"People have a team they like when they are kids, and the team I supported as a child was Manchester United. I'm a super fan of Cristiano Ronaldo and I love Scholes, Evra, Van der Sar, Anderson."
Player Profile:
Amada Hydala, 23, born in the African country of Mali, moved from Red Bull Salzburg to Leipzig in January 2019 for 19 million euros in 18 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring three goals. Currently, Hydara's contract contains liquidated damages of €40 million.
Red Bull Leipzig once used Hydara as Nabi Keita's successor, so Hydala is actually more often in the 8 position, not the traditional defensive back.
With a height of 175cm and a weight of 72kg, Haidara is not a standard tall midfielder, but he is not inferior in terms of physical confrontation from the African continent. At the same time, good at running and super physical fitness is a major advantage of Haidara, sparing no effort to force coverage for Longnick, who is good at high pressing, it is the style that Manchester United is currently pursuing.
Let's take a look at the specific location location:
In terms of the midfield data indicators that Manchester United need most, whether it is defensive or offensive, Hydara's current overall data is not much advantage over Fred and Scott McTominay. Almost all are downwind. Of course, the real situation that Manchester United face in the Premier League is obviously not possible to directly compare the figures of RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.
Therefore, it is necessary to analyze it in detail in conjunction with the overall configuration of the Red Bull midfield:
At present, RB Leipzig is 7th in the Bundesliga and has 3rd place in possession, behind Bayern Dortmund, and RB is also very particular about the control of the midfield. In terms of midfield, Kemper assumes the first task of passing and receiving the ball, and Haidara's first responsibility is to use running to improve the coverage of the midfield, and this season's offensive participation has also improved significantly compared with before, with a certain degree of organization.
Strengths and weaknesses
advantage
1. Midfielder generalist
Leipzig has experienced a change of coach this season, under Mahi and Tedesko, Hydara has played as an attacking midfielder, centre-back, right-back and even right winger, playing right midfielder in a 4-3-3 system, also in midfielders 3-5-2 and 3-4-2-1, and playing at the back in 4-2-3-1 against Bayern. There is no doubt that Hydara can bring more changes and options to United's midfield.
2. Run
Through the map of Haidara's hot zone, it can be clearly seen that the coverage area is quite large, and almost all of them have Haidara's figure except for the forbidden area. Haidara has run 11.43km per 90 minutes this season, ranking second in the team.
At the end of last year, the British media Sky Sports also counted manchester United's running distance this season, and it can be found that Hydala's running can also rank second in Manchester United.
Weak:
1. Technology and finishing ability
Hydala has a certain midfield propulsion ability, but may be technically inferior to Brazilians like Fred. Haidara can often be seen on the field using explosive power to stride forward with the ball, but the overall technical is rough. Of course, Hydala is not as obsessed with his own little technology as Pogba.
Also criticized is his ability to finish, and social media has also circulated the famous scene of Haidara's continuous lack of access to the empty goal of the penalty area on the training ground. Scoring goals is something you're not good at, so leave it to your idol.
2. Hidden dangers of injuries and illnesses
Haidara suffered a serious knee injury while playing for Red Bull Salzburg, when he was also absent for four months.
What can be brought to Manchester United
1. Front and back support
In the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations, Hydara made eight steals and seven successful steals against Tunisia, and Hydara was able to rely on coverage to bring greater control to the Manchester United midfield.
At the same time, Haidara's wide range of motion not only supports the attack in the counterattack, but also has a certain degree of advancement. Defenders like Maguire who like to carry the ball away from defence have more support in midfield, and United have more active pick-up points in midfield or pass the ball around certain areas of the pitch. United's midfield has been unable to support the defence in terms of passing and receiving for most of this season.
2. More balanced
Hydara is not a good No. 6 player, but putting him at the back could push Fred further up the pitch, with the Brazilian in one goal and three assists in his last seven Premier League games, and Lonnick also intent on bringing Fred closer to the attacking combination.
Similarly, in the last manchester United match against Brentford, Manchester United, who survived the bees' high-intensity push in the first half, played a strong rebound in the second half. Because of the decline in physical fitness of opponents, Scott McTominay was extremely eye-catching in midfield, whether it was intercepting or advancing. Mike can serve as a substitute and a second-half appearance can help United sustain 90 minutes of vigour.
3 high-level pressing
As a player who has risen all the way from the Red Bull faction, Haidara naturally has an advantage over other Manchester United players in the timing and choice of pressing, and has long been successful under the high-level pressing system. Compared to the age of Nemanja Matic, whether as a starter or as a backup, Manchester United need this young man who spares no effort to run.
【Personal Evaluation】
If according to the standards of the summer window, Hydara is more suitable as a planB or planC option, but for Manchester United, who are now weak in midfield, he is the most suitable and the most opportunistic option today.
Of course, although the young Hydara has many shortcomings, he is still a material to be made. While Hydara is seen by Red Bull as a replacement for Nabi Keita, at Manchester United, it may be more necessary for him to become Ramirez, who was once Chelsea.
Lonnick seems confident to take him to the Theater of Dreams, after all he still has a dream, let's see what happens next...