France just never seem to run out of exciting talents and they certainly wont for long years to come. Batches after batches after batches of young exciting prospects rise to the surface every year. Some of them flourish in Ligue 1 while some other conquer top-level leagues abroad.
Another French youth talent that were going to take a closer look at in this scout report is Haissem Hassan from Châteauroux. The 2002-born explosive winger has been a crucial part of Châteauroux this season. Though he hasnt contributed with a goal or an assist yet this season, he has been one of the creative sparks in his team.
A raw talent whos gifted with pace and athleticism and possesses excellent technique on the ball already, Hassan certainly has what it takes to step up and play in a higher level of football. Hes still young and inexperienced. Still needs to be more mature in terms of mentality and develop his tactical understanding. However, theres no doubt at all that this boy is talented and if developed properly, he can definitely thrive at the very top level.
Without further ado, lets take a closer look at the players attributes in this tactical analysis/scout report.
Physical
Hassan is 1.77m (510 ) tall with a medium build, not too skinny and not too bulky. Despite only being 17 years of age, Hassan seems to already have developed (though not particularly, yet) his upper and lower muscles. He just seems to be physically gifted.
With this average frame and decently-developed upper and lower muscles, Hassan seems to possess fairly decent strength although he still shows an inability to beat larger, more powerful opponents in duels. He can be seen struggling to hold on to the ball when hes trying to shield the ball and a stronger opponent is pushing and putting more pressure behind him.
Despite his lack of strength, Hassan has excellent agility as well as body balance and coordination. This makes him extremely mobile and very good at staying on his feet. This is also why its very difficult to win the ball from him when hes already into his stride, especially without conceding a foul. Usually, his opponents will be very cautious and patient in 1v1 situations. Theyd often try to shadow him and keep up with him, trying to predict his next moves. Theyd also try to keep him from going inside and steer him towards the outer side of the field, often bringing multiple men to put him under intense pressure.
Understandably, rushing to stick a leg out and tackle him can be pretty clumsy as once he gets past a defender, it can be quite difficult to catch up due to his burst of acceleration and pace. Hassan is very sharp over short, medium, or long distance.
Hassan mainly uses his impressive agility and explosiveness to beat players. Hed feint one way before quickly going the other way with the ball, leaving his opponent trailing. His agility and speed over short, medium, and long distances are not only useful when hes on the ball, but also when hes off the ball. Often times he can be seen making a run/dropping to drag a defender out of position and create space before quickly turning around and running into space.
Despite his superb agility, balance, and speed, Hassan seems to not have a very high level of endurance. This can be seen through the players body gestures and reactions (or lack thereof) on certain occasions. For example, Hassan seems to be quite slow when getting back into position or tracking back when in transition. Instead of quickly sprinting into the designated spot, hed often just walk or do a little jog often letting the opposing players get past him very easily as he tries to close them down.
Usually, in the second half, Hassan shows a little drop of performance in attack but seems to become a bit more lazy in
