Name: John St John
Nickname: "Ian", "the Saint"
Country:
ScotlandClub: Liverpool F.C.
Position: *CF, (optional SS, AMF)
Side: RF/BS
Age: 23-26 years (07/06/1938)
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 72 kg
Attack: 86
Defence: 43
Balance: 82
Stamina: 81
Top Speed: 82
Acceleration: 84
Response: 89
Agility: 81
Dribble Accuracy: 77
Dribble Speed: 79
Short Pass Accuracy: 79
Short Pass Speed: 77
Long Pass Accuracy: 74
Long Pass Speed: 75
Shot Accuracy: 86
Shot Power: 80
Shot Technique: 83
Free Kick Accuracy: 60
Curling: 69
Header: 85
Jump: 88
Technique: 84
Aggression: 87
Mentality: 73
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 81
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot frequency: 5
Consistency: 6
Growth Type: Standard
CARDS:
P13 - Goal Poacher
S01 - Marauding
S05 - 1-Touch Play
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Positioning - Reaction - Scoring - 1-touch Play
Attack/Defence Awareness: Attack Minded
INFO:
St John was a centre forward and occasionally inside left. His professional career began in 1957 at Motherwell, where he made 144 appearances in four seasons, scoring 105 goals. He then had his most successful time at Liverpool, scoring 118 goals in 425 matches from 1961 to 1971. He retired in 1973 after short experiences in South Africa with Hellenic and Cape Town City, and in England with Coventry City and Tranmere Rovers. He capped for Scotland 21 times, scoring 9 goals.
Signed by Liverpool as a request from coach Bill Shankly who needed a proper centre forward, St John was a short but well built striker who could carry most of his weight upward to burst through the defence. He wasn't frightened of anybody, to the point that his bad temper caused him to sent off three times in league matches. He was strong, fierce, competitive, smart. His best asset was his deadly ability in the air due to his excellent positioning, perfect timing and reaction that enabled him to overjump much taller defenders and beat the goalkeeper with accurate, powerful headers. A great finisher, he was gifted with dynamism, and a notable close control even to stop difficult balls. Moreover, he was a great provider of goals thanks to his football brain and the ability to play effectively as deep lying creative midfielder. His most memorable moment was the decisive twisted, acrobatic header in mid-air that he scored in the second half of extra time during the 1965 FA Cup final against Leeds United.
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