Christos Mouzakitis (Corfu, 2006) is the man everyone is talking about in Piraeus. The Greek footballer, an Olympiacos youth player, made his debut this season with the first team and became a happy surprise for all the fans, who manage to bring the baton of a team that is very clear about what it is playing for. Furthermore, the very young player was called up by Ivan Jovanović with the senior team on the last day of the group stage of League of Nationsa truly deserved award given his performance in the few games he has accumulated in the elite.
For the average fan, Mouzakitis is an amazing new. He appeared like a spring, showing self-confidence and courage despite his young age. The Greek footballer counted from the first moment to Mendilibarwho promoted him to the first team after a great season with the reserve team, who played last season in Super League 2, the second category of Greek football.
Mouzakitis made his debut in the under-19 team at the age of 16 and was called up by the under-21 coach for the first time this year, at the age of 17. After a training camp with them, Jovanović is now with the eldersskips two periods and is four years ahead. The Greek talent, whose debut in the senior team was still early Insurance in Mendilibar and that led him to sound across the country as one of the future stars at the international level.
Cutting and sewing in Mendilibar service
It is not easy to make a footballer at a young age and give him the honors that the Basque coach gives him, but the truth is Mouzakitis reacts as if he has been in the elite for ten years. The footballer fully understood what the Basque coach was playing and forced ‘Mendi’ to remove Dani García from the eleven.
Mouzakitis plays simple, not complicatedthat in no way makes him a worse football player. Not driving; Lift your head and let go quickly. It is smart to move and he wastes no long balls. He does it constantly. In addition, he has an accurate left foot, which makes him generate advantages when Olympiacos have to play from the inside out. Mendilibar wants to have open wingers and the how fast you can unstuck the game The midfielder earned him many points.
Besides being a virtuoso in movementthe young Olympiacos footballer is a bulldog. Strong in individual rivalryhas the ability to slightly advance his line under pressure to steal in advanced positions, making Mendilibar’s team activate to run after the robbery of Mouzakitis in the opposite field. Gelson Martins and Rodinei take advantage of this, two wing specialists who benefit from playing to that advantage.
The youth player is also dominant faceso it’s very difficult to dribble against him when he’s close. On the run he suffers even more, but because he is so close to the mark, it is really difficult for the opposing midfielder to attack him on the run and gain an advantage. Although the length of his legs was not remarkable, The ability he has to go to ground makes him a difficult footballer to beat.
Mendilibar usually plays in a 4-2-3-1, making two midfielders split the field to sweep it. As seen in the heat map, The left-handed midfielder moves wide to the side to cover the projection of rivals under pressure.
Premier Project
Mouzakitis is clearly a footballer who has the cut repeatedly in the Premier League: physical player, skilled in cutting, aggressive, capable of launching counterattacks and distribution in space with the left foot that will take him to the next level. He is not a footballer for a team that needs to knead the ball to build an advantage. Play straight, always expect.
This, added to the economic potential managed by the English teams, means that all pools refer to the fact that if the injuries respect him and if football continues on its natural course, Mouzakitis ends up playing in the English first division. Furthermore, he also owns the Olympiacos of Nottingham Forest English, so the transition to said competition is easier.
Source: La Verdad
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