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And what is their worst habit so far is committing fouls and individual errors in dangerous areas. To give you a perspective, even Matthijs de Ligt only had a combined total of 2.1 tackles and interceptions per match in his last season at Ajax. Typically, we see this throw David Luiz or in the early parts against Bournemouth, Mustafi. Due to his weaknesses, as the current Arsenal defenders, he needs a teammate to create a connection with and cover each other’s flaws. Arteta has tightened up the shape, reduced the space between the lines and put players in positions to make them successful. Only if David Ornstein doesn’t have a different view. Pablo Mari: Scout Report. He was loaned for the consecutive seasons in Girona, NAC Breda and Deportivo La Coruna. Scout Report: Pablo Mari This deal doesn’t appear as unexpected when you consider the fact Mari signed for Manchester City in 2016. The Spaniard picked up an ankle problem at the Etihad last week.
I know there are many new videos of our new boy Pablo, but I was recently scouting left-footed Centre-Backs to suggest to MLS clubs and I had downloaded this video from scouting platform "Wyscout". Until landing at Flamengo, he was something of a journeyman. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. You have entered an incorrect email address! Pablo Mari is a 26-year-old Spanish Centre-back, who’s playing his trade in Brazil with Flamengo. He’s already familiar with Mikel Arteta, and vice versa, due to his time at Manchester City. Arsenal have been struggling since the beginning of the season, losing their identity and failing to keep up with the outrageously high tempo the Premier League pushes them to. By. Serie A content lead. This could be an attribute of the type of play Flamengo wants him to do but with him playing up on a player, real tight, he’s easily spun and without good recovery pace he can get beat. Both of Mari’s primary weaknesses have already been called out previously but the most glaring is his ability in 1v1 duels. At the end of that week, technical director Edu was seen flying into Heathrow with Flamengo defender, Pablo Mari. In terms of where he is really successful is his ability in the air. It clearly shows that in terms of being directly involved in creating chances on goal, Mari has a decent rate of return. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.
Since Arsenal often allow the game in their own half and tend to build-up from the back, they need a solid defender who can keep on the ball. This tactical analysis aims to look into his performance and how he could fit into Arteta’s tactics. As with anything we want to consider first how the club are looking to play. And to start with the changes needed, you’d directly point out to the defence, but what would make the difference and be the first step to strengthening the backline would be improving their midfield performance.
Their wrong marking strategy was the reason for many of them on its own, but combined with the poor record in their aerial duels proved to be the breaking point. Where he makes up for his lack of pace is through sound positioning and excellent reading of the game. Some of them being the lack of ability to defend set-pieces, being extremely vulnerable on a counter (and respectively committing fouls in dangerous areas five penalties) and losing the ball in key areas. Pablo was at Manchester City for three years between 2016-19. Which is primarily due to Flamengo’s dominance in Brazilian football, not much hard work for their defenders. Using a strategy drawn up directly from Pep himself, Arteta wants to create overloads to draw opponents and expose them on the opposite side.
Mikel Arteta has done a fantastic job of setting up Arsenal in a way that plays to player’s strengths and mitigates there weaknesses and we should expect that it would be no different if Mari is the centre-back we bring in. The defence itself needs an immense improvement but what would affect Arsenal’s performance immediately is having strong support in front of them. His preferred foot is Left Only and his best role is No-Nonsense Centre-Back. It is a little odd to first focus on the attacking portion of a defenders game but it does stick out for Mari as a positive attribute to his overall game.
He’s a commanding centre-back who’s Aerial presence is massive. That time as part of the City set up would see him on loan to Girona, NAC (in Holland) and then back to Spain where he played for Deportivo La Coruna. Chances to join: This has come out of nowhere, but with the pics and so many sources out, it looks imminent. Though he spent most of his time at loan. The club reckon he could face up to three months on the sidelines which … What to expect from Chelsea in the last phase of transfer window? Still, he uses his height to his advantage and can be an effective ball-winner in the air versus bigger stronger opponents. Player Profile: Xavier Mbuyamba | Emerging Chelsea hero? AR. The January transfer window is close to its end and Arsenal were linked with a few defensive players, ending up signing a loan deal for the Flamengo centre-back Pablo Marí on whom we will do an analysis in this scout report.
