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eduardo kamavinga is a footballing
prodigy
he made his liga debut at 16 and
impressed immediately
dominating marco verratti and marquinhos
in a game
against psg now 18 he's developing into
one of the most exciting midfield
prospects
in world football but what kind of
player is he
and why does everybody want to sign him
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born in angola kamefinga came through
the ren academy and is the youngest
player to win a full international cap
for france for over 100 years
he now ranks 107th by minutes played in
liga
with the next youngest player who played
more 20 year old benoit mukhenai of
monaco
a year and a half older though that in
itself is remarkable but in europe's top
five leagues
the only teenagers to have played more
first team minutes are arsenal's
bakayosaka and barcelona's pedry
and you don't play that much at that age
unless you are very
very good which his stats show him to be
he's in elite company for tackles and
dribbles completed
while his past completion rate carries
that move the ball forwards by five
yards or more into the penalty area
and pressure numbers also look very
impressive
but how does he actually play well ren
generally line up as a 4-1-4-1
or a 4-3-3 while also sometimes using a
two-man midfield
in either a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-4-2
kamovinga plays on the right of the
central midfield in each instance
they play a zippy style full of quick
short passes and interchanges of
possession
they also like to play on the front foot
with kamavinga crucial to their style
and its successful execution
his role is largely transitional he's
the player who drops to collect the ball
turn and bring it out he excels at doing
this in tight spaces
using his quick feet exceptional
dribbling and control to burst through
opposition presses
or win free kicks he's very good at
taking the ball under pressure
even when it's hit very firmly and this
together with that dribbling
makes him very press resistant i think a
young lithe musa dembele in his
tottenham prime
kamavanga is a bundle of energy he will
receive the ball
pass it and immediately move this means
that even when his passing is
conservative
he often then finds space to take the
bull back in a more advantageous
position
this way he both recycles possession and
is then in a position to do something
more aggressive with it
he searches for opportunities to
influence games
kammavinger is always looking to play
forwards through the lines or
carry it even if there's more than one
opponent to beat and as a left-footed
player operating on the right
he can drive balls up the pitch
vertically or open his body
and send passes out towards the left
with ease
defensively he stands out too his
tackling is excellent
he often adopts a wide crouching stance
before lunging forwards when the ball is
slightly further from the opponent's
feet
as a child he was accomplished at judo
which might explain his balance
elasticity and ability to dive and then
bounce back to his feet
he's also a committed presser of the
ball another example of his energy
and dynamism as his numbers show
kamavinga could potentially grow as an
attacking force
while he creates just over two shots a
game his build up involvement is
generally deeper
which is why he's not yet registering
much in the way of goals or assists
and while he's generally very tidy he
can overhit passes in the final third
there's certainly scope to add a bit
more guile and control to his passing
his defensive game could also improve
being slightly harsh kamavinga's numbers
for blocks are low
and for interceptions pretty negligible
this is in part because it looks like
he'd rather make a tackle than wait for
an interception
but his energetic pursuit of the ball
could be shaped a little to give more
rigor to his defensive positioning
and a six foot tall he could do better
in the air too
with that skill set though it's little
wonder that the young ren midfielder is
already being coveted by the european
elite
but ren are smart and aspirational
targeting european football again
and so kambavinga will not be cheap that
means only the usual suspects are
probable destinations
and of course there are several reasons
why kamavinka is such an attractive
prospect
one being that he's still young enough
to be malleable he could play anywhere
in a midfield three or two
except perhaps as a genuine number 10.
now this means that top level coaches
likely look at kammovinga and see
whatever they want to
a press-resistant defensive midfielder
in a double pivot
an aggressive flanking midfielder who
carries brilliantly and keeps the
opposition constantly on the back foot
an energetic screener who will win the
ball all game and then open it up with
long range passes
kamavinga can be any or all of these
he could slot into any of the big clubs
that would be interested perhaps not
immediately but gradually
over one or two seasons and while he
would probably do well anywhere
his physical profile makes england a
strong possibility too
and that is what makes kamavinga such an
intriguing prospect
he could be the next kante or the next
kovach
but he could just as easily become a
fernandinho-style ball winner
or a driving force like paul pogba or
some brilliantly talented combination
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