<h1>In addition to the King of the South, Bayern is still the "King of Transformation"</h1>
In world football, Bayern is a very peculiar team, this team has a characteristic that seems to be completely inconsistent with its top magnate status, that is, it always likes to change the position of the player, and this change will always play a role in "turning decay into magic", such as "Piglet" Schweinsteiger from midfielder to back, Robben from left winger to right winger, Ram from senior full-back to back, and even goalkeeper Neuer has developed his own "goalkeeper function". Now, another senior full-back in Bayern has also been successfully transformed into a top centre-back, which is the "Liu Xing" Alaba, who is loved by Chinese fans.
"Liu Xing"
<h1>Full-backs switched to centre-backs, and Alaba's sense of space helped him evolve successfully</h1>
1. Alaba's profile and season performance
Alaba profile
Alaba can be described as a model of young fame, as early as the age of 17, he has played for the Austrian national team, he played for Bayern when he was only 19 years old, Alaba has been famous for nearly a decade is already an experienced stadium veteran, but only 27 years old he is still a young player, so he still has a strong plasticity.
This season's Alaba, in the Bayern team, is still as good as ever,
Overall performance of Arabba
Of particular concern is Alaba's organizational capacity. This season Alaba has made great strides in organizational skills thanks to an excellent sense of space, in the Bundesliga,
Alaba organization data
Summary: The still young Alaba can be described as Bayern's "golden oil", his evolution also represents Bayern's continuous trust in him, in the previous seasons, the competition between the left-back position of Alaba and real Madrid superstar Marcelo is still fierce, and now the position-changing Alaba has once again joined the competition for top centre-backs, and his comprehensive personal ability can not be ignored.
2. Karma will move to the middle road, and Bayern will reap two major benefits
Overall, It's not the first time ThatFlick has remodeled Alaba. Alaba was transformed into a full-back long after Alaba entered the first team, especially under Guardiola, who came from midfield, and made Alaba, who was extremely fast and up and down, the heavenly leader of Bayern's left side. Under the new coach Flick, Alaba's move to the middle of the road is really a bit of a karmic feeling, it can be said that Alaba's transformation is passive, an alternative to Bayern's helplessness.
Two centre-backs were injured
The most direct reason for Alaba to play center-back is the injury of Jules and Lucas Hernandez, bayern, who lacks major generals in the center-back position, had to let the "golden oil" Arabba make a cameo at the center-back when the transfer window was not opened, but no one expected this to benefit Bayern a lot: on the one hand, Bayern has a top-cap center-back in addition to several full-time central defenders, which is really a great benefit for the team's long season; on the other hand, Alaba's transfer of the middle of the road also allows the young young player Alfonso Afonso Lopez to play in the middle of the center. Davis shined, the 19-year-old Canadian has become a more intimidating full-back than When Arabba played left-back, averaging 7.56 points per game this season, the first of the Left Wingers in the Bundesliga, and as a left-back, Alonso is fast, well defended, has excellent possession and has almost no obvious weaknesses.
Alonso's personal abilities and ratings
Summary: Due to fate, Alaba's transfer to the middle of the road has brought unexpected benefits to Bayern, which will make the team's defensive end have more room for improvement, and it will make Bayern's personnel reserves more complete, which has to be said to be an unexpected gain.
3. Data dismantling within the Bayern team
From the data within Bayern this season, it can be seen that as many as 7 people have played in this position due to injuries in the center-back position, but from the perspective of playing time, Alaba and Boateng are the main partners trusted by the manager, and Alaba's average rating in this position has reached 6.99 points, except for the cameo Martinez and Pavard, Alaba is already Bayern's best center-back. Although from the perspective of defensive data, Arabba averaged 1.2 interceptions per game and 1.3 clearances per game, which was lower than Boateng's data, but the data did not represent the performance of players.
Performance of players in the centre-back position
Specific to Alaba, he has only played 5 times in the left-back position this season, although in terms of performance, Alaba is still at ease in the left-back position, but due to the sudden emergence of youngster Davis, it is difficult for him to occupy the main position in the left-back position, and in the center-back position, Arabba has played 21 times, contributed 1 assist, and the average rating is close to 7 points, which is already at the top level of the Bundesliga.
Alaba has a location score
Summary: Whether it is from the actual situation within bayern or the future position trend, it will be difficult for Alaba to return to the left side, but in the center-back position, with Boateng's old age, Jules's immaturity, and the prime-aged and experienced Arabba will be a windfall on the Bayern center-back line, and his data has nearly proved this.
4. Why is Alaba still top-notch in the centre-back position?
From the physical point of view, Alaba is not a template for top centre-backs, and only 180cm and 78kg of height and weight make Alaba look very thin in the center-back position. Theoretically, Alaba does not have the physical qualities of a top centre-back compared to the centre-backs who have always been known for their tall and strong, but don't forget that Baresi, Puyol, Cannavaro and Ramos are all short, but this still does not hinder their status as top centre-backs. Technically, I think Alaba is closer to Milan legendAry Barresi, who has the potential to become Bayern's "new Barresi", and in this position, Alaba may be another perfect example of Bayern player transformation.
