Historical Analogue
The player
Crystal Palace · CD
left-footed CB · front-foot defending · progressive passing
Open profile: Chadi RiadHistorical Analogue
Samuel Umtiti — Lyon 2012-2016
Lyon
Samuel Umtiti — Lyon 2012-2016 connects with Chadi Riad through a left-sided centre-back’s distribution. Rémi Garde’s account of Umtiti’s early Lyon years highlights the accuracy of his first pass out of defence.
Unknown — a main difference has not been established yet.
A style reference for this phase, not a prediction of Chadi Riad’s ceiling.