Crucially, Jon Ameny is very versatile. He has plenty of energy and is mature enough to play either as a single back in a 4-5-1 formation or as a B2B in a 4-4-2.
The player is certainly an artist. But as long as Carlo Ancelotti is at the Bernabeu for the new season.
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The 4-3-3 should still be the mainstay of the side, a formation that the Anfield manager has not used in only three games in all competitions this season.
Over the past five years, every person who has come
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The new midfielders all face the "daunting" task of stealing places from the ceremonial midfield trio. Though Mom is still going strong, he, Tubby Tiger, and Grammy are all in the same position.
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It really isn't getting any younger. In the long run.
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Is have to think about finding a replacement. They also signed Kamavonga last summer.
2021-22 season.
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win (a set, a game etc)
La Liga
European crown
A double crown, the 19-year-old Kamauwenga played a minor role (mostly as a substitute odd man out). But when he joined, the club didn't expect him to start in his first season. He came to Spain with less playing time than he had the previous season at Rennes, but once he found his rhythm, Ancelotti used him as a first-choice substitute in midfield.
Joan Armeni is 22 years old and the club will certainly expect something a little different from him, and he shouldn't have fewer chances to play next season. He's very versatile and can play at the back for Casemiro, as well as Modric and Ker
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Kick 8.
Joan Armeni has been named in the Ligue 1 Best XI for several seasons now, what can we expect from him?
Fighting spirit and ferocious tackling is one of Joan Armeni's main characteristics. From the values given by smarterscout, he is very good at reading the game, often intercepting opponents' passes halfway through the game or blocking them directly (88 points for ball recovery and interception. 99 points out of a possible 99, same below).
The scoring values in the chart below start with
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Corrected as a benchmark, Joan Armeni's defensive intensity score is 82, which shows that he pushes his opponents hard and dares to get off the ball, and reflects Monaco's high intensity pressing style of play. Their PPDA (number of opponent passes/defensive actions, reflecting the intensity of pressing) is 10, making them the most aggressive pressing team in Ligue 1.
Joan Armeni's defense is not only "quantity" but also "quality". According to the FBref data cited by StatsBomb, his pressing success rate (a successful pressing action is one in which the team gains possession of the ball within 5 seconds of the action) for the 2021-22 season is 36%, which is in the top 10% of Ligue 1 midfielders.
His defensive impact score of 79 suggests that he also excels at harassing opponents in the frontcourt.
With a height of 187 centimeters and a pair of long legs, Joan Ameny often strikes out of nowhere to disrupt the opponent's attack in advance. In addition, he is very smart when he tackles, often surprise the opponent, attacking the enemy, and intercepting the ball in the moment before the opponent is ready to receive the ball.
A good example of this was seen in Monaco's loss to PSG not long ago. As you can see in the picture below, PSG center back Marquinhos is ready to play the ball out to right back Ashraf. At this point, the eagle-eyed Joan Ameny has noticed the danger behind him - Wijnaldum is ready to drop back to receive the next pass:
Instead of going straight to block this line of passing, Joan Armeni released Wijnaldum towards Ashraf and quickly went around behind Wijnaldum himself to the side nearer to the goal and a little further away from the ball:
Joan Armeni stayed close behind Wijnaldum, but didn't let his opponent find himself and waited for Ashraf to pass:
As soon as the ball left his feet on Ashraf's side, Joan Armeni quickly grabbed it from behind Wijnaldum and broke it up. It was a typical Joan Armeni style defense that relied on planning, not luck.
It shows that Joan Armeni really doesn't rely on montages to grab the ball. For the most part, his choices were reasonable; but later on in the
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The field, and sometimes he has to close it appropriately and not grab too much.
It's really hard to beat Joan Armeni one-on-one, and his smarterscout confrontation scores support that argument. These scores take into account the strength of the opponents faced one-on-one, with defenders getting more points for stealing the ball from the feet of the best with the ball.
Not to belittle the ceremonial midfield, but Joan Armeni does have a better confrontation score than the 3 veterans. He basically never drops the ball whenever he steps up to grab it (Steals Score 75, higher than the 3 new teammates). His superb confrontational ability is not limited to the ground, but extends into the air as well (athletic header score of 99, slightly higher than Casemiro's).
The combative Joan Armeni also does a good job of distributing and handling the ball when he grabs it. When he gets the ball, he generally finds a way to pass it forward (70 for forward passes) or advances into dangerous areas with the ball himself (79 for xG after advancing with the ball).
This was an example from Monaco's away game at Metz, where Joan Armeni took the ball and the opponents' formation remained compact and organized:
Joan Armeni carried the ball forward and Monaco right back Wanderson took the opportunity to slot into an empty space in the box. Joan Armeni duly sent a through ball along the ribcage:
Wanderson received the ball in the box and then headed back towards the 12-yard box. This good chance didn't end up being converted into a goal, but the first credit for this attacking round goes to Joan Armeni. Imagine how much of a threat this offense would have been with Vinicius, Rodrigo and Benzema in front of Joan Armeni.
Monaco are not the only ones who trust Joan Armeni. He played in last year's U-21 UEFA Youth League with the French national youth and has also made eight appearances for the French national team, working well with Pogba and adding defensive discipline to the team.
He made his debut in last year's UEFA Nations League final, helping France beat Spain 2-1. Since then, Deschamps has regularly called him up to train with the team.
Joan Armeni has played in the UEFA Cup with Monaco and Bordeaux, and has yet to ascend the
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The Stage. Now, he joins
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The king of the world will finally be able to go to the highest stage to show his skills, and he will surely take advantage of this opportunity!
