Aston Villa suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Sheffield United on Wednesday and Matt Targett was one of many players to put in a poor performance. The 25-year-old was particularly poor with his distribution in the final third, resulting in him being slated by supporters on social media.
When United went down to 10-men with a 1-0 lead to hold onto, Villa saw a lot of the ball. They did little with it, however, as Targett and may others failed to pick out a teammate from their numerous balls into the box.
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Against United, Targett played for 90 minutes, had 93 touches, won two aerial duels, completed 82.9% of his 70 passes, created one chance, whipped in eight crosses with only one being accurate, made one clearance, blocked one shot and had one successful dribble (WhoScored).
The 25-year-old has played in all 25 of Villa’s Premier League appearances this season (Transfermarkt) so he isn’t at risk of losing his place to Neil Taylor based on Wednesday’s performance. Targett has found a teammate from 11 of his 74 crosses (15%) and averages less accurate crosses than six other first-team players (WhoScored), so it’s clear he needs to work on his distribution.
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