Its in the rb and cb postions we lack future talents. He his also good at keeping track of opponents pressing him, therefore, he can make the right assessment as to when he has to pass the ball before it is too late. The Argentine is also blocking the opponent’s view of his surroundings so that he can’t recognise the position of his teammates and, therefore, has less chances of producing a successful pass. As a river fan I would naturally be sad to see him and Montiel leave but at the same time Argentina is more important. Opponent is weak but Gallardo’s machine running at very high level. https://t.co/1vmBBF1ukP pic.twitter.com/iiSpglYBWZ, — CATalleresdecba (@CATalleresdecba) July 2, 2020. thank you. Just ok type. Hopefully, it will improve his performance in EPL. Lors de cette compétition, il joue sept matchs[5]. Likewise always looking forward for your comments & insights. Emi Martinez: yes, he possess all the traits to be a great GK. Content is though outdated now. Il participe ensuite quelques mois plus tard à la Coupe du monde des moins de 20 ans organisée en Pologne. I hope he learns a lesson and change. Talking nonsense, posting irrelevant comments, disrespecting others’ opinions, and fantasizing about a certain woman even after repeated complaints have nothing to do with freedom of speech. The Argentine’s speed and positioning will also be of great value to control depth and cope with balls played in behind Lens’s high defensive line. Caratteristiche tecniche. One key thing that allows the Argentine to find those passes is the way he provokes pressure from the opposition. What the hale happening with agustin almendra ¿. Great football brains? I have already subsribed your channel. Medina also spoke about his new club Lens: “I like how the football is played here. Well to put it in English, Romance King is banned . Calculating percentile ranks for some key stats allowed for a comparison with other centre-backs and full-backs from his league. We will also try and see how well will he fit RC Lens’s tactics and dynamics and, an analysis of the data, will allow us to compare Medina’s statistical profile with other players both from Ligue 1 and the Argentine Superliga. From their end, I really don’t get it. Stay tuned for much more rare Argentina content you can find nowhere else! In the image below we can see Facundo Medina adopting the right body orientation to face a 1vs1 situation while controlling depth at the same time. 5. The Argentine has a very good sense of the distances between him, his teammates, the opponents and the goal. Part of the U20 Argentina national team which took part in the World Cup last year in Poland, Medina was also U23 South American champion earlier this year. Facundo Medina averaged 64.38 passes per 90 and 14.34 progressive passes per 90 this season, ranking third in the league amongst other defenders in both metrics. Seems like Udinese needs De Paul more than money. Still only 21 years old, the left back joined Lens in France from Talleres a few months ago. They have just welcomed back Kulasesvki after a hugely successful loan at Parma. Medina ranks high in both these metrics even when compared to full-backs that might be more involved in the attack and that shows just how capable he is of finding passes to teammates further up the pitch. This spatial awareness, alongside the right body orientation are particularly useful to control depth when playing in a high line and to face 1vs1 situations. Full stats of both players in all time La Comisión Directiva informa que el jugador Facundo Medina ha sido transferido a Europa, al Racing Club de Lens de la Liga Francesa. One of their first signings was Facundo Medina, the Argentine came from Talleres de Córdoba for 3.5 million euros according to Transfermarkt and looks like it was a good buy for Lens. [2][7], After playing in all three of Talleres' fixtures at the beginning of 2018–19, Medina received a call-up to the Argentina U20 squad. Part of the U20 Argentina national team which took part in the World Cup last year in Poland, Medina was also U23 South American champion earlier this year. I could also add Dela Vega, Almada, Caupaldo, Fausto Vera to this list if and when they pull off their european move. https://golazoargentino.com/2020/08/19/argentinians-on-the-move-a-look-at-all-the-possible-european-transfers-involving-argentinian-players/ Nico Dominguez, Ascacibar, Nehuen Perez, Madina, Senesi, Alexis and Nico Gonzalez all have massive potential especially if things go right for them. Many of you know that – he is annoying, have no football brains, disrespectful to others especially our Argentine players and our leagues, he was stubborn too, probably sexually deprived too ( making stupid comments) On the defensive side, Medina will bring the needed anticipation and interception skills for a team that plays a high line and likes to press high up the pitch. 