When you watch his play he anticipates the path of the ball exceptionally well and will often times get himself in the right position by the end of it. Most notable was a 3-year spell at Manchester City where the only time he spent there was during his physical. They concede four counter-attacks on average per 90 minutes and it is safe to say they can’t handle them well. (image courtesy of WhoScored.com) Elsewhere, Pablo Mari has also undergone surgery. That leaves Arsenal with only David Luiz, Sokratis and Rob Holding as fit options to rotate and Holding is still working himself back into shape after a lengthy layoff due to his ACL injury.
Once everybody is available Sead Kolasinac may be the best option at left-back. The […], All Content © 2020 Total Football Analysis Magazine. With all this said and done, Pablo Mari looks like a defender who’s decent on the ball. With the close of the transfer window only a few days away, Arsenal are still in search of candidates to fill their injury-depleted centre-back corps. Defensively, the 4-2-3-1 Arteta employed has been tweaked from how Unai Emery would play. He was also providing 3.1 successful loan balls and 0.4 key passes per match. All stats used in this piece are courtesy of STATSBOMB, Arsenal booked their ticket to the next round of the 2020 FA Cup with a ... Read more, “I think we started really sharp, played some great football, everyone was at it pressing ... Read more, Three Things We Learned from Bournemouth 1 - 2 Arsenal, Arsenal's Transfer Business Should Pay Homage to Days Gone By, The Importance of Keeping Nelson, Smith-Rowe and Other Arsenal Youngsters At Arsenal, Analysing Arsenal’s 2-1 Win Over Sheffield United. His range of passing is impressive as he reached an average of 91,3% accurate passes in the past year. That’s mostly a result of his confidence on the ball and his decision-making. The Spaniard has admitted the importance of signing a left-footed centre-back brining balance to the defence both in and out of possession. Defending set-pieces – Arsenal’s disastrous performance when defending set-pieces has cost them a lot this season. Senior football performance analyst with years of experience in sports journalism and the betting industry. In part aided by his 6’4 frame, Pablo Mari has an aerial win rate of 71% or an average of 2.5 per 90 (according to Whoscored.com). The Gunners conceded five penalties and that’s only a small part of what they’ve experienced as a result of their mistakes. His intelligent positional play and tactical awareness helped his teams to keep their structure and cover the gaps. Arsenal have been struggling since the beginning of the season, losing their identity and failing to keep up with the outrageously high tempo the Premier League pushes them to.
With that key element of attacking for Arsenal, it is important that players, especially across the back 2 have the ability to make those long passes Arteta is looking for. Especially, if your second biggest weakness is that you aren’t that fast. By Saturday afternoon, everyone was an expert. Losing the ball – Losing the ball in key areas is another part of Arsenal’s issues.
Defensively that means players aren’t getting exposed particularly in 1v1 situations and so far, we’ve yet to see a central defender have to chase after an attacker. The rate is lower than the man he’d likely be replacing Shkodran Mustafi and that is with Mustafi playing fewer games than the Spanish defender. His way to prevent the opposition from reaching their half would be using his positioning and tactical awareness to limit their movement and block the passing lanes.
Marí could be extremely helpful for improving that part of their defensive actions. Arsenal want a lot of the ball and they know that they are going to meet teams that look to block space and remain compact. His aerial performance and positional awareness might be the extra touch that Arsenal need in and around the box when defending set-pieces. Due to his pace and tendency to not risk running with the opposition, hence not diving into any tackles, he would either do fatal mistakes or need someone to constantly cover him from behind. Pablo Mari's loan would not have been sealed if Mikel Arteta didn't plan for him to be a key member of the squad. Thomas Meunier at Borussia Dortmund 2019/20 – scout report, Victor Osimhen at Napoli 2019/20 – scout report. I have chosen de Ligt to compare with as he was also playing in a team which heavily dominated their league.
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