The Champions League winning team of Bayern in 2013 was a clever mix of expensive stars, intelligent signings and most importantly, players from their own youth academy. However, Bayern had a few problems integrating young talents from their own academy in recent years. The last one who became a regular starter at Bayern was David Alaba. He made is debut in 2010 and since 2012, he has been the starting player in the left-back position. However, there is hope for the Bayern supporters. Besides Lukas Mai, the young winger Oliver Batista Meier could be the next big thing.
The young winger is currently playing for Bayerns under-19 team but was already allowed to train with the first team. Half Brazilian, half German, Batista Meier possesses the stereotypical characteristic of a Brazilian, his dribbling technique. With his speed and focus on the goal, Batista Meier shines through the Youth Academy of Bayern. With the possible retirement of Robben and Ribéry, the Brazilian who plays for Germany could have the chance to jump into Bayern´s first-team squad.
But is he really good enough to become a regular starter at Bayern? Im going to take a look at his playing style and assess whether this is enough or not.
Batista Meier, the speed dribbler
His biggest strength is clearly his speed. Due to his speed, Batista Meier is hard to defend when he opened his viewing field and can directly focus on the goal. He uses simple body feints and then heavily rely on his speed.
To get into a situation in which he faces the goal a good first touch is needed. Oliver Batista Meier is quite often able to turn by using his first-touch intelligently. Therefore, the recognition of open space and the positioning of teammates is crucial.
Batista Meier regularly shows signs; however, his game IQ still has to develop further. On a higher level with stronger opponents, the quickness of his decision-making has to improve. At the moment, he occasionally starts to check the situation when he receives the ball, which is too late on the highest level.
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