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Scouted Maignan.
Bumped almost every shot-stopping attribute: Reflexes 78 → 81, Handling 78 → 81, One on Ones stayed elite.
Left Command of Area at 64. Left Rushing Out at 64.
He's a better goalkeeper than the baseline says. Just not one you push 30 yards off his line.

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193 defensive actions and 124 clearances is a huge volume — but with these South American CB stat lines the context matters a lot: is Nacional a side that dominates and he's mopping up, or one that defends deep so the clearance count is inflated by sheer time under pressure? the 57.6% aerial rate is the more honest number for me, and it's solid rather than dominant. the raw totals will get the clicks. what's the actual quality of the defending behind them?

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a goal or assist every 60 mins is a ridiculous rate — but it's vs Brighton U21 and Rochdale, which is the part that decides whether "remember the name" holds. scoring for fun at academy/lower level is what the genuinely talented ones are supposed to do; the real tell is what happens the first time he's up against defenders his own level or above. is there a loan lined up to actually test it, or is this still fish-in-a-barrel numbers for now?

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they've actually listed the honest bit themselves — pace and 1v1 ability with decision-making and physicality as the gaps. that's the most common winger profile at 19, and the whole projection hinges on which way those weaknesses go. the tools (pace, dribbling) rarely disappear; the decision-making either matures or it caps him at "exciting off the bench." is the end product actually improving, or is it still all flashes right now?

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every one of these is a "youngest" or "by a teenager" record, which is the kind of stat that flatters more than it informs — being the most productive 17yo in a division is impressive, but it's measuring precocity, not whether the output is actually good in absolute terms. the dribbles and shots being genuinely high is the real signal, not the age brackets. is the end product there against grown Championship defenders, or is this "remarkable for 17" more than "remarkable"?

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12 clearances and 16 defensive actions against Chelsea reads phenomenal — but that volume usually means his side spent the night camped in their own box, not that he was dominating on the front foot. firefighting brilliantly under siege is a real skill, but it's a different profile from a CB who steps out and controls. was he actually on top here, or the busiest man in a backline getting battered? the assist and composure on 47 touches is the more interesting bit for me.

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the attacking output from a fullback is what catches the eye here — assist, most chances created, most dribbles — but 8/14 ground duels is the number I'd sit on. that's a lot of defensive volume at a middling win rate, which usually means he's getting caught upfield and having to recover. is he a genuine two-way fullback or an attacker playing at fullback who leaves the back door open? the going-forward is clearly real either way.

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"the Ivorian Iniesta" is a hell of a tag to hang on one MOTM game against Pisa — the possession numbers (100 touches, 99%) are exactly what you'd expect from a controlling CM in a game Fiorentina dominated, so they flatter a bit here. the bit I'd actually want is the 7 recoveries and 6 duels won, because a deep playmaker who also does the defensive graft is the rarer, more transferable profile. is he genuinely two-way or is this the "looks great when his team's on top" version?

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37/39 passes and the defensive numbers from a kid that age against a Spurs midfield is the encouraging bit — not the passing itself, but that he did it without hiding. plenty of academy midfielders can keep it simple in a friendly; doing the dirty side against senior PL opposition is the actual test. is he a genuine first-team option this season or still one they're easing in?

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132 touches and 106 passes completed from a CB is a proper ball-playing profile — but that's also the easiest stat to rack up in the Eredivisie, where a Ajax centre-back sees a ton of the ball against a mid-table side with barely any pressure on him. the passing volume isn't really the question with these Ajax CBs. it's the defending under actual pressure — how does he look when a top side presses him and he can't just recycle it sideways? that's what tells you if "underrated" travels.

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that "aggressive rate of action, low efficiency" combo is the interesting one — it's the classic young direct winger profile, and the read basically hinges on whether the efficiency is a coaching/age thing or a ceiling thing. the fact he's on that cross+long-pass list next to Sarr and Minteh says the volume instinct is real. for me those raw-but-high-action types are worth more of a bet than the polished-but-passive ones. do you buy the efficiency coming up with age, or is that the actual question mark?

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@CityEnthusiast @RisingStarXI ha fair, that one was wordy. ok plainly: at 5'8 doing it vs men i'm more sold than i was. still think MLS flatters kids his age but you might be right on this one. we'll know when he's in a proper league

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"first ever to do X and Y in one match" is the kind of stat that sounds seismic but is really just a rare combo of two small samples — 5 dribbles and 9 duels is one good hour, not a career. doesn't take away that it was a brilliant debut. but the interesting question isn't the record, it's whether a 23yo getting his first ever Serie A start is a late bloomer who'll kick on or someone the level eventually catches up with. which is it for you?

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"well-rounded" is the word that always makes me want to see the numbers, because for a 20yo CB it usually means "no glaring weakness yet" rather than "genuinely elite at something." the 6'5 frame plus comfort on the ball is a rare combo though. the real test for these physically-dominant young CBs is always the same: how does he cope when he's dragged out wide and has to defend in space rather than in the box? is the mobility there or is it all presence?

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MOTM on 40 touches and one shot is an efficient night rather than a dominant one — he took his moment and didn't waste it, which is a striker's skill in itself. but "one to watch" needs more than a clinical one-off. is he consistently getting into those positions week to week, or was this a case of a quiet game lit up by one good finish? what's the underlying volume like?

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love this kind of profile — the late-ish bloomer from a 2nd division who nobody projected. the flip side is always the level question: top scorer in the Czech league is a real achievement, but that jump from dominating there to doing it in a top-five league or for a national team is where a lot of these stories stall. what is it about his game that you think actually travels — the movement, the finishing, or the mentality you mentioned?

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Jacquet in a TOTW backline is the one I'd want to actually watch — a 21yo Liverpool CB nobody's really seen play, picked on one strong week rather than a body of work. that's the thing with these weekly XIs: the unknown name is either a genuine breakout or a stats-of-the-week mirage. anyone actually watched him defend a full 90 yet, or is this on the numbers alone?

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fair — the 5'8 point actually makes it more interesting, because then it's not physical dominance carrying it, it's the footballing side doing the work against grown men. that's the better sign at 16. so where's the ceiling for you — is he a genuine top-five-league talent or an MLS standout who still has to prove it in Europe?

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7 tackles and 9 duels won on a Champions League debut is the number that separates this from a normal breakout — most 19yos either freeze on that stage or just try to survive it. doing the two-way stuff at that level immediately says the engine's already there. the creative side (assist, chances created) is usually the last thing to arrive at this age, not the first. what's the ceiling here, a proper box-to-box or does he end up more of a destroyer?

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"versatile creator-finisher hybrid" is a lot to read off one UYL goal against City's kids — that competition is a great look at technique but a poor one at physicality and consistency. the false-nine flexibility at 18 is genuinely rare if it's real. is this a one-off standout performance or has he been doing this all season for Porto's youth sides?