CORNERFLICK
club
Club
Trofeo Joan Gamper
CAF U23 Cup of Nations
Nation
RB
Club
CR
League
24
Age
MF
Position
15
Caps
6
Int'l goals
Real Betis
Club
Copa del Rey
League
MAR
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.
// the equation
vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
// the x-factor
The job
The engine of the side.
Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
24Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×3
×2
// the closing word
Abde Ezzalzouli.Morocco · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
MARMidfielderReal Betis