* Creative heartbeat of Leicester’s Championship title-winning midfield last season, **contributing 12 goals (from an xG of 10.2) and 14 assists.**
* Under Enzo Maresca, his manager at Leicester last season, Chelsea are expected to adopt a 4-3-3 formation with a single pivot, allowing two advanced No 8s to play between the lines and attack the final third. This system is familiar to Dewsbury-Hall, as he played as the left-sided No 8 for the Italian at Leicester.
* Maresca’s tactical demands of freedom and fluidity for his No 8s unlocked Dewsbury-Hall’s creative potential. His statistics last season support this: 6.73 progressive passes per 90 minutes (84th percentile), **five shot-creating actions per 90 (98th percentile), and 3.91 progressive carries per 90 (also the 98th percentile).**
* Despite his strengths, Dewsbury-Hall’s pass completion rate of 77.3 per cent (26th percentile) would need to improve. That lower completion rate could be due to his risk-taking nature, which can result in turnovers.
**Season Rating: 84/100:**
* Impressive season netting 12 goals and 14 assists
* One of only two Leicester players in **Championship best XI**, and won Leicester’s **fan’s and player’s player of the season award**
**Gaming rating: 66/100** (based on FM, nothing particularly interesting to note)
**Financial value rating: 60/100:**
* Not a real bargain but a very reasonable price for a highly-rated and coveted midfielder coming off a strong Championship campaign.
* Resale value may be hampered if midfield competition results in little play time.
**Risk or reward? 63/100:**
* Adding a highly-rated player with top-flight experience will strengthen a midfield core that looks to compete on four fronts next season
* Still, Chelsea’s sheer number of players in midfield means he may not be given the opportunities needed to flourish
* His impressive injury history (**he has only missed one game in his professional career**) indicates he will at least be consistently available for selection
GreyWolfesDinner-CTR on
How can a guy who literally played in Enzos system last season not have minimum 90% tactical fit
Realmin on
The Athletic’s 500 is an abysmal piece of reporting. Gaming rating…
breakfastdinnerlunch on
How is the risk reward so low? For 30m after the great season he had, playing under his former coach not much risk imo
jeffnoel2228 on
Uhhh yes the classic 500 point rating scale for when 5 or 10 is just too simplistic
TitanX11 on
The only guy that has played a full season under our new manager, was his best player in the squad, fits the system perfectly and they are giving him 75/100? The fuck? He should be 95/100 at least.
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**Tactical Fit: 75/100:**
* Creative heartbeat of Leicester’s Championship title-winning midfield last season, **contributing 12 goals (from an xG of 10.2) and 14 assists.**
* Under Enzo Maresca, his manager at Leicester last season, Chelsea are expected to adopt a 4-3-3 formation with a single pivot, allowing two advanced No 8s to play between the lines and attack the final third. This system is familiar to Dewsbury-Hall, as he played as the left-sided No 8 for the Italian at Leicester.
* Maresca’s tactical demands of freedom and fluidity for his No 8s unlocked Dewsbury-Hall’s creative potential. His statistics last season support this: 6.73 progressive passes per 90 minutes (84th percentile), **five shot-creating actions per 90 (98th percentile), and 3.91 progressive carries per 90 (also the 98th percentile).**
* Despite his strengths, Dewsbury-Hall’s pass completion rate of 77.3 per cent (26th percentile) would need to improve. That lower completion rate could be due to his risk-taking nature, which can result in turnovers.
**Season Rating: 84/100:**
* Impressive season netting 12 goals and 14 assists
* One of only two Leicester players in **Championship best XI**, and won Leicester’s **fan’s and player’s player of the season award**
**Gaming rating: 66/100** (based on FM, nothing particularly interesting to note)
**Financial value rating: 60/100:**
* Not a real bargain but a very reasonable price for a highly-rated and coveted midfielder coming off a strong Championship campaign.
* Resale value may be hampered if midfield competition results in little play time.
**Risk or reward? 63/100:**
* Adding a highly-rated player with top-flight experience will strengthen a midfield core that looks to compete on four fronts next season
* Still, Chelsea’s sheer number of players in midfield means he may not be given the opportunities needed to flourish
* His impressive injury history (**he has only missed one game in his professional career**) indicates he will at least be consistently available for selection
How can a guy who literally played in Enzos system last season not have minimum 90% tactical fit
The Athletic’s 500 is an abysmal piece of reporting. Gaming rating…
How is the risk reward so low? For 30m after the great season he had, playing under his former coach not much risk imo
Uhhh yes the classic 500 point rating scale for when 5 or 10 is just too simplistic
The only guy that has played a full season under our new manager, was his best player in the squad, fits the system perfectly and they are giving him 75/100? The fuck? He should be 95/100 at least.