Sean St Ledger

Name: Sean St Ledger
Age: 23
Current Club: Preston North End
Language: English
Nationality: Irish
Position: DRC
Cost to buy: £600k
Type of team he’d come to: Most Championship sides upwards, including some League 1 teams.
Wages: £750P/w

Strengths

Sean St Ledger has a number of strengths suited to defenders. His best attributes are his tackling (16), passing (15), heading (15) and his positioning (15). These, along with marking are the main attributes that you look for in a defender. Although I have not included his marking as strength it does not let him down, as it is still strong at 14. He is very good in the air and good in the tackle which is key for a centre back at this level. As Sean is only a young player, there is plenty of chance for him to develop these skills and play at a higher level.

Weaknesses

Sean has a number of weaknesses however a lot of these are not relevant to his position. As a centre back he will not be need to call upon attributes such as corners (7), crossing (.8), finishing (6), long shots (3) and long throws (4) too often.

His main weakness for his position is his strength (10). His strength should build up as he gets older, but it is currently quite low compared to other centre backs. Despite this, he easily has the ability to be a top defender in the Championship.

Where to play him

Sean’s favored position is at centre back where he is capable of doing a very good job. However, he is also more than capable of covering or even playing at right back regularly. This could suit him more due to his strength, however you may be better playing him at centre back where he will be able to put in the best performances.

Getting his signature

Once you have got a bid accepted for Sean, you should not have too much problem getting him to agree terms. As he is only on £750 p/w at the moment, he is available to any club on a tight wage budget. Sean would probably as for wages in the £1,500 p/w bracket. However, agreeing a fee may be a problem. He is a key player at Preston and therefore it may take a lot for them to allow him to talk to other clubs.

Training

As a centre back, he is unlikely to need much training going forward. Because of this, I would focus the majority of his training schedule on increasing his strength and his defending abilities. This would help him to develop himself as a player and make the step up to the Premier League if required.

Overall

Sean is currently a top quality defender at Championship level. He would be best played at centre back and is capable of keeping the ball on floor and helping pass the team out of trouble. With the correct training and enough match experience he will be able to make the step up into the Premiership without much fuss.