Supporters of Wolverhampton Wanderers have been gushing over Conor Coady after the Old Gold released footage of the defender.
On their official Twitter account, the Molineux club posted footage of their captain completing a long pass from defence to Adama Traore on the right-wing twice and once to Ruben Vinagre on the left (per Wolves), which set supporters off gushing over the Englishman.
Conor Coady spraying passes all Sunday!
— Wolves (@Wolves) March 3, 2020
How this man never gets a look in for the England squad is beyond me. Apparently Southgate thinks Michael Keane and Tyrone Mings are better ?
— Nick Allen (@NickAllen224) March 3, 2020
The best in the country at the Long pass! Anyone better in Europe???
— Singhwhenyourewinning (@pedalsingh) March 3, 2020
Such a massively underrated player. Just gets better and better. ?
— Andy Roden ? (@andyroden) March 3, 2020
Has Conor Coady done enough this season to earn an England call-up?Yes, he's been fantastic
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Over the duration of 36 games across the Premier League and Europa League this season, the 27-year-old defender has an impressive average of 48.8 passes per game and a passing success percentage of 86.1% (per WhoScored).
With an 84.7% passing accuracy in the Premier League alone, that means that Coady has been the second-most successful passer in the Old Gold’s first team this season, behind Joao Moutinho only (per WhoScored).
If it was VVD or HM they’d be showing it non stop on motd , totally underrated our Captain
— dkbristow (@dkb1104) March 3, 2020
How do I tag in Gareth Southgate ?
— Ned (@nedjones18) March 3, 2020
9 times out of 10 his passes find the player he’s a wandering star ??
— stuartblatch (@stuartmblatch) March 3, 2020
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Coady long balls are unbelievable, perhaps Southgate should turn his TV on
— Mello ?? (@mellowwfc) March 3, 2020
Blokes epic – and he’s our captain…just let that sink in
— Lynden Pedley (@thedonlynden) March 3, 2020
What do we think?
With the fourth-most average passes per game, the second-best passing success percentage and the second-most long balls per game in the Premier League for Wolves (per WhoScored), it is clear that Coady has an impressive passing range.
With his average rating of 6.47/10 leaving him as the seventh-worst performer in the Old Gold’s squad (per WhoScored), though, it seems he may have to improve a little elsewhere before earning an England call-up.