We have seen that in the recent matches of Manchester United, a young promise has emerged with characteristics that have caught the attention of everyone in England, and his name is Kobbie Mainoo.
So much so that the English midfielder was called up to Southgate's England squad at just 18 years of age.
So much so that the English midfielder was called up to Southgate's England squad at just 18 years of age.
He is Kobbie Mainoo, a young lad who positions himself in the midfield.
He has great abilities, which he has demonstrated in the short time he has played.
It is of a distinct quality, slowly being recognized in England as Foden and Bellingham did.
He has great abilities, which he has demonstrated in the short time he has played.
It is of a distinct quality, slowly being recognized in England as Foden and Bellingham did.
A player who grows with each approach he has with the ball.
The context only partially helps him because his team doesn't stimulate itself around the ball.
Everything is determined through contexts and who he has around.
The context only partially helps him because his team doesn't stimulate itself around the ball.
Everything is determined through contexts and who he has around.
When we talk about contexts, we have to talk about who the players are around him, and in this case, there is a certain difference when he is accompanied by Casemiro and when he is alone, marking his own rhythm and territory on the field.
Mainoo, being next to the Brazilian, isolated himself quite a bit and was not as much of a protagonist, with very little associative play between them due to the idea of playing everything vertically and not pausing.
However, when he was in charge, as was the case in the match against Liverpool, he felt completely secure and not under pressure, managing to impose himself in the game against one of the best teams in the world.
He does not fear having the ball at his feet in a certain area of danger where the opponent crowds many people to bring adversity through their renowned and world-class pressures. In the face of this truth, he continues confidently to maintain his idea.
His ideas were based on wanting to play and manifest himself through the ball to find his free teammates and disrupt the opponent's pressure through a short pass despite the total pressure around him.
He has a great ability to progress in plays despite being marked or under pressure. Still, he returns it with a pass to his teammate with arrogance, destabilizing any opponent's plan.
The more he is a protagonist, the better Manchester becomes, as against City, there is a visible environment where Pep's team will not let you have possession, and therefore, Mainoo will not have such prominence.
However, if the game could be based on him in the Everton match, he is taken in a secondary role that makes him not appear as much.
By playing freely and without a fixed partner like Casemiro against Liverpool, he unleashed himself with total bravery to control his team's rails.
However, if the game could be based on him in the Everton match, he is taken in a secondary role that makes him not appear as much.
By playing freely and without a fixed partner like Casemiro against Liverpool, he unleashed himself with total bravery to control his team's rails.
He is very good at intervening on an opponent's pass to snatch it away, as he always finds the right timing to steal and launch the direct play that United intends.
He has a dribble that truly catches the attention, as he does not have a simple idea about it.
He explosively passes from one side to the other to deceive the opponent's recovery, the same with the handling of his body on some occasions.
He explosively passes from one side to the other to deceive the opponent's recovery, the same with the handling of his body on some occasions.
He transitions from one foot to the other very well. His feinting technique helps him elude many rivals. He always tries.
The turn and how he positions his body to cover the ball and not lose the duel is brutal.
Against Liverpool, he dared to become the axis of the ball, playing it backward to influence marks with the idea of attracting and then receiving and facing a rain of legs, where second by second, he found a short pass, and the unmarking was what he was born for.
He is a player who sometimes tries to advance and not stay behind with a pass to a free teammate; in most of the interactions he produced, he always seeks an association and a future touch to advance and progress the play.
He is a player who sometimes tries to advance and not stay behind with a pass to a free teammate; in most of the interactions he produced, he always seeks an association and a future touch to advance and progress the play.
His career is just beginning, and there is plenty of time to enjoy, observe, and be amazed by his current and future qualities.
He is already very much liked. We will see how he adapts and builds relationships with his teammates to further enhance his interaction with the ball and become the central protagonist, as he did against Liverpool
He is already very much liked. We will see how he adapts and builds relationships with his teammates to further enhance his interaction with the ball and become the central protagonist, as he did against Liverpool
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