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Feb 12, 2021 · With exclusive insight from Pep Guardiola, Adam Bate explains how Joao Cancelos creativity when stepping into midfield has been crucial to Man City’s success.
- Joao Cancelo exclusive interview: Man City role as full-back ...
Joao Cancelo discusses some of his best goals and assists...
- Joao Cancelo exclusive interview: Man City role as full-back ...
João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo (born 27 May 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays primarily as a full-back for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Portugal national team. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He is often regarded as one of the best full-backs in the world.
- As A Conventional right-back
- Dynamism on The Left
- As A Midfielder
- Final Remarks
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...
Nov 18, 2021 · Cancelo is a gifted footballer, but it is with Manchester City that he appears to have found his spiritual home and both the Club and the player are reaping the benefits. There is a famous quote from the 1989 Manchester derby, just after Andy Hinchcliffe had put City 5-1 up against the Reds at Maine Road, commentator Clive Tyldesley said ...
Nov 18, 2021 · Joao Cancelo (MCI) Cancelo has been Manchester City ’s most important player this season. The Portuguese defender is consistently outstanding in both full-back positions, supplying great width, creativity and defensive nous.
Feb 1, 2022 · Given the quality contained within Pep Guardiola’s squad, Cancelo, 27, believes City are ideally poised to continue to challenge for silverware for many years to come. The 31-times capped Portugal star says the Club’s strength in depth is evident not only from the 11 players who start on a match day - but equally, the quality of those who ...
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Aug 21, 2022 · Joao Cancelo discusses some of his best goals and assists for Manchester City and explains how his game has evolved under Pep Guardiola.
