While the mercato has only been open for a short time in Ligue 1, OGC Nice are already proving to be very active.
Morgan Schneiderlin (Everton), Robson Bambu, the talented Amine Gouiri and Flavius Daniliuc have already joined the Nice team, and the club has great ambitions for the years to come.
Hassane Kamara is also among them.
After an excellent 2019/20 season at Reims, Kamara was transferred to Nice for four million euros.
Patrick Vieira, the Nice coach, had made the left-back position one of his priorities for the summer mercato, and Kamaras arrival seems to be a good deal.
The former Reims left-back shone last season with his attacking contribution and ability to be solid defensively.
He made a good contribution to Reims superb season, which finished fifth to everyones surprise.
In this tactical analysis, presented as a scout report, we will examine Kamaras player profile and what he can bring to his new team.
Hassane Kamara Positioning
Kamara is left-footed and is a fairly versatile player on the left side.
Although his preferred position is that of left-back, the 26-year-old Franco-Ivorian can also play higher up the pitch as a left-midfielder (several matches in this position this season).
This shows both his adaptability and versatility in several different tactics.
He can be imagined as an offensive wing-back in three-man defence tactics, as well as a left-back in a four-man defence, as he was in Reims.
Given that Nice have mainly played with a four-man defence this season, Kamara will not be confused.
It should be noted that Vieira asked his full-backs to be quite cautious offensively and not to be too high on the pitch.
Well see later on, but Stanley NSoki, Racine Coly and Malang Sarr, who have all taken turns as left-backs this season with Nice, have weak attacking stats.
The idea for Vieira, whose team had good average ball possession (53.3% and was the third team to make the most passes per 90), was to not suffer on defensive transitions when the ball was lost and to have full-backs capable of covering spaces.
Although this tactical peculiarity may have been intended by the former Arsenal player Vieira, the profile of his full-backs may have prevented him from giving them more offensive responsibility.
Nsoki, who has played the most as a left-back this season, is also capable of playing as a central defender.
He is regularly seen dropping as a left centre-back (to form a three-man defence) to help with the build-up, as he has good distribution and is able to improve the game through passing.
Kamara has a different profile.
