Andrey Santos Scout Report
Andrey Santos is certainly carving his niche in Strasbourg's midfield unit, highlighted in our latest scout report. Despite being relatively young, Santos holds an impressive balance in his style of play, successfully operating both as a central and a defensive midfielder. Demonstrating a higher percentile in ball retention and chance creation than most of his counterparts, the Brazilian native exhibits a knack for keeping the ball under control and crafting opportunities. His goal efficiency and goal threat percentages underpin his potential as an unexpected source of goals.
However, Santos's prowess is not, by all means, exclusive to offense; his abilities extend to defensive duties as well, emphasizing his versatility. His notable duelling prowess, marked by the extraordinary percentiles in aerial and overall duel wins, is noteworthy, underpinning his competitive nature. Moreover, Santos's commendable interceptions and recoveries percentiles testify to his ability to regain possession, a substantial strength in disrupting opposition's offensive manoeuvres.
There remain, nevertheless, areas he could improve upon. His progressive passing and assists per 90 metrics are underwhelming and perhaps underline a need for sharper vision or more precise execution in those final moments. In addition, his relatively lower percentile in ball recovery and fouls committed hint at areas that need addressing in his defensive game.
Warranting caution is his yellow card metric, soaring to the highest percentile. Although this aggressive, combative approach might contribute to his successful duelling, it certainly risks disciplinary issues, a caveat Strasbourg will have to manage well. Despite these, Santos's touches and interceptions stats suggest an active player energetically involved in the game, demonstrating promising potential for further growth within Ligue 1 and beyond.
