Yoane Wissa Scout Report At Lorient FC 2018/2019 – Player Analysis

Lorient arent always known for producing such incredible youngsters.

However, they do pick up young players on the cheap and then develop them before selling them for an inflated fee.

Raphael Guerreiro, Matteo Guendouzi, and Laurent Koscielny are just a few examples of how they develop players and conduct business.

Recently, some new names have emerged and impressed many scouts across Europe.

Names like Julien Ponce, Ilan Meslier, and Alexis Claude-Maurice are no longer unfamiliar.

All three impressed heavily last season and are already linked with big moves this summer.

However, one player, who is probably just as talented, albeit slightly older, is strangely rarely mentioned in the news lately.

Not even mentioned that much anywhere throughout their last Ligue 2 campaign.

Now, with Ligue 2 already underway, he is likely to stay with the club.

It is Yoane Wissa, a 1996-born versatile forward, and this scout report will show you why he also deserves some recognition.

Wissa made a significant contribution to his team last season.

He scored six goals and created six as well across all competitions in 39 games for Lorient.

However, his impressive performances were not widely mentioned, and Wissa still hasnt garnered much attention this summer.

Instead, many focus on Claude-Maurice, who was heavily touted as one of the brightest youngsters in Ligue 2 last season.

However, with Claude-Maurice setting his sights elsewhere in Europe with numerous European giants already linked, will Wissa be able to step up and prove to the world how talented he is? Will he finally start getting the recognition he deserves this season?

Lets take a closer look at the 22-year-old forward in this tactical analysis without further ado.

Yoane Wissa Physical Profile

The most impressive attribute of Wissa is his physicality.

Hes all-around balanced.

Hes very quick, quite strong, energetic, and tireless.

Those are vital attributes for a forward, and they do provide him with certain advantages against different opponents.

His impressive physicality is perhaps also the reason why hes such a versatile player whos able to play in many positions across the pitch.

That is, of course, in addition to his tactical flexibility and intelligence.

Wissa is 1.80m (511) tall and has a lean body build.

However, he appears to be naturally strong, despite not being particularly muscular.

He seems to have quite a good upper body and core strength.

Due to his strength, Wissa is able to hold off defenders quite comfortably and has a bigger chance of winning a challenge when engaging.

Hes a hard man to muscle off the ball.

What helps him protect the ball even more when controlling/dribbling is his agility and body balance.

Wissa is fairly agile.

He can stop and start moving as well as change directions with or without the ball quite quickly, and he rarely goes down easily when getting body charged.

This helps him a lot, especially when playing in tight spaces and with the ball under pressure.

Aside from his strength and agility, Wissa has quite a powerful pair of legs that could spring quite high.

In combination with his upper-body/core strength, Wissa can actually be quite a problem in the air.

Wissa averaged around two aerial chal