Who Is Alexis Missimo?
The USA has a rich history of producing great female football players, with the likes of Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Carli Lloyd and Hope Solo just some of those hailing from the North American nation who have graced plenty of football pitches with their skill and talent.
However, whilst legends of yesteryear should be continually celebrated and idolised, it is also important to look to the future, with there always being a new generation of talent to discover and nurture, and the USA is not short of this either.
In recent years, the names of those who have emerged from the college game include the likes of Sam Coffey, Savannah DeMelo and Naomi Girma, who have all gone on to be major names in the NWSL and who have been called up to USWNT squads as rewards for their efforts.
With them now established league players, the focus has switched back to the college teams in search of the next stars, and one of those who is continually catching the eye is Alexis Missimo (known as Lexi).
Various analysis pieces have identified the Texas Longhorns player’s versatility and composure around the field as just some of the key reasons that she is attracting potential suitors to her services, and the fact that both Arsenal Women and Manchester City Women have offered her opportunities to join them shows that her exploits are leading to glances from abroad as well as her home country.
This tactical analysis will look in detail at what makes her such a special player, breaking down her key skills on the field and what she adds to her side’s tactics, as well as finding her best position and naming a few clubs that would benefit from having her in their squads.
The scout report will also look at why she has been compared to current USA stars like Lindsey Horan, Sam Mewis and Rose Lavelle, and why many are tipping her to have the same impact on the international stage as they have.
Alexis Missimo Key skills
When starting to build a picture of a young player, it is always important to identify their key skills and look at what they can do on the field, picking out their strengths and weaknesses and working out both what they can already do and where there is still a need for them to improve.
In Alexis Missimo’s case, there are more of the former than the latter, and one of her key strengths is an ability to read the game and always be two or three steps ahead of the rest of her team, with the result being that she is always in the right place at the right time whenever her teammates need to send the ball in her direction.
In this situation though, it is not just a case of reading the game, but also recovering from her mistake, with her initially overhitting her cross and clearing the heads of both Trinity Byars and Sydney Nobles and forcing the latter to move towards the far side of the field to regather the ball.
