In a transfer between English clubs, James Maddison left Leicester and signed with Tottenham. Despite the poor season that saw Leicester relegated, James Maddison was the bright spot of this team. His performances showed that he has plenty of ability and quality to play for a top team. The ability shown in a Back 4 defense reinforces the idea that Maddison can be a player with instant impact in this Spurs squad.
With the conclusion of the season, it is possible to conduct a player analysis that measures which players had the most positive impact on their team as well as the players with the best individual performances during the season. The ratings model that we made allows us to find that out. The players with the highest average ratings during the season are the players that fulfil the premises presented previously. For this analysis, the selected players are required to have a minimum of 1500 minutes over the season, not taking into account the type of defence used nor the position played.
Player of the Season: Serie A 22-23.
Through the average ratings obtained, we understand that Kim Min-Jae, Napoli’s Centre-Back, was the player with the highest average rating of this years Serie A. In our player standings, we can see that Kim Min-Jae is followed by Sergej Milinković-Savić (Lazio) and by three of his teammates: A. Rrahmani (Centre-Back), Mário Rui (Left-Back) and Zambo Anguissa (Midfielder).
In his first season in Napoli, Kim Min-Jae was a key part of this historic Napoli squad that managed to win the title. Signed to replace Koulibaly, Kim Min-Jae managed to exceed the expectations of even the most confident supporters in him.
