Best Alternatives to James Sands

Playing Style Analysis

A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.9 interceptions/90), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), heavily involved in play (55 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three closest DNA matches to James Sands:

• Philipp Sander(88% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as comfortable with both feet, active in the tackle (2.4 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.8 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), central to possession (72 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.1/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.4/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.
• Robert Andrich(84% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), heavily involved in possession (66 passes/90), central to possession (77 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.5/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Aleksandar Pavlovic(80% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as comfortable with both feet, a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), meticulous in distribution (94% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (98 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (11.5 final-third passes/90), central to possession (111 touches/90), switches play with precision (5.6 long balls/90, 80% accuracy) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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