Esther González is a Spanish international player who is actually playing at Real Madrid Women and who has been outstanding during the last period and especially during and following the 2022 Euros.
González is a 30-year-old player who started her professional footballing career at Algaidas before moving to Levante, Atlético Málaga, Sporting de Huelva, Atlético de Madrid and finally joining Real Madrid in 2021.
In this tactical analysis, in the form of a scout report, we will mainly be studying González’s excellent run of form by exploring her key abilities, her positions and roles at Real Madrid and Spain, as well as what makes her a special player for her teams tactics and why she has been considered among the best players in the world recently.
Esther González Position And Roles
González is mainly a striker who can play in numerous formations such as the 4-2-3-1, the 4-3-3 and the 4-4-2 beside a second striker.
And at the same time, she is a player who can adapt to different plans and playing styles as her characteristics allow her to be useful in whichever way she is used.
But what is certain is that she can give her best and help her team more when she plays in an advanced position and precisely when being used as a striker.
It is true that she played as a left and right attacking player yet she wasn’t able to be as lethal as when she played as a striker.
Her finishing/goalscoring skills and physical abilities which include pace, endurance and strength, represent the key elements of González’s profile and make it more logical for her head coaches to play her as a striker most of the time.
During this past season and especially during this actual season, González has been at her peak performances and she confirmed this great run of form with her Euro 2022 performances and goals before continuing her excellent showings in the Primera División and in the UEFA Women’s Champions League with Real Madrid.
The following pizza map just highlights González’s strengths and weaknesses and shows that she is a very valuable player from a defensive perspective as well since she wins a huge number of defensive duels per match, which explains that González interprets all of her roles on the pitch with the same level of concentration and perhaps with more efficiency since she relies on her physical strength to win these duels, in addition to anticipating the direct opponents movements and decisions.
From an attacking perspective, González is actually a very good performer on the pitch. She is characterised by some excellent playmaking skills despite being a striker.
Her passing accuracy is very high and she is not a player who avoids passing and focuses only on goalscoring.
On the contrary, she passes a lot per match as the pizza map shows and she provides the necessary amount of accuracy as well even when it comes to passes towards the final third or to the box.
More importantly, González’s goal contribution rates are very high compared to her expected goal contributions and this means that she is dangerous and efficient both in terms of finishing and key passing.
Shooting a lot on goal helps her be constantly dangerous as it makes defenders’ tasks more complicated.
Esther González Radar Chart
Esther González Goalscoring
González scored numerous goals this season and is actually one of the best goalscorers in the Spanish Primera División.
She is able to score goals in different ways when inside the box and even from outside the box.
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