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Jun 8, 2022 · I fit his style of football, I think." Kristensen began his career in his native Denmark with FC Midtjylland, helping them become Danish champions in 2017-18.
- Player Profile
- With Possession of The Ball
- Defensive Abilities
- How Will He Fit in Leeds United?
- Conclusion
Kristensen is basically a right-back who is pretty much asked to provide the width for his side on the right side. Since Salzburg has predominantly used the 4-3-1-2 system under Matthias Jaissle, the lack of wingers in the formation means that the width is expected to be provided by the full-backs. So both him and the left-back are pretty much key ...
On the ball, Kristensen has a very good first touch and neatly brings it down under his control when he receives the ball from his teammates. His angles when he receives the ball are also good and he is pretty adept at receiving the ball in half-turn as well which is important for a full-back hugging the touchline. He drops deeper to help his side ...
As mentioned before, Kristensen is a very aggressive player who is systematically trained to win the ball back immediately from the opponent. He averaged 4.22defensive duels per 90 in the league last season with a very good accuracy of 69%. Although it is not a very big figure, which can be attributed to the fact that Salzburg are the most dominant...
At Leeds United, he will be joining his former manager Jesse Marsch. Ever since Bielsa took over Leeds, he managed to change the identity and the style of play at the club which is focused on high pressing and aggressive counter-pressing to win the ball back from opponents. His successor, Marsch, having come from the Red Bull hall of fame, expects ...
With Luke Ayling being touted to be a long-term centre-back option and Stuart Dallas being the only right-back option for Leeds, the Kristensen signing makes a lot more sense from a depth perspective as well. But due to his understanding with Marsch, we could see Kristensen being used as the primary right-back option for the side in the next season...
Jun 8, 2022 · The pair have spoken on a number of occasions as the deal has been put together and it's so easy to picture and hear Marsch filling Kristensen with belief that he will fit in just fine at...
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Jun 16, 2022 · From his time at the Austrian champions and understanding Jesse Marsch’s style of football, Kristensen will be used to playing in Leeds’ high-intensity pressing style. Standing at 1.87m (6ft 2in), he is tall for a fullback, even quick and is very good at winning defensive headers.
Rasmus Nissen Kristensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈne̝sn̩ ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩]; born 11 July 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Leeds United and the Denmark national team.
Jun 8, 2022 · His style varies between early moves up the field, identified earlier in this article, and more delayed overlaps, as demonstrated in the following grabs from a match against Rapid Vienna.
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Jun 8, 2022 · Wednesday 8 June 2022 17:56, UK. Leeds have signed Rasmus Kristensen from RB Salzburg on a five-year deal and the right back, who played under manager Jesse Marsch when he was in charge of...