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Trolling is not freedom of speech. Facundo Medina y el golazo de chalaca que anotó en la Ligue 1 [VIDEO] El argentino marcó de chalaca y puso el segundo de Lens en el partido de la Ligue 1. Despite Bielsa giving up on most of our players, De Paul is one he almost desperately wants for what he will provide to the team. Ocampos is finally living up to his potential and is playing at a world class level (he was in la liga team of the season alongside Lio). Having established Facundo Medina’s profile and his role as a ball playing centre-back, we will now take a look at his actions in the various phases of the game in order to complete this scout report. It’s almost like a dream. Still only 21 years old, the left back joined Lens… Like many other Argentine players, Medina likes to mark and press his opponents very tightly and gives them no space or time on the ball. It was a great article to read. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. He is ready to commit to the tackle when the attacker shows him to much of the ball but also to react if he decides to accelerate in any direction. His passing range and abilities, as well as his vision, are very good and that allows him to play long passes either into the feet of a player, or into space, in an attempt to get a teammate in behind the opposition’s defensive line. 58 likes. Facundo Medina, 21, from Argentina RC Lens, since 2020 Centre-Back Market value: €4.50m * May 28, 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina C) Since this is Argentina football site, it is within reasonable to restrict any non albiceleste discussion.Of course once in a while we can discuss German football or Barcelona football because something interesting can be learned, but discussing sexual depravity can and should be banned. If it is true that “Racist King” is banned then i thank this forum for taking actions but it is also shocking that a racist like him survived 2 years in this forum. But Nacho I think can offer more to the NT. It’s very intense, back and forth. The center and midfield are completely shutdown. His aggressiveness, that is sometimes excessive, is also another point that can improve but with the right coaching, he can learn how to use it in the right amount and at the right time. Ghallardo had a chance to bring back David Martinez and make a move on Tomas Cardona, but he didn’t. An analysis of the bar charts shows us exactly how Facundo Medina is so important for the build-up play of his team. I ve seen only 1 againt Portsmouth in EFL cup. Where? Facundo Axel Medina (born 28 May 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Lens. The reason being in the past three days Leeds have not gotten the lower offer they want. As simple as that. Le transfert est estimé à 3,5 millions d'euros[3]. With possession, the wing-backs provide full width and the wingers position themselves in the half-spaces. every human have rights as is the freedom of speech. He is probably a kid but he shouldve learn how to be respectful, maybe bad parenting. Competizione wettbewerb ; Totale: 4: 1-360: 360: Ligue 1 This season for Talleres de Córdoba he mostly played as a left side centre-back in a line of four defender although occasionly he also played as a left-back. DePaul is a superb player and he could’ve been playing for Inter right now if Udinese weren’t so greedy where they rejected a 33 million offer last season. Facundo Medina spoke about being called to the Argentina national team, playing alongside Lionel Messi and Lens. One more thing i’ll add is: I understand that Martinez Quarta is integral to River but I hope Gallardo doesn’t hold onto him for much longer. 1 goal against Preston yesterday. [2] In September 2020, having won the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament with the U23s months earlier, Medina received his first call-up to the Argentina senior squad from manager Lionel Scaloni. Check compare for players: Facundo Medina vs Birger Meling. De Paul rumors died down but Udinese and Leeds have been doing this business slowly without rush. This is the ASB YouTube Channel here we will be posting various Argentina National Football Team related content on a regular basis including: full matches, highlights, documentaries, profiles, movies, previews, clips and plenty of goals! Like an idiot. Teams like Liverpool, Bayern and Atletico close all spaces and chase the ball for 90 minutes. There is nothing in USA which guarantees non-political speech in someone’s else property. Everyone has a right to freedom of speech , there is no dectatorship anymore , vamos argentina and vamos the Che Guevara !!! He is the Cb for Real Sociedad & plays as right CB. After sneaking into seventh place […], Benjamin Henrichs rose through the ranks at Bayer Leverkusen with much hype as a future star at right-back. If it’s true that Romance King is banned then the admins have really breathed new life into this forum. In the image below we can see Facundo Medina playing a long pass in behind the opposition’s defensive line after spotting the run from his teammate. Also martias palsicos, gabrial marconi all going to be worldclass soon if they find a great coach and team to play regularly In order to have a better profile of the abilities and style of play of Facundo Medina, we took a look