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Player Profile: Coventry City midfielder Ben Sheaf
By Chris Dunlavy
Coventry's Ben Sheaf is a player who rarely commands headlines yet according to OPTA is the best central midfielder in the Championship.
Is this a statistical anomaly? Or a true reflection of his quality? And why does the 26-yearold rank so highly?
Sheaf is now in his fourth season at Coventry, including an initial loan spell in 2020-21. He had come through the ranks at Arsenal and, despite not making a Premier League appearance, was highly valued by ex-Gunners boss Arsene Wenger.
“There is something in him that I believe wi...

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