left-footed controller · tempo · switches
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Source-linked · calibration provisional
BRS means Best Role Score: our assessment of a player in their best role.
Supporting sources are linked, but the scoring scale is still being checked. This score may change.
BRS v2 · 2025–26
left-footed controller · tempo · switches
M(C)
Converted from recorded positions. Positional familiarity has not been assessed.
A way to understand the player’s game.
Current Analogue
Sunderland
DM
Grimes and Xhaka share a deep midfielder’s passing range. A switch of play changes the side of attack and gives the next receiver room to continue.
A separate main difference has not yet been established in the published comparison.
Historical Analogue
Manchester City 2009-2013
Gareth Barry — Manchester City 2009-2013 connects with Matt Grimes through left-footed technique in midfield. Zabaleta’s account of the 2011–12 side highlights Barry’s left-footed quality and positioning.
A separate main difference has not yet been established in the published comparison.
A style reference for this phase, not a prediction of Matt Grimes’s ceiling.
Jan 2016 — End unknown
Jan 2015 — End unknown
Jan 2014 — End unknown
Jan 2013 — Jan 2015
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A way to understand the player’s game.
Current Analogue
Sunderland
DM
Grimes and Xhaka share a deep midfielder’s passing range. A switch of play changes the side of attack and gives the next receiver room to continue.
A separate main difference has not yet been established in the published comparison.
Historical Analogue
Manchester City 2009-2013
Gareth Barry — Manchester City 2009-2013 connects with Matt Grimes through left-footed technique in midfield. Zabaleta’s account of the 2011–12 side highlights Barry’s left-footed quality and positioning.
A separate main difference has not yet been established in the published comparison.
A style reference for this phase, not a prediction of Matt Grimes’s ceiling.
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No further examples yet.