STATS BY LEVIN

Name: Robert Dennis "Danny" Blanchflower



Country: Northern Ireland
Club: Tottenham Hotspurs
Position: *CMF, DMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 28-32 years (10/02/1926)

Height: 175 cm
Weight: 75 kg

Attack: 81
Defence: 77
Balance: 81
Stamina: 85
Top Speed: 75
Acceleration: 78
Response: 82
Agility: 79
Dribble Accuracy: 84
Dribble Speed: 75
Short Pass Accuracy: 92
Short Pass Speed: 80
Long Pass Accuracy: 93
Long Pass Speed: 81
Shot Accuracy: 75
Shot Power: 81
Shot Technique: 75
Free Kick: 72
Curling: 75
Header: 81
Jump: 82
Technique: 86
Aggression: 75
Mentality: 93
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 97

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 7
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 7
Growth Type: Standard/Lasting


CARDS:
P08: Pinpoint Pass
P20: Talisman
S02: Passer
S05: 1 Touch Play

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Playmaking - Passing - Centre - 1 Touch Pass

Attack/Defence Awareness Cards: Balanced

Suggestions based in infos for this player:

1960-1963

Name: Robert Dennis "Danny" Blanchflower



Country: Northern Ireland
Club: Tottenham Hotspurs
Position: *DMF, CMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 34-37 years (10/02/1926)

Height: 175 cm
Weight: 75 kg

Attack: 74
Defence: 79
Balance: 81
Stamina: 83
Top Speed: 73
Acceleration: 76
Response: 77
Agility: 74
Dribble Accuracy: 84
Dribble Speed: 76
Short Pass Accuracy: 91
Short Pass Speed: 83
Long Pass Accuracy: 90
Long Pass Speed: 81
Shot Accuracy: 72
Shot Power: 82
Shot Technique: 75
Free Kick: 71
Curling: 75
Header: 78
Jump: 75
Technique: 87
Aggression: 72
Mentality: 85
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 93

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 7
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 7
Growth Type: Late Peak


CARDS:
P08: Pinpoint Pass
P20: Talisman
S02: Passer
S05: 1-Touch Play
S06: Outside Curve

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Playmaking - Passing - Centre - 1 Touch Pass - Outside - Tactical Dribble

Attack/Defence Awareness Cards: Balanced

From a right-half berth Danny Blanchflower acted as a deep conductor: dropping alongside the centre-backs to start moves, showing early for the ball, then switching play with flat diagonals to the wingers (Cliff Jones left, Terry Dyson right/left) or knitting short triangles to keep Spurs’ tempo high. His partnership with Dave Mackay gave balance—Mackay hunted and surged, Blanchflower positioned himself to receive, recycle, and reset—while John White operated between the lines ahead of them. He managed the rhythm of games as much with decisions as with passes: when to slow the pace with two or three safe touches, when to punch a first-time switch into wide space, and when to call full-backs forward or hold them. Defensively he relied more on anticipation and body shape than heavy tackling, stepping in to intercept and immediately turn defense into controlled possession.