CORNERFLICK
international
International
UEFA Europa League
Nation
VI
Club
CR
League
27
Age
MF
Position
1
Caps
0
Int'l goals
Villarreal
Club
Copa del Rey
League
SEN
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.
27Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×2
club
Club
CAF Africa Cup of Nations
// the closing word
Pape Gueye.Senegal · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
SENMidfielderVillarreal