Olivier Boscagli (26), French defender of PSV Eindhoven, presents the best characteristics to replace Eder Militao, seriously injured in his right knee, at Real Madrid, according to artificial intelligence.
The long list of injured defenders at Real Madrid encourages inventiveness. A site specializing in artificial intelligence in football has launched a search for the ideal profile to replace Eder Militao (26), victim of a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last Saturday during Madrid's victory against Osasuna ( 4-0). To fill his very long absence, the AI recommends a French player.
Boscagli avoids or contributes to a goal every 272 minutes
According to the algorithm of the Olocip site, Olivier Boscagli (26 years old), defender of PSV Eindhoven, presents the best profile to replace the Brazilian. The tool analyzed the performance data of several players by putting them into perspective with specific contexts according to competition, team, coach, position and age. It also determines the impact of a player on the probability that the team will score or concede a goal.
The database then assigns a score from 0 to 100. In this game, Boscagli obtains the highest number (98) ahead of another Frenchman Aymeric Laporte (96), naturalized Spanish in 2021 and international for La Roja. In detail, Boscagli, trained in Nice which he left in 2019 for Eindhoven, stands out for his contribution at the defensive level and in getting the ball out. Another somewhat barbaric figure pleads in its favor: its estimated value every 90 minutes of 0.33. This means he would contribute to the team scoring or avoiding 0.33 goals per game through his overall actions (that's 1 goal every 272 minutes). A value similar to that of Militao before his injury.
If the AI recommends the profile of the native of Monaco, his name is not mentioned among the potential leads followed by Real. On the other hand, this is the case of Laporte, second suitable solution according to the AI (with a score of 96). The latter also confided that he would “obviously” listen to Real if the club called him. “I only read the same thing as you, so there is no problem.” He added that it seemed a “good” interest to him. “We don't look down on teams like Real Madrid,” he added in an interview with Cadena Ser on Wednesday.
To conclude, the AI cites two other names that could be suitable for Real: Jonathan Tah (28 years old, Leverkusen) and Ryan Flamingo (21 years old), Boscagli's teammate at PSV Eindhoven.
