Name: John Francis O'Shea
Country:
IrelandClub: Manchester United F.C.
Position: *CB, SB, DMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 21-26 years (30/04/1981)
Era: 2002-2007
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 81 kg
Attack: 68
Defence: 80
Balance: 87
Stamina: 84
Top Speed: 74
Acceleration: 72
Response: 78
Agility: 75
Dribble Accuracy: 77
Dribble Speed: 79
Short Pass Accuracy: 78
Short Pass Speed: 79
Long Pass Accuracy: 75
Long Pass Speed: 73
Shot Accuracy: 63
Shot Power: 80
Shot Technique: 65
Free Kick Accuracy: 62
Curling: 64
Header: 78
Jump: 74
Technique: 78
Aggression: 71
Mentality: 76
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 81
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Standard/Lasting
CARDS:
SPECIAL ABILITIES:
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded
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Name: John Francis O'Shea
Country:
IrelandClub: Sunderland A.F.C.
Position: *CB, SB, DMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 31-34 years (30/04/1981)
Era: 2012-2015
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 84 kg
Attack: 65
Defence: 80
Balance: 87
Stamina: 81
Top Speed: 72
Acceleration: 71
Response: 77
Agility: 72
Dribble Accuracy: 76
Dribble Speed: 77
Short Pass Accuracy: 78
Short Pass Speed: 79
Long Pass Accuracy: 75
Long Pass Speed: 73
Shot Accuracy: 61
Shot Power: 80
Shot Technique: 62
Free Kick Accuracy: 62
Curling: 64
Header: 78
Jump: 72
Technique: 77
Aggression: 69
Mentality: 76
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 81
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Late/Peak
CARDS:
SPECIAL ABILITIES:
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded
INFO:
O'Shea is a former centre back, side back and defensive midfielder. He spent twelve seasons at Manchester United from 1999 to 2011, playing 393 matches and scoring 15 goals. At the beginning of his career though, he was loaned to Bournemouth and Royal Antwerp, before becoming a regular in the "Red Devils" first team in 2001. He was sold to Sunderland in 2011 and was captain for most of his time at the club. He played 256 games and scored 4 goals with the "Black Cats" until 2018. He retired one year later after a season at Reading. He capped 118 times for Ireland, scoring three goals.
O'Shea was a tall defender with good strength and calmness when stopping the opposing forwards. He was versatile and could play efficiently in more positions, was quite athletic for a man of his size but a bit slow, had decent overall technique and dribbling. When he wanted, he could stun the opponents with his swift footwork, make his way through the defence and ignite the attacks. He said that in his early career he liked to try the Cruijff turn (of course not always coming off). He could distribute the ball well thanks to great passing awareness and accuracy with both feet. When he played on the flank, he liked to support the offensive action, setting it up or adding quantity in the midfield. His height helped him reaching the ball with the head to anticipate opponents.
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