Konan N’Dri 2020/21 – scout report

Cote d’Ivoire has produced plenty of fantastic wingers over the past few years, including the likes of former Arsenal player Gervinho, and current star of the EPL Wilfred Zaha. Another one appears to be emerging in the Belgian Pro League. Konan N’Dri of KAS Eupen is only 20 years old, but he is currently having a breakthrough season for the club.

While still unknown for most, it won’t be long before more clubs become interested in this young Ivorian prospect. However, he certainly is still a prospect, with plenty of areas to improve upon in his game. This tactical analysis, in the form of a scout report, will look at the strengths and weaknesses of the young wingers game. This analysis will look at how N’Dri is shaping up in both the attacking and defensive areas of the game.

Dribbling

Where N’Dri excels as a footballer is in his dribbling. At around 173cm tall, N’Dri has a low centre of gravity which allows him to get past full-backs and other defenders. In terms of league-wide data, he is top of the dribbling charts with the departure of Jeremy Doku from Anderlecht. With 10.73 dribbles per 90, at an average success percentage of 58%, it is clear that N’Dri is a strong runner with the football. In fact, when we look at the below chart, we see that his success rate was better than that of Doku, a player who has been capped for Belgium and is considered a future star.

What helps N’Dri is his ability to use both feet. This allows him to be deployed on either the left or right hand side, while also allowing him to go inside or outside opposing defenders, keeping them guessing as to what he is going to do. We see an example of this in the game against Gent.

Firstly, N’Dri has just won the ball back, and is isolated one-on-one with the defender. There is space on either side to drive forward, and the defender is on his heels, not knowing which way the young winger is going to go.