Scouting | The 21-year-old La Masia is a rebel who has an assist to atone for Barcelona
used to be a representative of the Barcelona Ramasia Academy, but because of his own thoughts, he chose to leave two and a half years ago. Because of a conflict with the management of RB Leipzig, Moriba was hidden by the new owner almost immediately.
He has returned to La Liga on loan three times, and Bordalas has become his Bole. Just celebrated his 21st birthday this month, the La Masia rebel, intentionally or unintentionally, used an assist to help Barcelona return to second place in La Liga.
01. There is no regret medicine in the world! He missed the best stage
a. Leaving Barcelona for a high salary: Shooting the crossbar changes fate
Moriba once had a bright future, and in the 2020-21 season, just after his 18th birthday, Moriba was promoted to the Barcelona first team.
Four starts, 10 substitutes, he contributed one goal and two assists for Barcelona. In the league match against Real Madrid, Moriba first created a free-kick himself in stoppage time, and then took the ball in the box to shoot, but unfortunately it bounced off the crossbar and missed the best chance for Barcelona to equalize.
I don't know if this goal is scored and will let Moriba stay. But the final result was that Barcelona, which suffered from an economic crisis, rejected Moriba's request for a contract extension of 4 million annual salary.
As a result, the talent, who received a six-figure annual salary from Barcelona at the age of 16 (a total price of 2 million in three years), switched to the Bundesliga to join RB Leipzig, and gave Barcelona a transfer fee of 16 million euros (the floating clause has not been triggered so far).
b. Plummeting worth by 22 million: Bordalas became a lifesaver
Because the agent used RB Leipzig as a "springboard" from the beginning, which angered the team. This, coupled with the fact that Moriba asked for "grapes" in training (the exact words of the German media), was considered an offense by the coaching staff, which led to him being hidden by the team.
In the two and a half years since then, he has been loaned to La Liga three times, and his value has dropped from the highest 25 million euros at Barcelona to only 3 million euros at this time.
Moriba's highlight of the last two-and-a-half-year years was probably when he assisted his team-mates in the Copa del Rey final while on loan at Valencia, scoring the team's only goal.
In that title match, Moriba not only provided assists, but also tried 15 one-on-one duels, winning nine, and also contributed one tackle, three interceptions, two clearances and one block on goal.
The quality of this assist on the final stage is still quite high. Moriba picked up the ball down the middle and pushed forward and sent a beautiful outside instep through ball for team-mate Douro to score a solo goal.
It's a pity that this assist didn't bring the championship and didn't give Moriba more trust from the team. After leaving Bordalas, his chances in Valencia also plummeted.
Having missed out on Ajax in the last summer window, Moriba, who was destined to miss out on any chances at RB Leipzig, will have to find a new place to go in the winter window.
Mentor Bordalas established himself in Getafe and extended an olive branch to his lover, and Moriba quickly joined the team after playing for Guinea in the Africa Cup of Nations.
02. Under the Little Demon Beast Kick Method: The individual soldier ability is quite conspicuous in La Liga
a. Leaving Barcelona for a high salary: Shooting the crossbar changes fate
As can be seen from the statistics, Moriba, who only plays an average of 56 minutes per game, can contribute 1.5 tackles, 0.7 interceptions and 1 clearance.
If that translates to 90 minutes, he has successfully defended almost six times in every game. However, Moriba also has a high number of fouls and yellow cards, which is something to be aware of.
Moriba's strength, speed and flexibility are all good, and this time he turned around and dribbled after breaking the ball with his kick and dodging the Villarreal player, which is a good example.
However, Moriba's passing is still relatively random, and the strength he gives is often light and heavy, which is his biggest flaw.
This time it was Getafe who served the sideline, and after a teammate's mistake, Moriba stepped up for the first time and broke the ball again.
It's a pity that Greenwood then went to the bottom line, did not smash the ball back and passed back to the inverted triangle to the relatively vacant Moliba, and forced the cross to fail.
b. Wandering around after leaving Barcelona: Forgot how to play team football
When Moriba first entered the Barcelona first team, he played quite methodically, both assisting Messi and scoring goals from Messi's passes.
