Looking at a few more stats, what surprised me a bit were Firmino's defensive stats.
He's averaged 2.13 tackles won per 90 minutes - Coutinho averaged 1.58, David Silva 1.23 and Sterling only 0.58.
In terms of interceptions, he's again head and shoulders above other attacking midfielders: 1.14 per 90 minutes, against Coutinho's 0.55, Sterling's 0.50 and Silva's 0.72.
Same goes for clearances: Firmino averaged 0.93 per 90 minutes in the Bundesliga, while all the others I'm comparing him to were below 0.48.
This proves nothing of course, but indicates he is a player not only with high attacking productivity, but who also works hard for the team. Can only be a good thing.
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