Alejandro Garnacho is one of the top-rated youngsters in world football. He joined Manchester United in 2020 and impressed everyone with his performances for the youth team. This earned the Argentine a move to the first team. Erik ten Hag’s arrival has made a positive impact on his career. Alejandro Garnacho made 34 appearances for the Red Devils in all competitions and contributed nine goals.
The Argentine has played along with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He is regarded as the future of the club. Ten Hag gave him a couple of starts at the start of the 2023–24 campaign, but Garnacho was below par in those matches. Now, the Dutch manager uses him as an impact substitute, and Garnacho has made an impact in some of the games. Let’s take a look at how the 19-year-old has grown in his second full season with the first team.
Positive mindset
One of the biggest qualities of Alejandro Garnacho is that he is very positive going forward and always looks to score or create a goal. He plays on the left flank and likes to get inside the opposition penalty box to create more threats. In the current campaign, the Argentine averages 6.52 touches per 90 minutes inside the penalty box.
Alejandro Garnacho has the skills to run with the ball, and a few of his progressive runs end inside the opposition penalty box. This can be observed by looking at his ball progression chart. Garnacho also completed 53.8% of his dribbles in the current season, and most of them were successful inside the opposition penalty box.
The young Argentine frustrates the opposition defenders with his skill set and draws fouls for his team. Garnacho has won 14 fouls for his team, with a few coming on the edge of the penalty box.
The impact
Alejandro Garnacho has yet to score a goal or provide an assist off the bench. However, the impact has been positive as he gets into dangerous scoring positions.
The 19-year-old is involved a lot in the dying minutes of the match. He averages 34.5 passes per 90 minutes and has around 81.8% accuracy rate. These include 1.5 passes to the opposition penalty area.
Alejandro Garnacho scored his first goal of the season against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup. The youngster played the full 90 minutes in this match and attempted two shots. Overall, he averages 3.7 shots per 90 minutes and has an accuracy rate of 23.5%. Most of these shots have been blocked by the opposition defenders.
The 19-year-old Argentine is one of the biggest talents in world football. His off-the-bench performances have made a positive impact and Erik ten Hag will hope that the youngster contributes with goals and assists in the upcoming matches.
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