Diego Gutiérrez
Positions: LCM/CM
Role: Tempo Setter
Age: 26
Height: 181cm
Foot: Right
Birth/Passport: 
Contract Expires: 2023-11-30
Club Team: Valour FC
Player Analysis: Diego Gutiérrez
Secondary Role: Box to Box Midfielder
| System: 4-3-3 | Partners |
| Deep-Lying Playmaker | 🏹 Marcello Polisi |
Team Analysis: Coast to Coast Podcast Episode 31
Player Comparisons:
Kyle Bekker
Lorenzo Callegari
SIMILAR COMPARISONS
| Rank | Player | Team | Nation | Age | Contract | Analysis |
| 1 | Isaiah Parente | Columbus Crew |  | 23 | 2023-12-31 | |
| 2 | Kyle Bekker | Forge | | 32 | 2023-12-31 | Team Analysis – Forge FC |
| 3 | Aaron Molloy | Memphis 901 |  | 26 | 2023-11-30 | |
| 4 | Frank Ysique | César Vallejo |  | 27 | 2023-12-31 | |
| 5 | Marcello Polisi | Valour | | 26 | ||
| 6 | Kyle Scott | Orange County | | 25 | 2023-11-30 |
All of the players listed are intended to be realistic replacements for a CANPL team. Most are players with contracts expiring, already playing in North America, or Canadian players. All have a market value below 500k according to Wyscout/Transfermarkt.
STRENGTHS
| 🏹 Long Passing | 📦 Box to Box Running | ⌛Tempo-Setting | 📰 Pressing | 🗡️ Tackling | 🧠 Tactical IQ |
further reading
-> Canadian Premier League – Player Power Rankings
-> Player Analysis – Diego Gutiérrez
-> Explaining the Tempo Setter – Player Role Analysis
-> Explaining the Box to Box Midfielder – Player Role Analysis
Thanks for reading and see you soon! 👊⚽
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