5 Defenders about to be World’s Best Players

DBasia.news – Regeneration will occur at the center back position to replace legendary names such as Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, and Giorgio Chiellini.

Regeneration will always be there every year or the era in various positions like goalkeeper, back line, middle, and front. No exception central defender with a role that has evolved in the era of modern football.

No longer just focus on helping the defense, modern center-backs will have a plus point if they could build attacks from the back line: with vision of playing and passing an accurate ball, like Leonardo Bonucci or Aymeric Laporte.

Quite a lot of talented young central defenders come to the surface. BolaORS.com, assisted by data from Driblab, will try to describe five talented central defenders who have bright future prospects.

1. Gabriel Magalhaes – Lille

Chelsea seriously eyeing this one name. Gabriel Magalhaes strengthens Lille and is only 22 years old. Lille recruited him from Avai in 2017, played a year in the youth team, then promoted to the first team and was briefly loaned to Troyes and Dinamo Zagreb.

The former Brazilian U-20 national team defender has played 34 times this season in all competitions and scored one goal. Gabriel has improved his abilities such as air ball duels and one on one duels. Another plus he can build attacks from behind with a vision of playing.

2. Ozan Kabak – Schalke

Thanks to his ability to release tackles and cut the ball from opponents, Ozan Kabak continues to be monitored by the scouts of top European clubs, especially since he is only 20 years old and has already defended a senior Turkish national team.

Former Galatasaray and Stuttgart players have statistics that match the records of Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) and Gerard Pique (Barcelona). This season Kabak has performed 21 times in all competitions with a record of three goals and one assist.

3. Dayot Upamecano – RB Leipzig

Hot commodity transfer market. Besides being only 21 years old, Dayot Upamecano has complete capabilities from the defensive or offensive side.

His superiority in anticipating the opponent’s attack, reading the game, cutting the ball, and winning the duel air ball, is equipped with the ability to pass the ball and build an attack from behind with a vision of playing.

Upamecano made 29 appearances with Leipzig this season in all competitions and provided one assist. The official price has reached 45-50 million euros.

4. Pau Torres – Villarreal

In the Spanish LaLiga the figure of Pau Torres is compared to Sergio Ramos. Pau Torres (23 years) defended Villarreal and was loaned to Malaga (2018-19).

Torres has good posture (has a height of 1.91 meters) and is also good at building attacks from behind. Naturally, if he had called the Spanish national team and immediately scored a goal in his debut match. Torres has played 26 times this season with a record of one goal and two assists in all competitions.

5. Robin Le Normand – Real Sociedad

France never run out of talented defenders. One name that should be observed is Robin Le Normand (23 years) who is now defending Real Sociedad. Le Normand has appeared 28 times and scored two goals in all competitions.

Former Brest defender has the power to play duel air ball and has won 81 percent in duel one on one. Long and short passes have also improved, although Le Normand still has to fix aspects of building an attack from behind.