After two consecutive runners-up finishes to Copenhagen and Brondby, Midtjylland have had a very shaky start to the current season as they lie in eighth place with just one win in six games this season. Despite the poor start, they would be expecting to pick up soon and climb up the table steadily. This is due to the players they have got and one such player is Evander, their 24-year-old Brazilian midfielder.
Evander had played only two games this season and would be hoping to feature more and contribute to the comeback of Midtjylland in the league. This scout report in the form of a tactical analysis discusses the strengths and weakness of Evander both in the attack as well as in defence and states how he contributes to the tactics and playing style of Midtjylland. Let’s begin the analysis.
Player Profile
Evander is a right-footed central midfielder who usually plays in the central midfield role in Midtjylland’s 4-3-3 system or as a left defensive midfielder in their 4-2-3-1. Occasionally, he has also been deployed in the CAM role due to his creativity and vision which we will discuss in detail in this scout report.
He has also been deployed on the right side of the pitch as well but his angles when playing on the left suit him a lot more than when he does on the right. He is at an average height of 179cm which is not exactly nimble-footed but also he is not very tall like the average deeper defensive midfielder like Fabinho, Rodri, etc.
In Possession of the ball
With the ball
On the ball, Evander has a very silky first touch on the ball and is very comfortable receiving in multiple angles as well. He is also good at showing for the ball by dropping deep and knows when to show for the ball exactly and when not to which helps to find the right passing lanes forward and progress the ball higher up the pitch. On average, he recorded 44.08 passes per 90 in the league last season with an accuracy of 81.6%.
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