Our scout report highlights an intriguing blend of vigour and experience in the form of Ben Pearson, a defensive midfielder deploying his craft for Stoke City in the Championship. At age 29, Pearson makes up for the lack of youth through his formidable defensive prowess, most notably underlined by his outstanding interception percentile of 94.54%.
His skill set largely revolves around excellent ball retention, ranked in the top 30% of his peers, and particularly progressive passing, where he outstrips more than 80% of his counterparts. Such assets testify to his merit as both a ball-winner and an intelligent recycler, an invaluable attribute for any team seeking command of midfield operations. The statistics depict him as more of a pivot than a creative dynamo, with only roughly 6% of chances created, suggesting he relies on the artistry of his teammates for attacking thrust.
However, Pearson's discipline could be brought into question. He is extremely prone to attracting the referee's attention, evidenced by a yellow card percentile nearing the maximum: a damaging trait that could leave his side a man short. Effective as Pearson is in deploying his defensive acumen through marked recoveries - a strong 96.64% - it is marred by a colossal foul rate.
His role is largely confined to the midfield third, where he appears to dance about with the ball 66% of the time. His forays into the attacking third are limited, perhaps by design, given his playmaker role from a deeper position, and his negligible presence in the attacking penalty area.
In summary, Pearson's style of play is one of gritty determination, a disrupter who seemingly can't resist a duel, capable of winning the ball and initiating forward play, but whose lack of discipline could be his Achilles heel.
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In the 2023-2024 season, Ben Pearson took 9 shots, scoring 0 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 0.55, averaging 0.06 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 0 goals from 6 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.06 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 0 goals from 3 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.07 xG per shot.
Headers: 0 goals from 0 headed attempts. A 0% conversion rate. 0 xG per shot.
