Best Alternatives to Ladislav Krejci

Top 3 Alternatives to Ladislav Krejci

1. 1.Joachim Andersen86% DNA match·Fulham€25.0M
2. 2.Maxence Lacroix86% DNA match·Crystal Palace€35.0M
3. 3.Veljko Milosavljevic86% DNA match·AFC Bournemouth€20.0M

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (4.4 clearances/90) and uses long balls frequently (7.7/90). The three most similar players to Ladislav Krejci by playing style are:

• Joachim Andersen(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (7.2 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (63% duel success), heavily involved in possession (71 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.1 final-third passes/90), central to possession (86 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (11.3/90) and active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Maxence Lacroix(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (7.3 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), strong in aerial duels (3.5 aerials won/90) and uses long balls frequently (5.0/90).
• Veljko Milosavljevic(86% match) — Milosavljevic is the kind of defender who wins games through the pass rather than the tackle—a ball-playing centre-back whose value lives in the build-up phase, not the trenches. His passes into the final third rank in the top 20% of Premier League defenders, and his volume of 46.6 passes per 90 places him above most peers in possession-based systems. Here's the counterintuitive part: his aerial win *rate* sits below average, yet his aerial *volume* lands in the top 30%—he's contesting more duels than most, just not winning them cleanly.

Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →