Name: Ian Terry Gillard
Country:
England
Club:
Queens Park Rangers F.C.Position: *
SBSide: LF/LS
Age: 24-27 years (09/10/1950)
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Attack:
65Defence:
79Balance:
85Stamina:
83Top Speed:
76Acceleration:
75Response:
81Agility:
74Dribble Accuracy:
72Dribble Speed:
70Short Pass Accuracy:
76Short Pass Speed:
75Long Pass Accuracy:
78Long Pass Speed:
75Shot Accuracy:
60Shot Power:
79Shot Technique:
62Free Kick Accuracy:
61Curling:
74Header:
77Jump:
76Technique:
73Aggression:
63Mentality:
82Goalkeeper Skills:
50Team Work:
78Injury Tolerance:
ACondition:
7Weak Foot Accuracy:
4Weak Foot Frequency:
4Consistency:
6Growth type:
Standard/LastingCARDS:S08 - Slide Tackle
S09 - Covering
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Sliding - Covering
Attack/Defence Awareness Card:
Defence MindedINFO:Gillard was a left-back who formed a formidable partnership with right-back Dave Clement in Queens Park Rangers. He played 485 matches for QPR from 1968 to 1982 and retired in 1986 after a four-year spell in Aldershot. He capped 3 times England in 1975.
Gillard was a strong and tough defender whose trademark was the tackle with the left-foot. He was fine at distributing the ball, especially when he delivered long curled balls out of defence towards Dave Thomas, who was running down the right wing. Instead, he rarely pushed forward since he was a solid defensive player who preferred staying in the back to stop the counter-attacks. The rare occasions when he stayed in attack happened during a corner for his team. He had good movements despite his imposing size and was very careful at covering. In fact he was very helpful at the near-post to cover it during a corner for the opponents.