at the data. Hope scalony will find out the best fit in those two positions. These are the detailed performance data of RC Lens player Facundo Medina. With all that being said he’s not world class, not until he improves the defensive side of his game. He had Coronavirus for a bit. But ATM, they aren’t world beaters.. Lisandro Martinez will be great addition in our left Back position. Lens area team that likes to be intense when defending and pressing and Medina’s already mentioned aggressiveness and intensity, although need some work and control, will fit the French side perfectly. Good to know the Disgraced Bollywood is out of this forum. I had authored an article specifically on Argentine player transfers & Peter from Golazo Argenina was kind enough to publish that in their site in Aug 2nd or 3rd week . Football has become an athletic team sport with very little space for opponents. Facundo Axel Medina (Buenos Aires, 28 maggio 1999) è un calciatore argentino, difensore del Lens. Brazilian teams are not in their mettle rite now, so I’d love to see River go out with all guns blazing against Sao Paulo. Hope he settles down in a good team and gets more chances to play for the Argentina national team . Other aspects that contribute a lot to Medina’s success in intercepting plays and reacting quickly that also have to do with positioning are his body orientation and spatial awareness. Aerial duels are probably the Argentine’s most noticeable weakness, although he is not bad in the air, his height (1.80m) makes him smaller than some attackers and can sometimes influence his success. [2] He scored his first senior goal in February 2020 against Huracán. I see him suffering from lack of confidence here. The Argentine knows how to make use of his reactions and speed very well and this is a good example of that. In a system like Lens’s the centre-backs play a huge role in this phase of the game and Medina will definitely bring ability and confidence to the team to play out from the back. Please use English that we can understand. Period. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) Ask any Fan, Player or Coach in Tottenham. Ghallardo has also insisted that Martinez is a big part of River’s Libertadores quest. In the image below we can see Medina marking and opponent and giving him no space to play. Worth reading Good game for River. Paredes is no mediocre, Paredes is excellent, he was voted one of the top 3 midfielders in copa and he kicked ass in the CL, mediocre players don’t do that. [4][5] After featuring for their U20s at the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores in February, he made his first league appearances in August when he played in matches against Boca Juniors, Rosario Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima. But his style and position clashes with Lo Celso isn’t it. He still has room for improvement, particularly in his long passes , as he sometimes overuses and misplaces this type of pass. Right now Lo Celso is one of the best midfielders…. No this is today./yesterday news. In terms of numbers, Medina won 69,08% of his defensive duels which is a very good win rate. Thanks again. The comparison should always be seen having that difference between the leagues in mind, however, it gives us a glance of how Medina’s statistical profile fits in his new league. It seems there has been one significant change in this forum. [12] He featured eleven times in the tournaments. such is RESPECT. Some of the guys speak Spanish and they helped me a lot with the language too.”. Did i miss anything? Are you kidding?? Medina averaged 8.5 long passes per 90 this season which quite a high number for a centre-back. Carriera. È un terzino sinistro. he is annoying, but he have great football brains.i wish he will back soon. Medina is definitely one of those players, he has good game reading skills and raises his head in order to spot passing lanes or teammates making runs. Yeah the part about Che Guevara was hilarious (and also irrelevant lol). But I think it is a bit status quo till he sells one of the main XI’s and then we will see the others get promoted. Regardez les stats (apparitions, buts, cartons / ligues, coupes, équipe nationale) et l'historique de transfert. The Argentine scores high in most passing stats when compared to other centre-backs and full-backs in the Superliga with passes per 90 and progressive passes per 90 standing out the most. Being the first man in the build-up phase means that you are facing the game in front of you and it is easier to spot passing lanes, therefore, a player with good passing abilities and game reading skills can make the most out of the bigger amount of time and space that is sometimes available in this positions. [2], Medina's career got underway with a stint with River Plate, who he was an unused substitute for four times during the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División season. @amit your way of writing is just brilliant ,frankly speaking. Lo Celso above average?? Playing a centre-back Medina shows good positional awareness, he knows where he needs to be on the pitch