Best Alternatives to James McClean

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a reliable supplier (0.20 assists/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.1 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), wins the ball cleanly (2.0 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (55 touches/90), active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league. The three closest DNA matches to James McClean:

• Josh Cullen(82% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (1.8 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (55% duel success), penetrates with forward passing (9.2 final-third passes/90), heavily involved in play (64 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.7/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Lewis Cook(81% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.6 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (2.5 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), heavily involved in play (69 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.9/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.8/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.
• Tim Iroegbunam(81% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (4.1 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (55% duel success), wins the ball cleanly (2.7 successful tackles/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.0/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 10% tackler in the league.

Similarity uses per-90 performance across playing-style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →