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He anchored Sevilla's back line, was a motivating leader on the field and helped the club win the UEFA Europa League last season.
Fazio's sizeable height advantage enables him to dominate aerially in defence and attack (set-piece threat).
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Fazio won more headers last season than Jan Vertonghen, Vlad Chiriches and Younes Kaboul combined.
League Only 2013-14 | Total Headers Won | Headers Won Per Game | Height | Weight |
Federico Fazio | 120 | 4.4 | 6'5" | 187 lbs |
Jan Vertonghen | 57 | 2.5 | 6'3" | 190 lbs |
Vlad Chiriches | 25 | 1.5 | 6'1" | 165 lbs |
Younes Kaboul | 29 | 2.2 | 6'0" | 165 lbs |
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Fazio Negatives
Fazio possesses the two detrimental traits that could make him a transfer bust:
- David Luiz's inconsistency.
- Titus Bramble's concentration levels.
Lacking awareness, Fazio failed to attack the ball that bounced into the path of
Real Madrid left-forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Switching off, Fazio inadvertently headed the ball to Athletic Bilbao centre-forward Gaizka Toquero.
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Misreading the flight of the ball, Fazio exposed Sevilla's entire flank as
Real Sociedad right attacking midfielder Carlos Vela charged forward.
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Fazio shoved Christian Stuani gift-wrapping Espanyol a penalty.
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Outwitted by David Barral, Fazio tripped the
Levante centre-forward to concede a daft penalty.
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Unnecessarily making contact with
Real Betis centre-forward Jorge Molina, Fazio gave away another penalty.
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A step behind play, Fazio took down then-Malaga (now
Fiorentina) right attacking midfielder Joaquin to get red carded.
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Putting Sevilla in a disadvantaged situation (again), Fazio impeded
Atletico Madrid winger Koke and was dismissed.
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