at all times so that he can be a passing option to his teammates but also so that he can react quick enough if necessary, in other words, he positions himself correctly when his team is in and out of possession of the ball. Long passes are not only Medina’s last resource when no other option is available, the Argentine will play this type of passes if he spots a team-mate making a good run into space, and with is good vision and technique he is able to execute fast and surprise the opposition. Facundo Medina is usually one of the players that is in charge of the first build-up phase, after receiving the ball form the goalkeeper or another teammate, Medina will look to find a pass to a teammate that is further up the pitch. I shared a team with many players from the Pan American Games. There are various concerns about fullbacks but Sarvia is good in going forward, he is not good crosser of the ball but he carries the ball forward very well,he is also good in defending.On the other hand Tagliafico is also good in going forward and in defending.Look at Brazil and Uruguay we have better fullbacks than them. Dear Roy, Regret to inform you that most of us (Asian) don’t understand Spanish. Next week will be the big one when they host Sao Paolo who took a beating in Quito today. Cox, parece que el perfil de pelotudo ya no existe, tal vez el jefe estaba prestando atencion, eh? While this is not a completely realistic comparison, due to the difference in quality and style between Argentina Superliga and Ligue 1, it allows us to have a picture of what could potentially be Medina’s ranks if he played in Ligue 1 this season. Facundo Medina spoke about being called to the Argentina national team, playing alongside Lionel Messi and Lens. [11] He was also picked for the subsequent FIFA U-20 World Cup. Victor Orta as the footballing director of Leeds is surely doing his bit for spanish players. Speaking in an interview with ¿Cómo te va?, here’s what he had to say: “Everything happened so far. Le 13 Septembre 2020, grâce à un retourné dans la surface, il inscrit son premier but avec ses nouvelles couleurs contre le FC Lorient (Victoire de son équipe 3-2)[4]. La lista de 30 convocados que se desempeñan en el … Sorry from my part, if i have hurt anyone’s feelings. Facundo Medina is neither the tallest nor the strongest of defenders, nevertheless, his physicality is good enough for him to cope with the demands of playing as a centre-back. If Paredes is that talented like that of a world class one, he would have been a hot transfer prospect this summer but wasn’t. not sure about hector. In the defensive chapter he also displays good values with aerial duels being his most obvious weakness, that can be explained by him not being the tallest of defenders at 1,80m. Despite playing as a defender, Facundo Medina has a huge role in the team’s build-up play and that shows in his heat map. 21 year old new graduate, striker Girotti had one or two nice moments for 15 minutes too. Agree with you Richard. The metric “Dangerous passes per 90” was created adding passes to the final third per 90, deep completions per 90, and passes to the penalty area per 90. He has adapted well to life in France and Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has included him in the squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers. On the other hand River holding onto too many aged players. Yeah, he spoke consistently. Nevertheless, his vision and passing technique are good for a 23 year-old and he still has plenty of time to improve. Last heard they seem to closing Right CB Diego Llorente when Foyth would have been perfect . 1 goal against Portsmouth 5 days ago. Despite some fouls and the odd mistimed tackle, the balance for the Argentine in this department is positive without a doubt. Facundo Medina speaks about Argentina team, Lionel Messi and Lens, Rogelio Funes Mori: “I would like to play for Mexico”, Angel Di Maria comments on being snubbed from the Argentina national team, Cristian Pavón comments on Argentina call-up, Lionel Messi, LA Galaxy, https://worldfootballindex.com/2020/09/emiliano-martinez-argentina-awaits-as-aston-villa-new-goalkeeper/amp/, https://www.youtube.com/c/ASB-AbelSinghBraich/, https://golazoargentino.com/2020/08/19/argentinians-on-the-move-a-look-at-all-the-possible-european-transfers-involving-argentinian-players/. Don’t forget Musso, Buendia, C.Romero, Licha Martinez and Quarta/Montiel (have to move to europe to get to the next step), those guys are playing at a very high level and all should be competing for starting places with the NT. El que hablaba sobre la marida de Icardi? https://www.youtube.com/c/ASB-AbelSinghBraich/ Bienvenue à lui ! Facundo Medina, 21, de Argentina RC Lens, depuis 2020 Défenseur central Valeur marchande: 4,50 mio. It’s funny that i was reading your article along with some others from Golazo before you recommended it. On the selling end, i would have expected clubs like Udinese to be hungry for transfers even if its a bit lower than expected so this doesn’t make sense. Hope he’s banned for good! World class means top 5-10 players worldwide.