De 5 de Outubro
b10nic disse:
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Tens aqui um bom texto sobre os problemas no seu jogo que eu destaquei e se te apetecer dar margem a que as outras pessoas tenham uma opinião (boa ou má sobre um jogador. Abraço.
Where does the drop in performance come from?
Having watched Malang Sarr in previous years, I was surprised how negligent and oftentimes unfocused the 21-year-old has been. This season, Sarr often lacks the right feeling for space and situation. As a result of his improvable decision-making, he often gets caught on the wrong foot or doesn’t drop deeper to slow down the opponent’s attack and provide defensive protection. That’s particularly visible in transitions.
In this instance, Nice lost possession close to Monaco’s penalty area. Sarr was pulled out of the last line as he tried to stay close to the striker. When Monaco solves the situation and shifts the play from the centre to the left, he is way too slow in his decision making and doesn’t drop deeper. He stands in an empty space. It’s not even the most important that he has an opponent on his blindside but the duration until he realizes he has to drop.
There are also numerous examples where a small movement of the strikers influences him and pulls him out of the defence. In some regard, this is also a result of the style of play at Nice, as defenders tend to stick consistently with their opponents and are easily pulled out of cover.
Simplest switching is enough to confuse Nice’s defence.
Here, we have an instance where Sarr tries to set the striker offside but is way too late again. Yes, it wouldn’t have helped anyway because the left-back doesn’t jump out either – but, once again, this emphasizes his slow reaction as well as Nice’s worrying defensive set-up.
It is also noticeable that he sometimes focuses too much on the ball instead of considering the whole game and gaps that might occur if he makes a certain movement. This allows his direct opponent to escape his marking with ease. What we could also see in the first picture of this section is further underlined below as he’s not aware of his opponent.
At the latest, once the long line pass is played, Sarr should be aware of his opponent on his blindside and start to drop deeper. Instead, the opponent gains an advantage and arrives in the box first.
Blindside defending is arguably one of the most difficult parts for a centre-back. However, with Sarr it’s not only that he’s not constantly scanning his environment to be aware of dangerous situations that might occur – oftentimes it seems like he’s sleeping and only realizes the danger when it’s already there and almost too late.
Another aspect that struck me is that he tends to become very insecure after making mistakes. Sometimes, after a bad pass, for example, he tends to only choose the safe option afterwards. Doing that in order to regain more security again is by no means wrong. However, this often results in Sarr being too cautious and some bumbling errors. This is not only noticeable in pressing situations but also in the simplest of actions. I’m far away from judging his psych but that’s rather a lack of concentration or self-confidence (probably both) than missing quality.
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