Dani Olmo is the first major signing of Hansi Flick's era at Barcelona. 🔵🔴
But his arrival has been ridden with doubt & negativity in the Blaugrana fandom despite his obvious quality.
So what kind of a player is he & what can he offer to Barcelona?
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But his arrival has been ridden with doubt & negativity in the Blaugrana fandom despite his obvious quality.
So what kind of a player is he & what can he offer to Barcelona?
|THREAD| 🧵
Body & mental profile:
━ 26, 179cm, 72kg
━ right-footed
━ stocky, compact (small-space engine)
━ elastic, low centre of gravity (agile, tricky)
━ tactical versatility (LW, RW, False 9, 10, 8) & high technicality
━ La Masia background
Jack of all trades? 🃏
━ 26, 179cm, 72kg
━ right-footed
━ stocky, compact (small-space engine)
━ elastic, low centre of gravity (agile, tricky)
━ tactical versatility (LW, RW, False 9, 10, 8) & high technicality
━ La Masia background
Jack of all trades? 🃏
Olmo profiles as a small-space dominator & technical playmaker; a great dribbler with ball-striking & the ability to thrive in congested pockets and in & around the box.
━ Short-distance dribbler & carrier
━ Creative passer
━ Pocket play
━ Box presence
via @TotalAnalysis
━ Short-distance dribbler & carrier
━ Creative passer
━ Pocket play
━ Box presence
via @TotalAnalysis
@TotalAnalysis Just a quick reminder this thread is based on our FULL scout report, which you can find on @BarcaFutbolLive.
We've already done two pieces of tactical analysis on Olmo and would greatly appreciate any support.
Read it below! 👇
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We've already done two pieces of tactical analysis on Olmo and would greatly appreciate any support.
Read it below! 👇
barcafutbol.blog
@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive Olmo’s profile is versatile & technical enough to participate across all the phases of attack for his team.
Looking at his touch and pass maps below, we can see he’s the type of player to drop deep to link up but will then also be available to occupy the higher zones.
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Looking at his touch and pass maps below, we can see he’s the type of player to drop deep to link up but will then also be available to occupy the higher zones.
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@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive Often, we see him drop deep for a quick one-touch lay-off, only for him to be running up the pitch as soon as the job is done.
Olmo’s play is not separated into different phases but is all a part of a longer interconnected sequence.
Pass & move player. 🔃
Olmo’s play is not separated into different phases but is all a part of a longer interconnected sequence.
Pass & move player. 🔃
@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive Deep progression boils down to either a long distribution from the first phase or an attempt at a progressive run.
Either way, he’s unlikely to drop deep & stay there long to recycle possession and retain the ball until gaps for progression or creation appear.
See below 👇
Either way, he’s unlikely to drop deep & stay there long to recycle possession and retain the ball until gaps for progression or creation appear.
See below 👇
@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive Statistically, too, he's not a volume passer or a big overall progressor of the ball:
• 36.53 passes per 90 (49th among Bundesliga forwards & attacking midfielders)
• 6.08 progressive passes per 90 (29th)
• 2.66 progressive runs per 90 (9th)
Runner in the 1st phase 🏃
• 36.53 passes per 90 (49th among Bundesliga forwards & attacking midfielders)
• 6.08 progressive passes per 90 (29th)
• 2.66 progressive runs per 90 (9th)
Runner in the 1st phase 🏃
@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive But dribbling & distribution are certainly his tools in the build-up phase.
Quite impressively, he is successful in resisting the press and then advancing the play.
Generally, his build-up solutions are:
━ Dribbles
━ One-touch lay-offs
━ Deep distributions
━ Pocket play
Quite impressively, he is successful in resisting the press and then advancing the play.
Generally, his build-up solutions are:
━ Dribbles
━ One-touch lay-offs
━ Deep distributions
━ Pocket play
@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive This generally works regardless of the team context and can be used in a more systematic build-up as well as a more direct one.
With enough technical quality to distribute from deep/play in pockets, Olmo offers enough tactical versatility to fit different needs of his coaches.
With enough technical quality to distribute from deep/play in pockets, Olmo offers enough tactical versatility to fit different needs of his coaches.
@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive In a more vertical team:
📌short-to-medium running progression
📌long passing into the space beyond the opposition’s backline
In a more possession-heavy side:
📌 pocket play
📌 one-touch lay-offs against deeper pinned-down opponents
Great tactical variability ✅
📌short-to-medium running progression
📌long passing into the space beyond the opposition’s backline
In a more possession-heavy side:
📌 pocket play
📌 one-touch lay-offs against deeper pinned-down opponents
Great tactical variability ✅
@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive But what about the final third?
Olmo is a dribbler and an excellent striker of the ball and those traits translate well into the more dangerous areas of the pitch.
Looking at his winger actions below, we can get a glimpse of his attacking tendencies. ⏬
Olmo is a dribbler and an excellent striker of the ball and those traits translate well into the more dangerous areas of the pitch.
Looking at his winger actions below, we can get a glimpse of his attacking tendencies. ⏬
@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive Olmo is clearly a half-space player who lives in pockets.
And that’s also where his most incisive passing & shooting comes from.
Receive in pockets ➡ tight space manipulation ➡ 180° turn & advance ➡ quick release of the ball = 🔥
And that’s also where his most incisive passing & shooting comes from.
Receive in pockets ➡ tight space manipulation ➡ 180° turn & advance ➡ quick release of the ball = 🔥
@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive Note how three of his four assists have come from those central zones in and around zone 14; they vary in depth, which is another proof of Olmo’s range, but are still more central than wide.
Deep completions, through passes & smart passes are his most prominent creative tools.
Deep completions, through passes & smart passes are his most prominent creative tools.
@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive Olmo also excels at quickly creating separation from his marker, especially inside the area, and then creating space to release a shot.
He will also hover around the edge of the penalty area and will often receive in the pockets in & around zone 14.
See below 📸
He will also hover around the edge of the penalty area and will often receive in the pockets in & around zone 14.
See below 📸
@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive From there, his dribbling & small space domination mean he’s always only a couple of steps away from manufacturing a shot or goal-creating action OR can often find himself arriving late & getting on the end of cutbacks/crosses, hence his great conversion rate after such actions.
@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive This does pose an interesting question about his deployment at Barça.
Olmo likely arrives as an inverted LW but could theoretically be MUCH better as a 10 or even a false 9.
That's where his peaks could be reached. 🏔️
Olmo likely arrives as an inverted LW but could theoretically be MUCH better as a 10 or even a false 9.
That's where his peaks could be reached. 🏔️
@TotalAnalysis @BarcaFutbolLive I'll stop the thread here because it's getting too long & I've not even scratched the surface 😅
In the full piece, you can find:
━ shooting & goal-scoring
━ suitability to Barcelona
━ weaknesses
━ comparison with Barcelona players
And MORE 🔥
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In the full piece, you can find:
━ shooting & goal-scoring
━ suitability to Barcelona
━ weaknesses
━ comparison with Barcelona players
And MORE 🔥
{{ 4}}
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