Performance Reviews: Alexey Miranchuk

the more things change, the more the numbers stay the same

Last offseason we went about creating performance reviews for each player from the 2024 season. A lot of them ended up being pretty optimistic! This…will not be that!

Yesterday: Latte Lath.

Today: Former per 90 superstar Alexey Miranchuk.

Key Performance Indicators

Playing time: 31 starts, 2,747 minutes

Overlyings: 6 goals, 3 assists

Goals Added per 96: -0.02, 13th out of 16 starting No. 10s in MLS

Evaluation

That’s not the worst radar you’ve ever seen. However, there’s a big chunk missing that lines up directly with the eye test (sans rose colored glasses). Miranchuk’s chance creation numbers and end product weren’t up to the standards of a $13 million No. 10. That’s especially true when you consider Miranchuk had a few months to get settled in MLS before this season and that the club spent the offseason talking about how their roster decisions were predicated on giving Miranchuk teammates he could play in behind. Producing only three primary assists in that context, like most things from this year, is bad.