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In only two months, Pau Cubarsi has gone from being a relatively unknown quantity to the toast of the town in Barcelona.
Just 17, he has become a first-team regular for FC Barcelona under Xavi Hernandez within two months after his senior debut and has also broken into the Spanish national team as well.
Standing out for his ball-playing abilities and maturity that belies his age, the teenager is deserving of the plaudits coming his way.
After all, Cubarsi has put everything in place. It could be that the addition of the La Masia player has been a ‘coincidence’ in the improvement of the team but it is not – I analyze it here.
The ball output
The first point to highlight is Cubarsi’s best virtue: his great ability to make the game progress in a controlled way. In essence, Cubarsi is seen as the ‘chosen one’ to find the first pass.
Cubarsi has the ability to spot the free man and play a precise pass.
What makes him such a key outlet is that Pau Cubarsi quickly identifies the free man and, once he has done so, prioritizes a pass to the most distant player to catch the opposition off guard. He finds the gaps in the rival pressure in an infallible way.
If he has to cross two lines to do so, he does not mind because he has the skill to do it with his feet. His passes are always sharp and have a cutting edge.
Cubarsi playing a long pass into the forwards bypassing the midfield.
In addition, the youth player has the advantage of being able to connect with his flank (left) as well as the opposite (right) because he is able to play cross-field passes with ease, allowing him to connect with the frontline.
Cubarsi’s skill and positioning allow him to play a variety of passes.
This breaks the opponent’s lines and makes them desperate. As a result, the close pressers lose belief with every minute of the game. It has even caused some opponents to give up pressing as can be seen in the image below from Barcelona’s game against Atletico Madrid.
Atletico…
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Author : Alex Delmas
Publish date : 2024-03-26 14:23:16
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