Elliot Watt is a 22-year-old central midfield player who joined Salford City in the summer on a two-year deal from fellow League Two side Bradford City. Watt has made over 100 League Two appearances and is experienced in professional football at a relatively young age.
Having begun his youth career with Liverpool, he then developed at Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End before moving to Premier League outfit Wolves where he signed professional terms. He has also represented Scotland at U17, U19 and U21 levels. His international progression will look to make its final step over the next few seasons with a call-up to the senior side.
Watt has previously attracted interest from a number of EFL Championship clubs and it looks as though that will be his next step up the footballing ladder.
This scout report will provide an analysis of how Watt is one of the best central midfield players in League Two. It will be a tactical analysis of the 22-year-old and the tactics manager Neil Wood uses to get the best from him.
Player profile
Watt is deployed as a central midfield player for Salford and is usually in a midfield two. He plays alongside a more attack-minded player. Together, this brings a good balance to Salfords team as Watt likes to drop deeper and get the ball. He is 510 and 73kg making him a good build for a central midfield player.
His heatmap below shows us the area on the pitch he operates. Usually, you would expect a central midfielder to operate much more into the oppositions half. However, Watts style of play means he tends to operate close to the defenders in his team, getting the ball from them in the build-up play of an attack.
As Salford play mostly a variation of a 3-4-1-2, Watts role in the team is to link the defensive players to the attacking players from deep with ball progression. His style and ability suit this more deep-lying role as he has a great range of passing.
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