Ron DAVIES | 1966-1968 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

DAVIES PES STATS | 1966-1968

electric_trigger Ron DAVIES | 1966-1968 Club: Southampton Number: 9 Positions: *CF Nationality: Welsh Era 1966-1969, aged 24-26 Foot: R Side: B Height: 183 Weight: 80 Attack: 85 Defence: 40 Balance: 80 Stamina: 78 Top Speed: 80 Acceleration: 76 Response: 87 Agility: 82 Dribble Accuracy: 78 Dribble Speed: 82 Short Pass Accuracy: 75 Short Pass Speed: 75 Long Pass Acc.: 72 Long Pass Speed: 73 Shot Accuracy: 87 Shot Power: 82 Shot Technique: 85 Free Kick Accuracy: 66 Curling: 78 Header: 92 Jump: 93 Technique: 77 Aggression: 91 Mentality: 80 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 78 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot frequency: 5 Consistency: 6 *Post Player *Positioning *Scoring Ronald Tudor ''Ron'' Davies was arguably the best header of the ball there has ever been in English football,and was the top goal scorer in Division 1 for two seasons (1966 – 1968). A big amiable giant, Davies was useful on the ground but will always be his incredible ability to seemingly defy gravity and head home yet another centre that will linger in the memories of those who were fortunate to see him play. With crosses from Terry Paine and John Sydenham floating in, Davies continued to dominate the aerial battles and he heaed the scoring charts in 1966-1967 and again along with George Best the scoring charts for 1967- 68. His heading powers were awesome and when on 16 August 1969 he scored four goals in a match at Old Trafford, Matt Busby said that Davies had no peer in Europe. As the Saints progressed into the 1970s many top clubs learned how to cope with Davies' aerial power and he took a battering from many a desperate defender unable to cope with his mastery of the airways; eventually a series of injuries reduced his effectiveness and his scoring was reduced somewhat, although he never gave less than his best. By 1973 he was suffering from a series of injuries sustained from too many robust tackles and he could no longer command a regular first team place. It was a sad day when the amiable Welshman left the Dell for Fratton Park but he let behind a generation of local schoolboys uninterested in practising their footwork, preferring instead to emulate their idol, and pursue the art of leaping like a salmon to plant the ball in the back of the net with their heads. He scored 134 goals in 224 games for the Saints. Ron DAVIES | 1966-1968 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)