Yes, that is a serious question. Two players who ‘offer more than just goals’ as strikers. But how much more? Who would you rather have? Fortunately a member of the Football365 Forum (lol tb x) has done the analysis for us. Read on to see who comes out on top…
A comparison of their goals and assists since Tevez came here:
This is obviously an area where Tevez should win by a margin having played with some of the best players in the world. Davies has played in a poor Bolton team for the last 4 years. Tevez only scores slightly more goals than Davies and Davies gets slightly more assists than Tevez.
Neither of these strikers are ‘out-and-out goal scorers’ and are both praised for their work rate. This would suggest that the amount of tackles they make is similar.
Tackles by Davies this season: 60 (more than any other striker)
Tackles by Tevez this season: 15Davies makes four times as many tackles as Tevez.
But surely Manchester City are a much better passing team than the long ball merchants at Bolton. Tevez will probably have attempted four times as many passes as Davies? He hasn’t.
Successful passes by Davies this season: 691 (61 leading to a shot at goal)
Successful passes by Tevez this season: 671 (30 leading to a shot at goal)Davies comes out on top by a distance.
Maybe Tevez isn’t contributing because he is being fouled to often by the opposition. This would mean that he wins lots of free kicks for his team. He doesn’t.
Free kicks won by Davies this season: 105
Free kicks won by Tevez this season: 29Again there is a massive gulf between the two.
These stats can only go so far as to compare the two players. They can’t prove the fact that Davies is much better in the air than Tevez, they can’t prove that Davies is much more influential to his teammates than Tevez and they can’t highlight Davies’ superior attitude. All of these things are almost certainly true.
In conclusion. Kevin Davies >>>>>>>>>>>> Carlos Tevez.
So there we go. Thanks to lol tb x for the analysis – the original thread can be read here (you will need to sign up).
Ha Ha very interesting stats, I guess, that I say that as what would be deemed the unfashionable one comes out on top, and I suppose I’m a supporter of the underdog. Tevez is a funny onion, who I’ve thought for a while is very over rated, I can see why the great unwashed take to him, he plays with great enthusiasm, energy, is an international of a fashionable football country and the name Tevez just cuts it, Davis doesn’t..Davis on the otherhand has been with a an unfashionable club for a number of years now, but he always puts a shift in, never moans and groans, and when he hits a rich vein of form you don’t hear him crowing about it. The term humility springs to mind,and he makes for a great role model, Bolton must be chuffed to have him.Tevez on the other hand will always be a pain in the arse, note his latest out burst stating that he’s considering retiring from the game – bloody hell he’s only just begun – but that’s the youth of today- short on application.
Agreed, very interesting stats. I’ve never really got why Tevez is so highly rated, he’s just a busybody workhorse as far as I can see. I’d take Kevin Davies any day of the week…