Chris Dunlavy

Vincent Kompany more than merits the accolades he has received for resurrecting Burnley this season.
But how would the Belgian have done with lesser players? One obvious comparison is Swansea, who play an identical system and a broadly similar style.
Opta has produced a graph that plots clubs according to direct speed upfield versus how many passes are completed in an attacking sequence. It is a way of illustrating which teams are direct and which build slowly in possession. Swansea and Burnley are by far the chief exponents of the latter strategy.
The big difference? Burnl...