Mike Trésor: The Belgian attacking midfielder having a breakout season with KRC Genk – scout report

After starting his senior career in the Netherlands with NEC, and then moving on to Willem II, Mike Trésor joined Belgian Pro League side KRC Genk in the summer of 2021 for a fee of around four million euros. After joining, Trésor had a bit of an up-and-down campaign, which could be put down to an acclimation process, as well as a managerial change midway through the season. 

However, under new manager Wouter Vrancken, Trésor has shone brightly so far this season, arguably being Genk’s best player since replacing the departed Junya Ito in the starting lineup. Through the first nine matches of the new league season, the 23-year-old Belgian attacking player has five goals and five assists to his name, an absolutely superb return.

This tactical analysis and scout report piece will highlight the strengths that Mike Trésor possesses, breaking them down and analysing them closely, which should give an idea as to why there may soon be big European clubs sniffing around for his services.

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So far this season under new manager Wouter Vrancken, Trésor has excelled in the manager’s high-octane attacking style. Under Vrancken this season, Trésor has played as the left-sided attacking midfielder in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with the midfielder able to be highly involved in most of Genk’s attacking moves. 

The data viz above shows Trésor’s heat map from this season so far, albeit only nine matches into the new season. As we can see, the highest intensity of Trésor’s involvement is on that left side, as it is rare for him to find himself on the opposite flank. However, the heatmap does show that there are a couple of areas of high intensity from Trésor on that side of the pitch, but most of those involvements can go down to set pieces, which is one of his strengths.

As this scout report continues, it will become more prevalent just what the U21 Belgian international is capable of when gathering possession in the areas where the heat map shows he is the most impactful.