Alen Halilović,The Croatian 18 years teen who was signed last year by Barcelona From Dianamo Zagreb is considered one of the most promising young talent and has already been compared to messi for their similarity in style of play .Now playing for Barca B,Halilovic already made his debute for the senior team.
Having style of play quite similar to the style of play of Messi, left footed Halilovic is out and out attacking midfielder,who always likes to go forward.having scored 4 goals and assisted 1 in 29 segunda division matches for barca b last season,this 5'7'' teen has nice pace with the ball with amazing dribbling skills.His lower center of gravity gives him a better balance.His style of entering into the opponents is quite like messi and robben i.e running with the edge of the box.He doesnt Dribble using trickery ,step overs like ronaldinho,neymar, But more like messi i.e just touching the ball to keep it as far as possible from the defender with uncertain body twist and turns..
His hunger of scoring is quite visible.when ever with his signature run beating two or three ,he comes at the edge of the box,and if he has some time,he likes to shoot.Though he has a good ball control and strong passing but where he lacks is vision.With only one assist its quite visible that the highly rated teen has a weakness in providing the final ball that also can be due to lack of unselfishness,as he always likes to shoot when ever he is on the right edge of the box without noticing teams mates in better position.
Though his long range attempts are quite good that can remind you of modric,with his amazing quality to create a lot of space.He seems to be very easy with the ball,and always ready to take the ball again after passing and immediately gets into another postition.Some aspects specially vision ,game reading,ability of taking tackles have yet some way to cover to meet Leo messi.Even his dribbling isnt at messi's level yet.
His habbit of keeping the ball for much time without passing better positioned team mates seems unnecessary sometimes .He should learn to avoid tackles and also can put on some muscle weight.The teen dosent not seem to be like Bojan krkic who entered into the first team of Barcelona as the youngest player to feature for the club, breaking Messi's record, and then a month later he became their youngest scorer in La Liga,used to be considered 'new messi' but ended up turning into mediocore player though being technically strong couldnt survive those hopes due to lack of physicalstrength.But it seems Alen has more versatility in his game to overcome his weaknesses as of now.FC barcelona management should keep constant look at his growth and Luis Enrique should show faith in halilovic.Bojan started losing his form after pep came in barca as coach after Rijkaard.Pep didnt include him in as much senior team activities like Rijkaard did.It will be no wonder with proper monitoring and experience in barca ,this soccer prodigy can become the next 'big thing' if not Messi.
Having style of play quite similar to the style of play of Messi, left footed Halilovic is out and out attacking midfielder,who always likes to go forward.having scored 4 goals and assisted 1 in 29 segunda division matches for barca b last season,this 5'7'' teen has nice pace with the ball with amazing dribbling skills.His lower center of gravity gives him a better balance.His style of entering into the opponents is quite like messi and robben i.e running with the edge of the box.He doesnt Dribble using trickery ,step overs like ronaldinho,neymar, But more like messi i.e just touching the ball to keep it as far as possible from the defender with uncertain body twist and turns..
His hunger of scoring is quite visible.when ever with his signature run beating two or three ,he comes at the edge of the box,and if he has some time,he likes to shoot.Though he has a good ball control and strong passing but where he lacks is vision.With only one assist its quite visible that the highly rated teen has a weakness in providing the final ball that also can be due to lack of unselfishness,as he always likes to shoot when ever he is on the right edge of the box without noticing teams mates in better position.
Though his long range attempts are quite good that can remind you of modric,with his amazing quality to create a lot of space.He seems to be very easy with the ball,and always ready to take the ball again after passing and immediately gets into another postition.Some aspects specially vision ,game reading,ability of taking tackles have yet some way to cover to meet Leo messi.Even his dribbling isnt at messi's level yet.
His habbit of keeping the ball for much time without passing better positioned team mates seems unnecessary sometimes .He should learn to avoid tackles and also can put on some muscle weight.The teen dosent not seem to be like Bojan krkic who entered into the first team of Barcelona as the youngest player to feature for the club, breaking Messi's record, and then a month later he became their youngest scorer in La Liga,used to be considered 'new messi' but ended up turning into mediocore player though being technically strong couldnt survive those hopes due to lack of physicalstrength.But it seems Alen has more versatility in his game to overcome his weaknesses as of now.FC barcelona management should keep constant look at his growth and Luis Enrique should show faith in halilovic.Bojan started losing his form after pep came in barca as coach after Rijkaard.Pep didnt include him in as much senior team activities like Rijkaard did.It will be no wonder with proper monitoring and experience in barca ,this soccer prodigy can become the next 'big thing' if not Messi.
Alen Halilović, is real talent . but like this i knew many player who make a good impression at beginning but lost after some while . hope this history will be not repeat for this talent . we want to see him to make a mark to all footballer fans heart.
ReplyDeleteya its true mate..since its FCB..so lets hope they will nurture him properly..
DeleteAny ways,
thanks for your opinion mate .
You can add another name with this rising star. That name is Hachim Mastour-the wonder kid.
ReplyDeleteI really like him.He has a good ball control with vision.He already had a knee operation three months back.Lets hope injuries wont ruin him like many others in past.
ReplyDeleteGood article! Like your analysis. Spot on!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashley,it feels nice when some1 likes my work..
DeleteI would like to write more.Thanks for your support again.
Your support means alot.
A very attractive style of writing I must say. Carry on.
ReplyDeleteAlen Halilovic is not only a remarkable youngster, but also has the record of youngest debutante for his country, against Portugal. He has a well maintained record in Barca B as well as some international matches like vs Portugal, Argentina etc. Barca and Croatia fans are hopeful to see him soon in more action.
Carry on. Choose whatever subject you like and write more. Hope the best for you.
For this subject, I would like to have some more names and analysis of youngsters.
All the best.
This year, Barca B couldn't perform that well,they got relegated with players like Adama Traore,Sergi Samper,Halilovic,Edger Le, Álex Grimaldo, Sandro nd many more.With amount of talent they have I expected way better.I think a better guidance is what they need.
DeleteAnyways Thanks mate;