Born on 8th January, 2004 ( 20) — Ollie Arblaster is an English Midfielder who plays for Sheffield United. His footballing course has transfigured from a six year old player who joined the academy to a turned professional who has recurrently captained his boyhood club. His development included a loan at League One club, Port Vale.
1. Positional role.
Primary : CM ( Central Midfielder)
Secondary: DM ( Defensive midfielder)
Ollie operates primarily as a double pivot central midfielder ( right footed) but has the requisite football brain and defensive potential to feature in a deeper role.
2. Physical profile.
Height and build : 1,80m tall, supple build with an broadening frame.
Speed and pace : Maintains a delicate poise between explosive bursts of speed in transition /recoveries and measures steps/ break aways in tight spaces.
Agility: Reliably good at managing pressure through sharp turns and multiple changes in direction.
Balance: Ability to maintain a low centre of gravity and reposition his body to evade challenges. I.e dribbling and passing on the move.
Coordination: perceives, interacts and shows comfortability in receiving, retaining and releasing the ball.
3. Functional profile.
Nimble ball reception : Ollie periodically shifts across his marker to make create an extra, angle yard to receive the ball/ open up new passing lanes for teammates.
Tight space control: Moves with delicate touches, effortless shift of weight and convinction in congested spaces.
Short carries : Sharp sense of arrival to collect and push the ball past the opp. block/ press within close quarters. ( Pick and drive player )
Penetrative runs : fluid movement across zones relative to the existing phase of play. Can drift wide, make an underlapping run or roam between the lines to enhance local connections.
Assertive ground coverage: physically capable of engaging the opp. and taking charge in ground contests. Beneficial in sniffing out danger in key areas, moments.
* His athletic engine has room for growth and continuity esp. if he's not overburdened with strenuous defensive duties.
4. Temperament.
Composed : patient,and thoughtful approach towards play. Constant adaptations to meet game state demands.
Combative: has got an English steel about to Willing to make a penetrative run, tackle or attack the box to impact the team positive.
Leadership: entrusted with the captain's armband on occasions. Positively suggests his ability to uplift his teammates on and off the pitch.
5. Projections.
All phase potential: Does have a bit of everything to excel in all phases but needs to execute some of his actions with reliability.
* Expansive Passing range - usually good at distributing the ball within actionable distances but has to challenge himself outside his zones of influence.
* Attacking the final third - has offensive bite and could become a more significant threat if he purposes to improve this part of his game.
Overall, Ollie is within the right setting to better this himself. Might make a bold argument he is within the Curtis Jones/ Mainoo mould with a qualitative gap to bridge to arrival at that level.
Comments