Real Madrid Academy to Barca? 18-year-old potential right-back, he was once handpicked by "aliens"
Born in Madrid, he played in the youth academy of Real Madrid for 4 years, made his league debut at the age of 17, and got a stable start in La Liga at the age of 18, Fresneda, was concerned by many big teams.
From Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal to their old club Real Madrid, even Barca's radar has focused on the fierce modern right-back because there is something precious in him.
01. 4 years of Real Madrid's youth academy: Attracting attention in the "alien" team
a. Born in Madrid: 4 years in Real Madrid's youth career
Born on September 28, 2004, Fresneda was a child who grew up in Madrid. He first received his football primordial career at the local clubs EMFO Boadilla and CF Quijorna, and at the age of 10, he was acquired by Real Madrid's youth side La Fabrica.
After spending four years in the Real Madrid Academy, he chose to move to Leganez, who is also in Madrid, despite being considered talented.
After "Alien" Ronaldo acquired Valladolid, 16-year-old Fresneda became part of the former's plan to enrich the youth team.
A year later, he was selected for the Spanish Under-19 national team and entered the second division at the age of 17. This season, which just ended, he seized the opportunity of injury to his teammates and became the main team in La Liga.
b. Attention from many giants: summer window to Real Madrid or Barca?
Six months after his La Liga debut, Fresneda has already made a name for himself, attracting the attention of many big teams. Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund, extended an olive branch to him.
Fresneda refused to leave in the winter window, for which he explained: "I don't like what journalists write because I live with a lot of emotions and I am very grateful to the club for giving me the opportunity. Everyone wants to go to the best team in the world and that's naturally my ambition. ””
As it turned out, Fresneda's missed out on Arsenal was not a loss for him. Because the team was unfortunately relegated, his liquidated damages have dropped to 20 million euros, so both Real Madrid and Barca are interested in him.
After playing in the Real Madrid youth academy for 4 years, after coming to the Valladolid B team, his coach was former Real Madrid legend Baptista. Speaking about Real Madrid, Fresneda also expressed deep affection: "I have a good memory of Valdebebas, playing under Baptista he told me that I am capable of playing at Real Madrid and I am happy that I can prove it. ”
02. Excellent athletic ability: Good explosiveness in doing movements
a. Good athletic ability: can do a lot when retiring at high speed
Fresneda's agent, who had publicly claimed to have 30 teams, came to him to ask about the player.
As you can see from the heat map, Fresneda is a right-back who likes to cross from the bottom, has some ability to adduct the ball, and likes to fight.
Averaging more than 8 one-on-one attempts per game and winning 4.4 one-on-one at the feet, it's still rare for an 18-year-old.
Fresneda's physical fitness is still good, not only is it fast, but also the explosive power to turn around and do actions in the retreat is also good.
In a high-speed retreat, he can turn backwards while completing an upswing destruction.
This time it was De Jong's direct who tried to find Lewandowski, only to be intercepted by Valladolid central defender.
Fresneda had already received Lewandowski's side and saw the ball bounce off the outside of the flank, and he turned to defend as soon as possible.
Fresneda has a significantly stronger maturity in movement and defensive selection than the 18-year-old.
The key is to turn around and then go out to defend Balde, which is still very high and blocks Barca's left-back shot.
Fresneda's backhand in defense showed his maturity. Not only is the defensive move in place timely, but the last choice is also good.
Judging from the defensive movement in the game, Fresneda really has the ability to protect the central defender from the inside, and then move back to the outside for the second time, which is his advantage.
b. Very aggressive on the defensive end: likes confrontation
The youngster's passing is not consistent, and the error rate is still a little higher. But that's not a big problem, because his foot technique is good.
At the same time, after mistakes, he also has the ability to retreat, especially in the conversion of attack and defense, and has good aggressiveness.
In this wave of defense, he first stepped up to break the ball, but unfortunately his teammate could not hold the ball.
He immediately saw that Barca had a chance to counter-attack, but Fresneda quickly turned around and chased back, jammed the position, and helped his teammate break Torre.
Looking at this time against Barca's young midfielder Torre, Fresneda is fully capable of receiving the middle circle to defend.
His turning speed and strength allow him to crush many La Liga midfielders.
03. Possess ball control: good at sprinting deep crosses
a. Have a certain possession value
The reason why the young right-back has great development potential and can be selected by many big teams is because he is not only good at confrontation on the defensive end, but also has a certain amount of possession value on the offensive end, and is also good at sprinting deep and sending good quality crosses.
Although there are times of mistakes, the youngster's ability to handle the ball at his feet is indeed better than most defenders.
After all, many of Fresneda's possession moves are completed under the opponent's high-intensity pressing.
Let's take a look at the dribbling this time, which shows his hard work. You can't ask a full-back to break through, but with such possession, he is really not afraid to press high.
Even his sudden rise can present counter-attacking opportunities (Valladolid teammates have a high error rate and are not easy to grasp).
Looking at the ball again, Fresneda started as a full-back, but in the three-centre-back mode, he still takes part of the work of advancing and dribbling forward.
The key point is not only Fresneda's starting speed and reception, but also the ability to get out of place after taking the ball.
Dodging the opponent's upper grab, he split the ball to his teammates on the flanks, but unfortunately because of a teammate's mistake, he brought Real Madrid's goal.
It has to be said that Fresneda's possession and propulsion value is not really reflected in Valladolid. At the same time, Arsenal and Barca have noticed him, and for a reason.
b. Sprint deep space crosses
Fresneda is on the offensive end, in addition to the value of possession, the most important thing is to take the outside and sprint deep into the space after crossing.
In the match against Real Madrid, even if he played full-back, the hot zone still went near Real Madrid's bottom line.
Because Fresneda has a certain ability to control the ball near the middle circle, he can also use him to control the ball, and then play a cooperation with his teammates, and then release his characteristics of sprinting and running to impact the depth, which can amplify his advantage.
Fresneda's crosses are also good, so sprinting forward can pose a certain threat.
Fresneda's off-ball start was still fast, and in this wave of defense, Barca's left half was torn open by him and sent a threatening cross to the back post.
Fortunately, the following teammate's shot was blocked by the adducted Roberto with his face.
Conclusion:
Such an 18-year-old right-back is still worth fighting for by the big teams. Even if he can't be the starter right away, there is still a lot of room for growth in the future.
Although he also has some flaws, such as error rate and poor passing, his personal style and tactical values are still very much in line with the development of contemporary football.