Playing as an attacking midfielder from a young age, he transformed into a centre-back at the age of 16, playing only 7 official games and being bought for 12.5 million euros by Premier League powerhouse Tottenham Hotspur, but he did not think but lost in the muscle forest of the Premier League.
Argentina was voted the best player in the debut of the national team, but because of the gifts in the defensive line from time to time, it once disappointed the manager and Messi. Having won the Europa League and reached the top 4 of the Champions League over the past 2 seasons, with an olive branch extended by Barca and an offer of 30 million euros, will he travel to Camp Nou this summer?
01. Premier League debut gives two penalties! Switch to La Liga to regain a new life
Born in the city of La Plata, the provincial capital of Buenos Aires, Fois grew up in the École de la Plata academy and was an attacking midfielder in his early years, also playing in the front.
As a result, at the age of 16, he was transformed into a centre-back and successfully got a professional contract.
At the age of 19, he appeared in the Argentine Premier League and then played six games before being hit by Premier League powerhouse Tottenham Hotspur. The other side took out a transfer fee of 12.5 million euros to bring the young Foyce to the English game.
He made his Premier League debut at the age of 20 and was embarrassed by The Fauilles' 3-2 win over Wolves.
Although Foys, who scored the only goal of the game, made up for it in the match against Crystal Palace, he was loaned out to Villarreal in La Liga in September 2020.
There, Emery built a "Premier League outcast", especially From Tottenham's Foyce and Lo Celso, which has become the reason for the team's impressive record in the past two years.
Foyce, who has a fierce style of play, always seems to have a color on his body and face. The eyes are swollen and the face is scratched, which seems to be a common thing.
With his help, Villarreal won the Europa League in 2020-21 and reached the top four of the Champions League in 2021-22. Such an outstanding performance made him start to attract the attention of La Liga giants Barca.
02. "Gift-giving" defender: He has let Messi down
In the summer of 2021, Messi led Argentina to win the Copa America. Some people will joke that because Foyce, the "disaster star", was not selected for the big list.
At the 2019 Copa America, Foys, who had been entrusted by Scaloni, raised his hand to signal his opponent to foul but did not focus on the game, which led to Jesus' goal and allowed Argentina to exit 0-2 in the semi-finals.
However, Scaloni continued to trust him, and as a result, in the World Preliminary Round before the Copa America, Foyce was cut off in the final moments against Colombia when he pushed the ball forward.
As a result, when the other side counter-attacked, the cross into the box, Foys once again failed to get stuck, watching Borja score on his head.
In last season's Champions League, facing Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, he had good confrontational efficiency when defending Díaz.
However, this time, after Van Dijk's long-range shot was saved, Fois took the ball and played with Díaz lightly and carried the ball all the way forward, only to be cut off by Fabinho halfway through, almost allowing Díaz to score.
There are too many coaches who see Foys as a genius, he is indeed talented, but easy mistakes are also his personal label. In the past, he made his debut for the Argentine national team and was successfully elected the best player.
After his debut for the National Team in Fois, Scaloni called him "the great centre-back of the future". When Pochettino was in charge of Tottenham, he also praised him for "full potential to become one of the best centre-backs in Europe".
Messi's final season in La Liga, he led Barca to the love song stadium of Villarreal. It turned out that Foyce's return pass error allowed Griezmann to score and Barca to take away a victory.
I have to say that having a coach like Emery who trusts him is still very important to Foyce.
03. Tactical value: Not just positional versatility
From the position of the stadium, Foys can play right-back, center-back and back-back, he can switch under the four-back and three-centre-back system, and also has a strong forward carrying ability, which can speed up in an instant.
The first leg of the Europa League semi-final with Arsenal in 2020-21 was Foyce's personal dribble. He took off and pushed several times to break Arsenal's defence, this time Morenoma missing his front hoof and missing a one-handed chance from Foys.
Looking at the advance of this wave, Foyce is very fast with the ball and has the ability to accelerate continuously. The opponent had no choice but to foul and deliver a free kick in front of the box that was in a superb position.
If he comes to Barcelona, Foyce can play a full-back role under the three-centre-back system, or he can play a right-back role that can be adducted under the four-back system.
The technique is good, he can pick up speed instantly, and he can pass and control the ball in midfield at the same time (if you ignore his inexplicable nonsense mistakes).
However, Foys's strength is not outstanding (despite being more than 185 cm tall), and being pushed open by Jesus that year is an example, and this time being turned around by Vlahović is also an example.
If Foyce is seen as a half-midfielder with adduction, then he seems to be short of side back when pressed high.
In addition, in terms of defensive wingers cutting inwards, Foyce's performance is not stable. The efficiency against Bayern was high, but it was only average against Liverpool.
This time Díaz received the transfer of the ball, and the strong inside cut down Foys. Fortunately, the final shot was blocked by the goalpost.
With a good height, Foyce is able to close in at any time to protect the space behind the centre-backs. However, his defensive awareness is not good, and the protection of the header landing point has always been flawed.
Against Liverpool, this time Mane's forward insertion was done in front of and under Foyce's eyes. Diaz's header in the second leg was also done in the Argentine's defensive zone.
Conclusion:
Foys's talent is very good, and there is a lot of room for development in the future, but there are still many deficiencies at present. Even though he is 24 years old, he is still in a state of "not yet fully realizing his talent".
It shouldn't be surprising that Harvey wants the right-back, as Foyce can bring more tactical changes. But if Barca expects Toys to be the main force in the short term, I am afraid that it will still have to pay a lot of tuition fees.
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