CORNERFLICK
international
International
CONMEBOL Copa America
FIFA World Cup
CONMEBOL/UEFA Finalissima
Nation
AM
Club
CR
League
32
Age
MF
Position
10
Caps
0
Int'l goals
Atletico Madrid
Club
Copa del Rey
League
ARG
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.
32Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×3
×2
×2
club
Club
Emirates Cup
// the closing word
Rodrigo De Paul.Argentina · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
ARGMidfielderAtletico Madrid