Scarlett Camberos is a Mexican international who developed as a player at UC Irvine Anteaters in the NCAA before joining Club América in 2022 and making her first step in the Liga MX Femenil.
She put on some convincing performances with Club América and attracted the interest of Angel City who ultimately signed the Mexican player. In fact, Camberos’ transfer to Angel City did not take place just because Camberos wanted to move to the NWSL but also because she was facing security issues due to online harassment. Therefore, it would be completely understandable if she wouldn’t be able to perform at her best during her first few games at Angel City since she might be still fragile mentally due to the problem she had to face recently.
Nevertheless, This 2023 NWSL season represents an excellent opportunity for Camberos to prove her worth and develop even further as a player and to become a starting Angel City forward and a fundamental piece in the teams tactics, to eventually pave the way for a successful NWSL journey.
This tactical analysis scout report will focus on identifying Camberos abilities while trying to determine whether she is more useful as a winger or as a striker. Moreover, the article will include an analysis of her attributes in comparison to some of her teammates to spot the difference and explore whether she can get a starting spot easily or will she have to improve on some aspects in order to be able to challenge them for a starting spot.
RW, LW or ST? Where can Camberos perform at her best?
In reality, Camberos has been tried in the three mentioned positions with the Mexican national team as well as at the clubs she played at, in addition to playing as an advanced playmaker at times as well.
Following her move to Angel City, the coaching staff chose to try Camberos as a left winger and she didnt disappoint and showed some promising signs even though she is yet to complete her first 90 minutes. Camberos main qualities at the moment are pace, passing, shooting and excellent use of both feet. Whether she will continue playing as a winger or switch to a striker at Angel City, what is certain is that her pace and quick movements with the ball can always put defences in danger and create dangerous attacking opportunities for the team.
Moreover, Camberos’ ability to use both feet with almost the same power and accuracy makes her playing possibilities even higher and explains why her head coaches often alternate her between the RW and the LW positions. It is simply because Camberos is not only pacy but also unpredictable on the wings and can cut inside from the right and from the left before shooting with the inverted foot.
She is also able to cross using both feet depending on the situation. This is certainly a rare characteristic that makes Camberos special and gives a good reason for Freya Coombe to play her more often since the Mexican international can occupy different positions without finding issues in adapting to the required role.
Here is an example of how dangerous Camberos can be when playing on the right wing. During this action, she was able to exclude two players by cutting inside dribbles in order to pave the way for herself to attempt a powerful shot towards the far post.
Likewise, and even with more skill and mastery, Camberos is capable of harming her opponents using her cutting inside dribbling techniques and especially her excellent right-footed shots. What is special though is that she can be dangerous even before reaching the box as she resorts to long-range shots at times and punishes goalkeepers thanks to such unpredictable curved shots.
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