Ander Barrenetxea Scout Report At Real Sociedad – Player Analysis

Even though the hype around Real Sociedad has perhaps died down a bit over in La Liga, they are still a force to be reckoned with.

A lot of that is due to Imanol Alguacils tactics, but also to the incredible talents currently playing for the team.

And Ander Barrenetxea surely has to be named as one of the best of them.

The 19-year-old is still developing but is showing unreal potential to become one of the world’s best in the not-so-distant future.

For that reason, this tactical analysis will be a scout report on Barrenetxea, unearthing his main traits and using analysis to pinpoint some weaknesses in his player profile.

Ander Barrenetxea Style Of Play

As always, we’ll start this tactical analysis with a short player overview.

Ander Barrenetxea is a very young winger who can also be deployed in deeper areas. Should the team need him to, he can play the role of both a wingback and an attacking full-back.

This, combined with his ability to play on both sides despite heavily favouring his right foot, is a sign of versatility, not many young talents possess.

This can also be seen in his heatmap and the graph depicting his favourite positions down below.

Even though he prefers to be higher up the pitch, Real Sociedad seems to see him as a good option in the wingback role.

We’ll see him on the left side more often than not, as that gives him the option to cut in and position himself on his right foot.

However, when deployed on the right, the 19-year-old is still a good overlap option to put in crosses into the penalty area.

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