After they survived relegation from the Bundesliga by the skin of their teeth, it was clear that Werder Bremen needed recruitments in order to help them ensure that the 2020/21 season is different from the season prior. An attacking signing was crucial with the likelihood of Milot Rashica moving away from the Weser Stadium. So far, in the attacking department, Bremen have signed Leonardo Bittencourt on a full deal and they have also signed Tahith Chong on loan from Manchester United.
The Man United youngster has not had the best start to his career and it looked likely that he was going to leave the club permanently for Inter Milan. However, he decided to renew his contract at Old Trafford and is now looking for consistent football in the Bundesliga, with Werder.
This tactical analysis, which will be in the form of a scout report, will be looking into the main aspects of Chongs game and how he will fit in under Florian Kohfeldts tactics.
All statistics throughout this analysis will be from the last year in the Premier League 2, so they will likely be inflated due to the poor opposition, but this will still help show the kind of player that Chong is and what attributes he excels at.
Position
Chong is a natural winger, who looks to dribble at the backline and wants to utilise his extreme pace. He has played 261 minutes as the left-winger and 188 minutes as the right-winger. He has also had an 18-minute stint as a left-back recently; which some believe could be a future position for the Dutchman.
Whether he is on the right or the left, Chong looks to position himself very wide, this is done so that he can receive the ball to feet and can then run at his man, or he has more space to run in behind in wider areas. We can see that he likes to stay wide through his heatmap of the 2019/20 season below.
This wider positioning allows Chong to try and maximise the use of his pace and direct dribbling. He is also an impressive crosser of the ball, which I will further analyse later in the analysis.
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