I just want someone to tell me his top 3 attributes without mentioning Italian and handsome
My phone is being slow in a bad service area(I’ll try to post again later) but I found a deep dive stat article on Ricci from last year. In all the leagues they looked at, Ricci was second to only Kimmich in recycling the ball under pressure. Where Fofana was a lot riskier with his decision making and boom or bust(lots of assists but lots of lost balls), ricci is simpler and much more efficient.
His ball progression stats are pretty mid, but again, he’s keeping the ball extremely well UNDER pressure. Some might think that equates to a 2015 De Jong perma sideways passer, but really it means he’s moving the ball out of tight spaces into safe spaces. Torino also was middle of the pack on almost all passing and attacking stats(I think even worse this season), meaning it might make sense for his passing stats to look better on a better team.
Seems to do really well in duel percentage too, he’s good at winning fouls and doing well in whatever is in front of him. He’s decently athletic but not nearly enough that you would expect him to go sideline to sideline dominating space and being an elite ball winner. So he’s extremely safe on the ball under pressure, solid all rounder, and good not great defensively. He wouldn’t be flashy but paired with other good passers I think he can be dependable.
