Lizbeth Ovalle Scout Report At Tigres Femenil 2023/24: Why The Special Winger Is Catching The Eye – Player Analysis

Lizbeth Ovalle is a Mexican winger who plays for Tigres UANL Femenil and has recently been linked to Manchester United Women.

The Red Devils are willing to pay out her release clause to benefit from her footballing services as soon as possible, knowing that competition for signing the player is already fierce, with Manchester Uniteds offer being the most impressive and suitable one.

First, it should be mentioned that the 24-year-old is considered one of the best wingers in Liga MX Femenil and that she has some very impressive traits that can be developed even further, given her age.

Ovalle started her career at Tigres UNAL in 2017, winning two league titles in 2018 and 2019, and the CONCACAF Womens U-20 Championship with Mexicos U-20 team.

She also scored the goal of the tournament at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup.

Her impact has usually been tangible with the teams she has played for, as she is a very disciplined player on the pitch with some very good attacking traits.

With a lot of potential and already excellent attacking abilities, Ovalle is becoming a target for numerous teams, including Manchester United.

Therefore, this Lizbeth Ovalle scout report aims to answer questions such as how the Mexican can be useful to Manchester Uniteds tactics.

The analysis will also shed light on what characterises the Mexican winger in terms of abilities and how these traits can be improved and developed to make Ovalle a more impactful attacking player.

Positions And Possible Roles At Man United

Ovalle has primarily played as a left winger for most of her career so far, and she masters all the duties required for this position, whether attacking, playmaking or defensive ones.

Moreover, she is used to playing as a striker or as a second striker, forming an attacking duo with another main striker.

At a team like Manchester United, however, she will face fierce competition from excellent players holding the same attacking positions, such as Nikita Parris, Leah Galton, Lucía García and Rachel Williams, who are the teams regular wingers at the moment.

Therefore, Ovalle will have to adapt herself quickly to the FAWSL playing style since football can be very different for her in England compared to Mexico.

The level of opponents like Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and others is undoubtedly higher than that of most Mexican teams, even though raw individual abilities are not necessarily better in England.

In addition to quick adaptation, she will have to get accustomed to tight spaces and the more compact defending styles of WSL teams and UEFA Womens Champions League teams, if Manchester United gets the chance to participate in that competition soon.

That being said, Ovalle is undoubtedly a player who can be at the same level as Leah Galton and challenge her for a starting spot on the left wing, given her excellent dribbling and shooting skills and her ability to provide key passes, often using her left foot.

Also, exploiting her excellent set-pieces taking will be a wise choice from Marc Skinner since Ovalle can be very dangerous in this regard.

Moreover, Ovalle can be used on the right wing and might be even more dangerous there, as this area would make her shots even more hazardous and increase the average of her shots on target and xG.

Marc Skinner would likely experiment with Ovalle on the right wing if the deal goes through, as her potential in that position is very high and could represent a positive shift in her career.

The following heatmap highlights that the 24-year-old Mexican international can play in numerous positions in attack and is already accustomed to playing on both wings and inside the box, which would increase her chances of success regardless of which team she joins.

Lizbeth Ovalle Heat Map

Lizbeth Ovalle Goalscoring And Positioning 

Ovalle is a winger with excellent goalscoring abilities and can significantly help a team like Manchester United in this regard, knowing that she can be considered a more clinical winger than Galton, who is actually the regular left winger.

With an average of 44.3% in terms of shots on target and an xG of 0.37 at the moment, we believe that Ovalle can become an even more crucial goalscorer and score goals more frequently, as she possesses the shooting abilities needed to do so.

In addition, her very good sense of positioning us