Sitting 20th in the table with just 13 points out of 20 games, having scored the least number of goals (22), and conceded the greatest number of goals (58), it is a no-brainer that Toulouse was the worst team in Ligue 1 during the 2019/20 season.
Three different head coaches had managed the team during the previous season, which indicates the poor state of affairs at the club.
Amidst all this, one silver lining for the team had been Ibrahim Sangaré, the 22-year old Ivory Coast international, who has been developing his craft at the club for four years now.
During his first full season with the team in the 2017/18 season, the then-21-year-old was a key element in his sides tactics that had saved Toulouse from getting relegated.
In this tactical analysis, presented as a scout report, we will examine Sangarés qualities to demonstrate why he was not only the best player for Toulouse but also one of the top players in Ligue 1 last season.
Ibrahim Sangaré Player Profile & Role in Toulouse
With three different managers over the course of the season, it was only natural for Toulouse to have played with several different formations.
But majorly, they had used 4-1-4-1, 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, and 4-4-2 systems.
Being primarily a defensive midfielder, Sangaré was deployed evenly, either as a lone number six in 4-1-4-1/4-3-3 systems or alongside another midfielder in 4-2-3-1/4-4-2 formations.
Sangaré is not a box-to-box midfielder.
Rather, the Ivorian is a defensive midfielder, who tends to drop deep to either stay close to or fall in the defensive line during the defensive phases of his team.
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