giant CB/RB · aerial dominance · defensive width
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BRS v2 · 2025–26
giant CB/RB · aerial dominance · defensive width
D(C) / DM
Converted from recorded positions. Positional familiarity has not been assessed.
A way to understand the player’s game.
Current Analogue
Nottingham Forest
CD
BRSBox Defender87O’Brien and Milenković connect imposing central defending with a set-piece threat. The aerial contest matters when protecting their own box and when attacking a delivery.
A separate main difference has not yet been established in the published comparison.
Historical Analogue
Chelsea 2009-2013
Branislav Ivanović — Chelsea 2009-2013 connects with Jake O'Brien through an aerial defender becoming a set-piece threat. His two headed goals at Liverpool in April 2009 illustrate a defender attacking the delivery.
Jan 2023 — End unknown
A separate main difference has not yet been established in the published comparison.
A style reference for this phase, not a prediction of Jake O'Brien’s ceiling.
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A way to understand the player’s game.
Current Analogue
Nottingham Forest
CD
BRSBox Defender87O’Brien and Milenković connect imposing central defending with a set-piece threat. The aerial contest matters when protecting their own box and when attacking a delivery.
A separate main difference has not yet been established in the published comparison.
Historical Analogue
Chelsea 2009-2013
Branislav Ivanović — Chelsea 2009-2013 connects with Jake O'Brien through an aerial defender becoming a set-piece threat. His two headed goals at Liverpool in April 2009 illustrate a defender attacking the delivery.
A separate main difference has not yet been established in the published comparison.
A style reference for this phase, not a prediction of Jake O'Brien’s ceiling.
No further examples yet.
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