Erling Braut Haaland, Guido Burgstaller, Sadio Mané, Philipp Zulechner, Naby Keita and Julian Baumgartlinger are just a few of many players who played during the early stages of their careers in the Austrian Bundesliga to then join clubs in the bigger European leagues (mostly in the Bundesliga).
Also, RB Salzburg has become famous for its incredible talents, which it has sold to top clubs across Europe.
Since today the winter break ends in Austria and we are heading into the deciding stage of this season, we’ll now look in this tactical analysis/scout report at five of the most promising U20 talents in the Austrian top-flight.
All five of these players have shown great potential and can become important for their teams; some already are.
Dominik Szoboszlai Scout Report At Red Bull Salzburg
The 19-year-old midfielder is surely one of the most promising talents in the Austrian Bundesliga or maybe even the greatest talent in the league.
He will turn 20 in October 2020 but already has a market value of £13.5million, making him the most valuable player in Austria’s top flight.
Dominik Szoboszlai is already one of the most important players in the squad of RB Salzburg and may become more important in the second half of this season after the departures of Takumi Minamino to Liverpool and Haaland to Borussia Dortmund.
He usually plays as a left-winger, but also can play as an offensive midfielder.
So, Salzburgs most used 4-4-2 fits him very well since Jesse Marsch wants his wingers to tuck in and occupy the half-spaces.
In general, one of Szobszlai’s greatest strengths is his vision combined with his understanding of the game.
He always tries to have a good overview of the pitch and the positioning of all the players to know what he wants to do next before he even receives the ball.
This can be seen in the example below in the Champions League fixture against Genk.
He receives a short pass from Minamino and plays a perfect pass to the right-back, Rasmus Kristensen, with the first touch.
Due to this, the opponents dont even have the chance to put pressure on the midfielder.
He scans the pitch before he receives the ball, so he can switch the play with his first touch.
However, with 1.71 (35.7% successful) through passes per game and 3.78 (58.1% successful) passes to the penalty box the Hungarian is one of the players of RB Salzburg who is responsible for creating goalscoring chances with the aid of penetrative passes.
Besides, he also likes to dribble and has an outstanding technique, but he often stays too long on the ball.
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