Best Alternatives to Joe Willock

Playing Style Analysis

A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (51 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three closest DNA matches to Joe Willock:

• Sean Longstaff(89% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.2 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.5 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), wins the ball cleanly (2.0 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (59 touches/90), active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions, top 10% creator in the league and top 10% tackler in the league.
• Ryan Christie(85% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.0 key passes/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.6 tackles/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.9 final-third passes/90), central to possession (71 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.0/90), uses long balls frequently (5.7/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.1/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.
• Joelinton(85% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (55 touches/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.0/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.

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