In this scout report, we will look into Lyon’s young left-back Melvin Bard. Bard has recently been promoted to the first team after a couple of impressive years at the youth level, where he was among the best players in Europe. He has made 7 appearances and has been impressive in most of the games.
This report will give a full tactical analysis of how Bard contributes to the tactics of his team. Let’s get into the analysis.
Positioning
As said, Melvin Bard is a modern-day left-back who likes to go join his team in the final third and contribute in the final phase of their attacking play. The positioning map is given in the image below, as we can see red areas up and down the left-flank showing that he contributes immensely at either end of the pitch. So Bard can also be deployed as a wing-back when his team were to change their system.
Being a left-back, Bard always hugs the touchline looking to overlap and provides the width for his team like in the image below. This off-the ball attacking instinct of his eventually contributes to heavy spatial balance for his team.