So why can Alaba, who is not dominant in stature, become the top center-back, we analyze in detail the technical characteristics of Alaba when playing center-back.
Baresi template
A: Despite being short, Alaba has the technical ability of a top centre-back
Despite his diminutive stature, Alaba has the qualities of a top centre-back in terms of technical ability. From the height point of view, Alaba is not tall but short has the advantage of shortness, flexibility is the basic quality of Arabba based on the top center-back, his turning speed is fast plus his speed value of 88 points and acceleration ability of up to 92 points, Arabba can be said to be fully in line with the requirements of the center-back chase, in the middle position almost no forward can rely on speed to get rid of Alaba; and the strength of Alaba reached 88 points, physically reached 92 points, which makes the seemingly weak Alaba have full confrontation and aggression Dribbling 88 points, passing and possession 81 points, which makes Alaba and Baresi have excellent passing and organizational skills, so that Bayern is extremely stable in the backcourt, and has an excellent offensive combination in the attack from the backcourt to the front; and specific to the defensive data, Alaba's overall defensive value has reached 81 points, its human eye ability is as high as 88 points, steals and tackles are above 80 points, which makes Alaba rarely lose defensive position, with the frontal interception and position selection ability required by the center-back.
Alaba's ability numerical value
In a league game this season, Alaba's flexibility was unmistakable.
Alaba's flexible running position
B: Alaba has a strong sense of space, excellent card slots and prejudgment ability
In Flick's system, the young davis will often press the attack, especially against many opponents in the Bundesliga, the "Davis-Gnabry" connection is a very threatening combination, but this will also make Bayern's left side defense a gap, at this time Flick's solution is Arabba to supplement the left side, Thiago to withdraw from the middle of the defense, Boateng incognito to increase the intensity of the defense, at this time Alaba's prediction and card position ability can be greatly released.
Flick tactical design
The sense of space is the most critical factor for Alaba to be able to play in the center back, because Alaba has made many appearances in the midfield, left-back, and forward positions, especially once formed a strong side attack line with Ribery, Arabba understands the offensive routine of the side more than many defenders, so he can always predict the opponent's passing line and running line in advance when the opponent's side attack starts, and then rely on his own speed to snap ahead to prevent the opponent from continuing to attack.
Situation analysis
Alaba's defensive arrangement
C; Scoring ability that has been highly regarded by successive managers
Coach Flick is very fond of Alaba, and his evaluation of Alaba is as follows.
"As a centre-back, Alaba's ability to shoot the ball is very, very strong. He is able to attack with accurate passes. He can also hand the ball over to two flanks, as can Boateng. ”
In fact, as early as the Guardiola period, Alaba's ability to play the ball in the full-back position is an important weapon in the team's attack and defense, and after moving to the middle of the road, Alaba relies on his strong ball playing ability to make Bayern's ball control ability to a higher level. From the data point of view, Bayern has a 66.9% possession rate, ranking first in Europe, which is even higher than Manchester City, which has always been known for its possession after Guardiola's transformation.
Bayern have a high ball possession
Judging from the organizational data of this season, Alaba has helped the team's attack a lot.
Alaba's organization and passing statistics
In terms of specific matches, we will first analyze the importance of Alaba's ability to shoot the ball for Bayern control. Against Borussia Dortmund, an attacking team, Alaba was the most important player in the backfield, controlling the rhythm and direction of the ball from the backcourt to the midfield.
Alaba's ability to shoot the ball
Secondly, let's analyze the support of his ability to shoot the ball for the attack on the wing. His long passes, especially those that stick to the ground, are very precise and penetrating, and when Alaba presses forward to the midfield position, he can always form a successful connection with Davis on the wing.
Davis's active
Finally, we analyze the role of Alaba's pass on the middle of the attack. Alaba's passing in the middle of the road is a must, relying on his experience as a forward in the national team, Alaba has the excellent passing ability that many forward players have.
The long pass of The Middle Road of Alaba is precise
Summary: Outstanding flexibility, perfect sense of space, strong ability to play the ball, three factors cast Alaba's all-round, but also let Bayern gain a trustworthy top centre-back, whether attacking or defending, such an Arabba is an indispensable player for Bayern.
<h1>Write at the end</h1>
Because of the similarity with Liu Xing in "Family with Children", Alaba is always called "Austrian Liu Xing" by Chinese fans, despite having a childish face, But Alaba has super strength, to this day only 27-year-old Alaba has been evolving, the division of center-back Alaba is still top, such an all-rounder, Bayern will certainly try his best to stay, I wish "Austrian Liu Xing" will always be a teenager, contribute their defensive energy to Bayern's continued strength.
Alaba
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