However, after leaving Barcelona, from the age of 18 to 20, he seemed to be a little too anxious and always wanted to prove himself, so he played more and more like one-man football.
His first serious appearance at Getafe (minus three minutes off the bench on his debut) proved his individual prowess with six one-on-one duels and five wins in just 30 minutes.
Moriba's greatest contribution to his teammates is that he serves as a point of strength to match the opposing player, so as to give his teammates space.
This time, it was Moriba who caught Villarreal midfielder Capoue, and the ball could be held by Getafe teammates.
And Moriba has good ability at his feet, this time he got his position from behind and grabbed the ball back. Then he picked the ball twice in a row, leaving the two Girona players helpless, and the ball came to the feet of their teammates to launch a counterattack.
It can be said that his personal ability is still relatively conspicuous in La Liga. Born on January 19, 2003, Moriba is still young and needs a team that can give him patience and allow him to polish his flaws.
Let's take a look at the transition between attack and defense this time, after the opponent's mistake, Moriba distributed the ball to Greenwood on the flank. The latter went to the heart of the opposition, and Moriba went to the ribs of the box to receive the ball.
This time the level of taking the ball and turning was quite high, but unfortunately then Moriba buckled inward, and then the cross could not be put in place.
03. If you don't practice passing well, don't think about going back to the giants
a. When it comes to passing, it's not enough to have ideas
In the match with Girona, Moriba contributed the only goal of the game and the assist, and it was also because of this 1-0 victory that indirectly helped Barcelona overtake Girona and return to second place in La Liga.
Because it has been eliminated in the Copa del Rey, Barcelona can finish second in La Liga and can get the opportunity to participate in the Spanish Super Cup next season, and is expected to earn 800-10 million euros.
Mauriba's biggest problem is his passing. In the game, Moriba is quite imaginative and likes to play the ball for his teammates, but the accuracy needs to be improved.
This time he met Greenwood in the ribs of the box, played the ball with his heel, and then rolled over to take the defender away, which was a good operation. It's a pity that Greenwood was kicked down by the opponent when he entered the penalty area, and the referee thought that there was a suspicion of fake fall and did not blow for a penalty.
So far in his career, Moriba has played in La Liga for almost two full years, making 27 starts and making 31 substitute appearances, with a total of five assists.
Although the number of assists is not much, when it comes to contributing assists, the quality is not low. The through ball found Santiago and illustrated Moriba's passing vision.
Moliba's biggest problem is that he can't grasp the strength of his passes, of course, this is also related to his wandering around and always changing teammates.
On the one hand, he did not polish the details of the pass, and on the other hand, he did not know his teammates well enough. This time the pass to Santiago, from the timing and power to the control of the hand, so the assist was obtained.
b. Moriba must keep turnover and fouls under control
As can be seen from the evaluation given by the statistics website, Moriba's strengths are through balls, high ball duels and tackles, and his disadvantages are more passing errors and poor control of red and yellow cards.
Moriba's style of play, which is prone to mistakes and has a large standard deviation, is also a problem caused by his indulgence in recent years.
This is no problem for a teammate, and then follow up with the ball to get a long-range shot, and it is not bad to choose to shoot. It's a pity that after the shot was blocked, Moriba, who took the ball again, had too low quality of the second through ball, which directly gave the opponent a chance to counterattack.
This time it was the same reason, at the back of the penalty area, Moriba showed a good sense of the ball when he stopped the ball, and the frequency and flexibility of the turn was also very comfortable.
It's a pity that it's the last time I make the ball, and I realize it, but the power given by the ball is small. When his teammates received the ball, they were forced to dodge and finally failed to complete the shot.
Conclusion:
Passing is the easiest individual skill to practice, but it takes a lot of work to build muscle memory through each practice, as well as a good understanding of your teammates' receiving habits.
Moriba is in a way the same as Todibo, he needs to calm down and work hard and find a team that wants to believe in him. After all, he is only 21 years old, and it is not impossible to succeed when he is 24 or 25 years old.