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What Can Enzo Barrenechea Provide to Aston Villa’s Midfield?
Club: Aston Villa Nationality: Argentina Position: DM, CM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’1”/186cm Age: 23 Strengths: IQ, anticipation, positional discipline, passing, technical security, duels, tackling Areas for Development: decision-making When Unai Emery took charge of Aston Villa on October 24, 2022, the English club sat 16th in the Premier League table, just one point…
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Albert Sambi Lokonga’s Chance for Redemption at Sevilla
Sevilla ended the La Liga season in 14th with a disappointing 41 points and this summer many of their best players are leaving. With new coach Francisco Javier García Pimienta, Sevilla are looking to improve on last season and earn the ticket to play European football next season. Desperate to turn around their fortunes, the…
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Peque Fernández: Analyzing Sevilla’s New Signing
Sevilla are on the lookout for a reconstruction of their squad after finishing 14th in the league with just 41 points. One signing they have made to reconstruct this squad is that of Peque Fernández, a player who scored 18 goals in the second division last season at only 21 years of age. Does that…
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Ladislav Krejčí: Analyzing Girona’s Czech Recruit
After Girona’s outstanding season qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history, they will be looking to maintain their output from last season. To do this, one signing they have made is Ladislav Krejčí, replacing the departing Eric García who was on loan last season at the club. Will he…
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What Can Rafa Mir Bring to Valencia’s Attack?
Valencia CF haven’t played in a European competition since 2020 when they lost against Atalanta in the round of 16 in the Champions League. Last season they were in 7th place on matchday 31 and on matchday 38 they were 9th, 8 points from 7th placed Real Betis. Can Rafa Mir be the man who…
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Loum Tchaouna: What Can He Provide to Lazio’s Attack?
It has been a breakout year for Loum Tchaouna. Having left Chad for France at a young age, Tchaouna spent time at FC Kronenbourg, Schilitghelm, and Strasbourg before joining Rennes’ academy in 2014, where he would develop across the next eight years and become a France youth international at the U16, U17, U19 and U20 level.…
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Riccardo Calafiori: What Can He Provide to Arsenal’s Defense?
Club: Bologna Nationality: Italy Position: CB, LB Preferred Foot: Left Height: 6’2”/188cm Age: 22 Strengths: ball-carrying, aerial duels, physicality, anticipation, passing, front-footed defending, dynamism, wide-channel defending Areas for Development: Experience It has been a sensational year for Riccardo Calafiori. Having left Basel for Bologna on summer deadline day, Calafiori has emerged as a revelation…
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Newcastle United – Keep or Sell
Of all the teams in the Premier League, the last few years have definitely been strangest for Newcastle fans. Say what you will about their new Saudi owners (I’m not a fan) but from a footballing perspective they hard not to like. They slew the dragon that was Mike Ashley and brought the feel good…
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Keep or Sell: Analyzing Paris Saint-Germain’s Squad Ahead of the Summer Transfer Window
Okay, it’s finally happened. Almost a year after having to resort to intervention from Emmanuel Macron to get him to stay in Paris, Kylian Mbappe has finally left the French capital and moved to Madrid. For PSG bosses, it was the worst possible outcome. While losing your best-ever player, the greatest French player since Zinedine…
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Rebuilding the Red Wall: Assessing United’s Defensive Transfer Targets
Manchester United’s defence is in desperate need of an overhaul. The Red Devils’ 2023/24 season was plagued with injuries across the pitch, but no area was more affected by absentees than the back four. Already Raphael Varane and Jonny Evans have departed, and either Harry Maguire or Victor Lindelof will likely be saying…
