- Name: Aaron Jarvis
- Position: Forward (Striker)
- Age: 26 (24/01/98)
- Height: 6ft 2in (188cm)
- Strong Foot: Right
- Previous Club: Torquay United (2022-2024)
- Previous Club Stats: 56 Games – 24 Goals
- 23/24 Season Stats: 19 Games – 1596 Minutes – 9 Goals – 1 assist
PREVIOUS HISTORY
2016 – Signs his first professional contract at Basingstoke Town.
2016-2017 – Basingstoke Town – 47 Games – 14 Goals.
2017 – Signs for Luton Town from Basingstoke.
2017-2018 – Boreham Wood (Loan) 4 Games – 0 Goals.
2019 – Falkirk (Loan) 12 Games – 0 Goals.
2019-2020 – Sutton United – 25 Games – 3 Goals
2020 – Hemel Hempstead (Loan) 6 Games – 1 Goal
2020-2022 – Scunthorpe United – 32 Games – 4 Goals
2022-2024 – Torquay United – 56 Games – 24 Goals
KEY STRENGTHS
Local: Our ability to attract the top players from the area to Huish Park has been a consistent recruiting trend in recent seasons. This has continued with the recruitment of players like Torquay’s Brett McGavin and Bristol Rovers’ Harvey Greenslade during the current summer transfer window. This is also the case with Aaron Jarvis, who is from Torquay United.
Experience in the National League: Despite his team’s relegation, Aaron Jarvis had his finest season ever in the National League. Despite the Gulls’ relegation, Aaron Jarvis scored 15 goals in 39 games during the 2022–2023 season. His athletic characteristics and goal-scoring ability made him one of the National League’s greatest strikers that season.
Player Familiarity: Having people you know around you may make things much more comfortable. When you join a new club, player familiarity is often a key part of settling in. Aaron Jarvis played with Brett McGavin and Frank Nouble while he was at Torquay. At the end of the 22–23 season, Torquay’s front duo of Jarvis and Nouble nearly kept them in the National League, scoring 8 goals between them in 9 games. Over this span, Torquay only dropped two games.
Work rate: It goes without saying that work rate is largely a good thing. I’ve explained in my “areas to improve” why I think Jarvis presses too hard, but there are advantages to this as well. When Jarvis puts in a lot of effort, we can press higher up the pitch, which enables him to sit higher and win the ball back in risky situations. His work-rate is the reason for his great defensive actions.
Entering His Prime: At just 26, Jarvis is the oldest player we have added this season, demonstrating our efforts to fill positions this summer. We have a lot of seasoned players on the team, like Michael Smith, Alex Whittle, and Frank Nouble, so adding a few more young guys would be a wise move. Among the players in their prime, who are between the ages of 26 and 28, Aaron Jarvis joins players like Jordan Maguire-Drew, Charlie Cooper, and Matt Worthington. Adding these individuals indicates that they still have room to grow and have sufficient senior game experience to support the younger players.
Ariel Threat: Aaron Jarvis’s aerial skills are among his best attributes. Jarvis made 15.1 Ariel duels per 90 in the 2023–2024 season, winning 40% of them. Although he doesn’t avoid duels, I’m sure he will want to increase his success rate.
mobility: A forward’s off-the-ball mobility is one of the most crucial aspects of his game. You will lose the opportunity and a defender will cover your run if you are sluggish and lazy when making space for yourself or your teammates. Jarvis can vary the way he runs; at times, he can stand up to hold the ball, and at other times, he will spin one behind to expose the opposition.
Goal Production: In 56 games during his two-year stay in Devon, Jarvis has scored 24 goals. The large number nice scored a goal every 178 minutes even though he only made 19 appearances for the Gulls in the previous season, bringing his total to 9 goals. These are outstanding figures for a squad that was near the bottom of the table and truly battled.
AREAS THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT
Injury Concerns: Jarvis has been in the hospital a lot over the past year or two attempting to heal from his wounds. Jarvis was limited to just 19 appearances for the Yellow Army last season due to a knee ailment that kept him out of the game for half of the campaign. Last season, Yeovil took a chance by adding players who were prone to injuries, such as Rhys Murphy and Jake Hyde. Although it’s a hazardous decision, if he stays fit, it could pay off.
Passing: Being a proficient passer of the ball is essential for a Mark Cooper team. Having strong ball players is essential since his teams want to maintain possession of the ball. Although Jarvis Man isn’t a poor distributor of the ball, his accuracy needs to increase. Throughout the preseason, Cooper will be able to coach this into him and acclimatise him to the style of play.
Overpressing – One last flaw in Jarvis’ style of play is comparable to that of former player Alex Fisher. Although Jarvis moves more freely and with greater agility than Fisher, the same limitations apply to this flaw. After outlining the benefits of being a diligent worker, let me move on to the drawbacks. Jarvis may find himself out of position and out of the game if he presses too hard and runs from side to side in the event that Yeovil manages to win the ball from their opponents. Jarvis should be told to “stay between the penalty box lines” in order to maintain his centre position; that is something I would much rather watch.
KEY STATS – 23/24
General Passing;
- Passes Per 90 – 19.0
- Passing Accuracy – 67%
- Progressive Passes Per 90 – 2.5
- Progressive Passing Accuracy – 64%
- Passes to Final Third Per 90 – 2.9
- Passes to Final Third Accuracy – 61%
Creative Passing:
- Key Passes Per 90 – 0.35
- Passes to Penalty Area Per 90 – 1.26
- Passing to Penalty Area Accuracy – 48%
- Through Passes Per 90 – 0.15
- Through Passing Accuracy – 67%
- Crosses Per 90 – 0.56
- Crossing Accuracy – 45%
On The Ball:
- Touches in Box Per 90 – 3.4
- Dribbles Per 90 – 2.1
- Dribble Success Rate – 56%
- Fouls suffered Per 90 – 2.7
Goals/Assists/Shots:
- Shots Per 90 – 2.73
- Shots on Target – 39%
- xG Per 90 – 0.51
- Goals Per 90 – 0.45
- Conversion Rate – 17%
- Assists Per 90 – 0.05
Duels:
- Offensive Duels Per 90 – 13.2
- Offensive Duels Won – 29%
- Defensive Duels Per 90 – 2.9
- Defensive Duels Won – 60%
- Ariel Duel Per 90 – 15.1
- Ariel Duels Won – 40%
- Loose Ball Duels Per 90 – 8.8
- Loose Ball Duels Won – 37%
Our forward options have significantly improved with the addition of Jarvis and Greenslade, the first two strikers this summer. Because of his track record of success at the National League level with Torquay and his expertise, I think Jarvis will be our starting striker for the upcoming season.
Jarvis will presumably be played as a lone striker with three players right behind him, most likely Frank Nouble, in Cooper’s anticipated 4231 formation for the upcoming campaign. I’m confident that Nouble and Jarvis will continue to play well together, just as we witnessed at Torquay at the conclusion of the 2022–2023 campaign.
As with all of my prior analyses, I will describe Jarvis’s potential role in Cooper’s sometimes-used 5-at-the-back formation, which he uses when we are leading or don’t have enough wide players.
If we do play a 5 at the back, our probable lineup is shown in the picture below. Up top, Jarvis and Nouble would be a great combination with Jordan Young positioned underneath them. The wingbacks, who will have freedom to advance and provide crosses into the box to take advantage of Jarvis and Nouble’s skills, provide the width.
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