Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa: Napoli's Combative Midfield General

All of the visuals in this article were made with the usage of Once Video Analyzer Elite. Download Once Sport here and use our discount code BTL10 to get an extra 10% discount off your purchase!

Strong, intelligent and, technically astute, these are qualities often associated with some of the best midfielders in the world and it will not be a fallacy to use these adjectives in describing SSC Napoli’s Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa. Aged 29, there is no gainsaying that Zambo Anguissa has been in the game for quite a while. A career that has witnessed spells at Marseille, Fulham, Villarreal, and Napoli across Ligue 1, the Premier League, LaLiga, and Serie A, four of Europe’s top five leagues. More so, 63 caps for the Cameroonian national team is no mean feat. 

Standing at 6 ft tall with a very robust physicality, it is very easy to mistake Zambo Anguissa for just the traditional transition-stopping midfielder tasked with breaking up opposition attacks and making the simple sideway pass from deep to the more technically efficient players around him but the Cameroonian offers a lot more. He is up there amongst the most technically gifted midfielders in terms of ball retention in tight spaces, beating the opposition press and dictating play from deep. Matter-of-factly, these are the qualities that earmarked him for a key role in a historical Scudetto-winning side. 

https://breakingthelines.com/player-analysis/sugo-alla-scozzese-how-scott-mctominay-and-billy-gilmour-could-spice-up-napolis-season-with-antonio-conte/