Jhoanner Chávez Scout Report At Independiente Del Valle 2022 – Why The Ecuadorian Left-Back Is The Next Exciting Talent

Independiente del Valle has become one of the biggest teams in South America because of its incredible youth academy, which is based on education, psychological balance, and the technical-tactical qualities of players who join it.

Academy graduates at Independiente, such as Brighton standout Moisés Caicedo, Belgian Pro League recent signings Angelo Preciado, Anthony Valencia, and William Pacho, and others like Alan Franco, Patrickson Delgado, Jackson Porozo, Gonzalo Plata, José Hurtado, or Bundesliga star Piero Hincapié, are some examples of what Independiente is doing year by year.

Players can be sure that they are in the right place, which will give them the perfect tools to make their dreams come true.

Exactly 26 days ago, Independiente del Valle lifted once again the CONMEBOL Sudamericana Cup, just like they did in 2019, with the likes of Alan Franco inside the starting eleven being one of the key players at only 21 years of age.

They won 3-1 against Argentinian Colón at that time. This season, they won against Rogério Cenis Sao Paulo, with young players like 20-year-old Marco Angulo, 24-year-old Lautaro Díaz or Luis Segovia, and the main man of this piece: 20-year-old Jhoanner Chávez.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Independiente came from a 2016 CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup, where they were runners-up, won the u-20 Libertadores Cup in 2020, and were runners-up in 2018 and 2022.

They won their first league title in 2021 and have acquired European managers like Renato Paiva or Miguel Ángel Ramírez, who brought beautiful playing methods and philosophies not only to Independiente, but to Ecuador as a country that has become a league where teams often try to be in possession of the ball, directly affecting the National Team too, where lots of players are academy graduates from Independiente and can play brilliantly in possession-based ideas.

Jhoanner Chávez has not made his first appearance for his native Ecuador, but not just yet. Hes probably the most interesting and promising player at the left-back spot and surely one of the most intelligent players on the pitch.

Being one of the biggest young talents in his country, we have decided to scout him and analyse why hes one to watch for the future.

This Jhoanner Chávez tactical analysis piece will be a scout report of Chávez.

It will analyze the left-backs strengths and weaknesses and examine where he fits into Independientes tactics thus far.

Jhoanner Chávez Positioning

Independiente del Valle often play with a back three where Jhoanner Chávez likes to sit wide in the first stage of the build-up.

He has plenty of freedom on the pitch, and license to go very forward and join the attack.

However, his head coach, Argentinian Martín Anselmi, has given him a fantastic role to play inverted in the build-up. He leaves his zone and frees space there for a teammate who could receive, and then he passes it to Chávez, who has big off-the-ball movements.

His heatmap from the present season shows his amazing attacking display and use of many channels in every build-up, and also the way he plays inverted in the build-up.

Jhoanner Chávez Heat Map

At his age, he is very able to understand when he has to exchange channels between the wide and half spaces.

He also has great chemistry with his midfielders or centre-forwards when hes high on the pitch to set the movements.

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