If Eminem played soccer: goalkeeper, rated 83

Eminem as a soccer player: scouting report

Eminem would play in goal, because the job rewards exactly what made him famous: reacting faster than anyone else in the room. He came up through Detroit battle rap, where a performer has seconds to answer whatever is thrown at him, and that is a goalkeeper's life in a sentence. His goalkeeping is the strongest part of his card, so close range reflex saves and penalty duels are where he shines.

His passing is the next best thing he does. A keeper who can fire a flat ball into the feet of a midfielder skips a whole line of pressure, and that suits an artist known for packing a huge number of syllables into a single bar with perfect precision. His defending grades out well too, which means he reads crosses early and organizes the back four out loud. You would hear him from the stands. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Lose Yourself, the first rap song to take that Oscar, so the big stage does not rattle him.

Pace is the soft spot. He is not the type to sprint forty yards off his line to clear a through ball, so pair him with quick center backs who can cover the space behind a high line. Central midfield is his next best spot, which fits that passing range, and center back is a decent fallback because of his defending. For a drafter, he is a dependable keeper with a real distribution edge. Take him when the elite shot stoppers are gone and you want someone who turns every save into the start of a counter.

Plays like A vocal, quick thinking keeper who starts attacks with his passing

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