is a genuinely elite dribbler. Only Jeremy Doku of Manchester City completed more dribbles (107) in the Premier League last season than Kudus (92). On a per-90 basis, too, only Doku (6.4) could better Kudus (3.2) among players with at least 1,000 minutes under their belt. It's also noteworthy that Doku was playing for a team who saw a hell of a lot more of the ball and did a hell of a lot more attacking than Kudus' West Ham. Doku averaged 71.9 touches of the ball per 90, while Kudus had just 52.2. Aggressive Dribbling Style Kudus looks to beat a man remarkably often. He admits that he can't help but try and ta...

  April 29, 2025 Arsenal - Paris SG Arsenal are preparing for their sixth meeting with Paris Saint-Germain, with the Gunners remaining unbeaten against the French giants (2 wins, 3 draws). PSG is the opponent that Arsenal have faced the most times in European competitions without ever losing (5 matches). Arsenal have already faced PSG in this season's Champions League, winning 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium in the league phase last October. Only one English team has managed to defeat PSG twice in a single edition of this competition: Manchester City in the 2020-21 semi-finals (2-1 away, 2-0 at home). The Parisian club also has an uncomfortable record on English soil - they have lost five of their last six away matches against English teams in the Champions League (1 win), falling to four different opponents in this run (Manchester City twice, Arsenal, Newcastle, and Aston Villa). This semi-final will be just the third in Champions League history where two Spanish managers face of...