Let’s compare the game appearances of the Juventus central midfielders in the 2018/2019 season. Looking at the figures below, Can was clearly not the first-choice. The three with the most appearances are Blaise Matuidi, Miralem Pjanic and Rodrigo Bentancur with 31 domestic appearances each. Can was close, though, with 29 but only 20 of them as a starter. Khedira had the least played minutes and the least number of appearances. Similar conclusions can be drawn from the UEFA Champions League (UCL) appearances.
Impressively, Can scored more goals in Serie A than the other midfielders whereas only Pjanic scored in UCL. The two most aggressive players are Rodrigo Bentancur and Pjanic with 8 yellow cards and 1 red and 6 yellow cards and 1 red, respectively. Can only received 7 yellow cards . In his entire career, he only received two red cards, 1 in 2015 when Liverpool lost 4-1 to Arsenal and another in 2014 when Bayer Leverkusen lost 2-1 against PSG in the UCL.
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