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A Moisés Caicedo portfolio of things to like on that compilation vs Netherlands

#1 TURN OF PACE

One of Caicedo's qualities is the double acceleration. He's extremely powerful and dynamic: often on toes

Won't be fooled, can catch up Dumfries' turn of pace.

#2 SHIELDING UNDER PRESSURE

Caicedo is hard to knock over:
- strong and flexible

- right arm to shove
- put the right leg in front to prevent a tackle
- stretch legs to extend his "personal space" and keep shoulders above the ball

Baiting the tackle with stepover!

#3 AESTHETICS FC

Aesthetics FC has his preferences, I have mine too

Players who carry the ball like this:
Leg is bent, drive gently with the laces.

More pleasing (not more effective) than stiffer players who knock it.

Carney is the same

#4 SCREEN THE PRESSER

reception back to goal and can't turn.
Use of front foot (to shield with back leg if needed) is good

ALSO just that little screen to get in the way of the midfielder who can't jump to press the pass

Small details. Must be a unit to shift, not a regista

#5 TOUCH-CARRY FOR ACCURACY

reception back to goal
The small touch on the 3rd snap isn't a parasite touch

Caicedo rotates and makes sure to keep it close (glued to laces)

In order to setting his PIVOT FOOT perfectly level with the ball with TOES pointing towards the receiver

"That means you don't rate Caicedo?"

- get off my back please

#7 THE VERON TRIVELA FIRST TIME

Caicedo is expert at these first time flicks with the outside of the boot. Just like Juan Sebastian Verón

Timing to set the pivot foot slightly further wide to not tangle the legs.
And strength + touch to pull it out

That's a press breaker!

#8 OUTSIDE THE BOOT FLICKS

Caicedo loves these outside of the boot volleyed flicks (pigeon wings where I'm from)
That makes old scouts' blood boiling but he's good (if the leg is strong otherwise it's lame)

Recognizes the FB is pinned and can overlap
That's your extra skills

#9 GIVE AND GO

Backing himself to bait the press
Set pivot foot farther back with toes in deceiving direction

Close the right ankle to play the blind pass without hitting the other foot

And follow up with a typical burst of power.

"Can be play in a juego de possebon team"

#10 TACKLE THE UPPER AND LOWER BODY

Underrated aspect of slide tackles is to put the upper body off balance
(Again, need strength)

Player might fall over so more concerned about recovering balance than adding extra touch to draw a foul or escape

Frenkie goes to Hollywood here

#11 STANDING TACKLE

one of Caicedo' strengths is these "crab" tackles where he would set himself and hook the ball

Help me see, is he landing the full foot on the grass?
No. TOES

Need dynamic skips to land left where he wants
Strength to maintain toes + quad
Nick the ball

#12 (OCCASIONAL) CASUAL TOUCHES

Chronological thead.

MC sometimes has casual touches (not caring about staying dynamic)

Pivot foot set too far so body leans backwards and the pass isn't well hit through it (but with the low bottom of the shoe almost studs)

#13 TWO FOOTED

A credit to Caicedo's Independiente del Valle coaching curriculum, he's fairly two footed.

Once people stop dogwhistling second guessed opinions, they see the light.

You won't fill 2' of video with Jorginho's left foot passes.

Technical. My arse.

#14 IMPACT

Midfield battle, game won between both boxes.

Don't look at 600 passes.

Look at the accumulation of small nudges and get at opposition players to disrupt and force turnovers.

Need the gamemanship and strength suited for the level.

To avoid losing 6-0 or 7-0

#15 PIVOT FOOT TO AIM

Same theme as previously.

Touch / carry in the move so that the next play is smooth

Perfect landing of pivot foot besides the ball, both set of toes pointing at intended direction

Shoulders about to get over the ball

Technique 101

"Is he technical"

#16 AERIALLY DOMINANT

aerial headers aren't only due to height.
Caicedo is 183? 6ft or something

Better header than say Declan Rice.

Absorb challenge to prevent access to drop point
And leap with forehead dink where he wants.

Caicedo winds headers.
Chelsea miss that

Thread end

If you still don't rate Moisés Caicedo, your ball knolly is in the mud

He's running away with those who know

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