Danny Shittu

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Danny Shittu
Date of Birth	2nd September 1980
Place of Birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Position	DC
National Team	Nigeria
Club	Bolton

Background

Danny Shittu started his career at Charlton before moving to QPR, Watford and then Bolton.

Football Manager 2008

Why Shittu?

Danny Shittu is a player who can play in many teams, he is a top performer at Championship level, and can easily cut it in the Premiership, although he is not a top 4 signing he is possibly one of the best performers not to be. He is fairly difficult to sign, but if you get your offer accepted (usually around £3.5m) he will be a very good purchase and a bargain when you look at the likes of Pique who is valued a lot higher.

Stats

Stats

In his stats, there is 4 main stats that stand out, his Heading stat is always 19-20. His Influence is always 17+, his Strength is 17-20 and his Tackling is 15+. All these stats make him an asset to any team, he is perfectly suited to the Corner Tactic. With a high influence and also high determination, Shittu makes a good captain or vice captain, and can drive the team on well.

Position

How is it best to play him?

As Shittu isn't very versatile, he can only play in 2 positions, DCR or DCL. Preferable you should play him at DCR as he is right footed. He requires space to move, so it isnt reccomended that you play 5 at the back as it gets too crammed. As i said before, he is vital in the Corner Tactic, and can score up to 25 goals a season.

Set corners to 6 yards box, and have Shittu's player instruction to challenge goalkeeper.

Summary

Shittu is a vital asset to many, and is perfect for anyone employing the Corner Tactic, although the pricetag of £3.5m is often too much for Championship sides. He also gives championship sides a really strong defence and backbone which is requires for a title fight in the championship.

Major portions of this page were written by: scfc ftw mal