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Eduardo Camavinga: future Real Madrid ‘star’?

Eduardo Camavinga will be one of the main targets of the most important European teams. At his short age (17), he shines at his team, Rennes, and has already made his official debut with the French National Team. Here is an analysis of the different aspects of the game he controls.

GAME FUNDAMENTALS THAT EDUARDO CAMAVINGA EXCELS

1. Block: Organizing the offensive phase

Fundamentals: Offer immediate support after completing a pass.

The Young Camavinga is one of those proactive players that loves to participate constantly in the buildup play. The fact that is his strength it permits him to quickly recognize that after giving a pass to a teammate that he automatically moves to the free space with an open passing line created to then become that option to receive once again.

It is important that the more passing options that a player has when he is in possession of the ball, better it is to become more successful and create different tactical intentions

In this sequence, Camavinga shows very well his dominance of the fundamental, where once he makes a pass to a teammate to the width while also seeing that to play in the Depth isn’t possible for a teammate to receive or progress forwards, he automatically retreats his position to then become that emergency option to offer a way out after the press from the rival team.

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2. Block: Organizing the offensive play

Fundamental: Orientate the play towards favorable spaces or changes of orientation  

A good midfielder not only is the one that gives Good assists or that breaks lines to keep progressing. It is usually the one that has the capacity to identify the situation that he is encountered and value the special advantages Camavinga is a specialist in this fundamental.

As you can see in the next action, after receiving the ball from a teammate the Young Frenchman identifies perfectly in which lane and zone he is in as well as seeing the density of rival players ( up to 9). Knowing that it Will be exceedingly difficult to progress that way he correctly decides to change the orientation perfectly leaving advantage to his teammate in the opposite channel.

It seems like a simple and basic skill that a midfielder should do but we highlight that Camavinga in his capacity to perceive these situations with a high percentage of success as difficult as it is, And decide very quickly and effectively on the consequence changing the orientation when required.

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3. Block: Organising the offensive play

Fundamental: Give continuity to the progression of teammates

Even though it’s a fundamental that will normally appear in zone 3 to break the rival lines especially when they are well organized, Camavinga shows his dominance in distant zones of the pitch as you can observe in the sequence of images.

In this sequence, observing very well next to his teammate they resolve a 2vs2 with a wall pass. His teammate plays with Camavinga and he moves in progression looking for a possible receiving zone in behind the two defenders. The young Frenchman identifies correctly the situation utilizing the fundamental through a one touch pass with advantage for a movement of a teammate, that offers that continuity and keeps beating defenders.

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4. Block: Defending the spaces

Fundamental: Defending backwards when a pass breaks us

The Frenchman is not only proactive in attack, but also in his defensive duties. He demonstrates it by excelling at this fundamental to perfection.

He’s a player that hasn’t got a problem to go forwards and press high and close down passing options towards the second line, he is also aware that if he goes he must track back in order to defend the space or avoid progressions from the rival team when a pass breaks him from that high press the team adopts

We see it in the next example, where part of his advanced positions and in a situation where a rival breaks the line with a ball in behind. The difference with him and his teammates is that they do not show an intensive reaction after getting the ball put in behind, he is the one that  becomes active to run 20 meters backwards until winning the ball back.

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  • Name: Eduardo Camavinga
  • Current Team: Rennes
  • Position: Mediocentro
  • Age: 17
  • Market Value: 37,50M € (source: Transfermarkt)

ANALYSIS SUMMARY

Fundamentals: Offer immediate support after completing a pass. Capacity to help teammates immediately right after giving them the pass.

Fundamental: Orientate the play towards favorable spaces or changes of orientation. Capacity to quickly identify densities of rival players in channels and change the speed of play and to become effective in necessary

Fundamental: Give continuity to the progression of teammates. Ability to return the ball in continuity to the partner quickly to take advantage of an advantage that he has achieved with a movement after the pass.

Fundamental: Defending backwards when a pass breaks us. Ability to help the team defend quickly backwards when he or the line has been overtaken with a pass.

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