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Jun 15, 2021 · Get closer to the likes of Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez, Benjamin Mendy and the rest of Pep Guardiola's team. See more about Joao Cancelo on our...
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Joao Cancelo is a brilliant footballer and he's sure to make a big impact for Manchester City this season. In this video, we'll look at all of the reasons why Cancelo is the perfect fullback for...
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Jun 7, 2022 · Get closer to the likes of Jack Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and the rest of Pep Guardiola's team. A near ever-present for City, Cancelo’s...
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Feb 13, 2021 · Cancelo has been nothing short of incredible, performing equally well on both the right and left-hand sides of City's defence.
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- As A Conventional right-back
- Dynamism on The Left
- As A Midfielder
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Cancelo joined City in a swap deal from Juventus, with Danilo going the other way. He was initially seen as a long-term competitor for Kyle Walker, capable of bombing up and down the flank and delivering crosses into the box when needed. This heat map shows Cancelo’s positioning against Chelsea from early January. In that game, he played much neare...
Of course, Guardiola has also used Cancelo extensively at left-back. This was as a stop-gap measure at first, due to injuries to Benjamin Mendy and Oleksandr Zinchenko, but the Portuguese played well enough to make himself a first-choice player in this position as well, even though he was playing on his wrong side as a right-footed player. This all...
Cancelo’s performances for City this season have led many to believe that he should be classed as a midfielder, as he has performed many of the roles and duties one would expect to see from midfield players. The above heat map shows Cancelo’s activity in the FA Cup game against Birmingham City in January. The evolution is obvious – he rarely went t...
As we have seen in this analysis, Cancelo has shown how he has the ability to play multiple roles in multiple positions, and he has almost redefined the role of a full-back, certainly in Pep Guardiola’s systems. The last heat map here shows Cancelo’s average position for the season. This is perhaps the best way to summarize the qualities that we ha...
Feb 13, 2021 · As his highlights from this term show, not only has he defended tremendously in 1v1 situations, Cancelo has proven to be one of City's most effective attacking weapons.
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Feb 4, 2021 · Now, a new candidate to join that club has emerged: Joao Cancelo. The Manchester City full-ba… midfiel… whatever he is, is the only player with those kind of figures in the Premier League this...
