No sane person would remove Houston Dynamo’s DaMarcus Beasley from their 4-0 shutout of Atlanta United FC. The box score didn’t include his 34 passes, 89% successful. The box also stayed mum regarding his tackle and two clearances.
Important contributions in sports don’t always get statistical recognition. Baseball boxes go silent on great glove work. American rules football boxes get quiet regarding even the best offensive lineman.
So, soccer’s defensive artists don’t get much recognition in the official soccer boxes.
Zeroes on paper but not on performance
As for Beasley, he got all zeroes next to his name, except for minutes, in the Dynamo’s 2018 opening-game box.