Slovakia may not be the kind of nation that gets you really excited when you’re talking about young talents with fellow football enthusiasts.
However, there are actually some high-potential hidden gems that, if discovered and nurtured properly, may even develop into world-class talents.
One of those hidden gems is David Strelec from .
Despite playing for perhaps the biggest and most dominant club in Slovakia, as well as competing with a number of very talented and well-polished players in the club, 2001-born Strelec managed to ease his way into the first-team squad starting from last season.
And now, after working hard to develop and keeping up his impressive form from last season, Strelec has managed to cement his place in the senior side.
This is even more impressive considering he managed to keep Andraž Šporar who was the clubs top scorer last season (34 goals) and still the temporary leader this season with eight goals already on the bench.
Without further ado, lets take a closer look at this special talent from Slovakia in this tactical analysis and scout report.
David Strelec Style Of Play
Strelec is a physically well-balanced player with all the right tools, which give him a great advantage in his main role as a striker.
Standing at 1.85m (61 ) tall with a lean, athletic build, Strelec is quite an athletic player.
He appears to possess strong upper and lower body muscles, despite not yet looking particularly developed.
To add to that, he is also quite agile and very well-coordinated, and he seems to have good body balance, which is evident in the way he dribbles or challenges for the ball.
Due to his strength and balance, Strelec is quite adept at holding off defenders and is difficult to dislodge from the ball, whether with his back to the goal or while dribbling.
This makes him a good link-up player as he’s able to receive the ball, hold off his direct defender and then distribute the ball to his teammate.
Even when playing against a much larger and stronger defender, he is able to comfortably hold them off and link up the play.
He is as strong on the ground as he is in the air – plus, he is a pretty good header of the ball as well.
Stat-wise, Strelec made around six aerial duels per game this season, completing at least around 40% of his duels.
Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, for comparison, made around 5.5 aerial duels per game this season, succeeding in a slightly smaller amount of 36%.
Tottenham’s Harry Kane, however, made at least around
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