..Four reasons why Rio Ferdinand is right to raise concerns about Édouard Mendy's form

 

 ..Four reasons why Rio Ferdinand is right to raise concerns about Édouard Mendy's form On the very basic metric of save percentage, Mendy has regressed from last season. He is currently only saving 66.7% of shots on target in the Premier League, compared to last campaign when he saved 73.7%.

When you look into the numbers further, analysing how likely a keeper is to save a shot (using post-shot xG) and comparing it to the number Mendy has actually conceded, things are also not great. The 30-year-old has let in 1.9 more goals than the average goalkeeper so far this campaign. In his first season, he actually conceded 0.1 fewer than his post-shot xG. The number last campaign was -0.4 suggesting he is progressively making fewer top drawer saves.

2) Mendy is not coming for crosses

One of the more startling stats from Mendy’s first six league games is his reluctance to come for crosses. He has only stopped 2.4% of deliveries into the penalty area so far this season.

That is a stark contrast to his first and second campaigns at Stamford Bridge when he averaged between 6.3% and 7.8%. For some reason, he seems to be more hesitant about coming off his line.

3) His kicking from his hands is getting worse