“Huijsen has the age and the skills to improve his weaknesses,” says Real Madrid legend

Actual Madrid defender Dean Huijsen has been beneath scrutiny for fairly a while, as his performances have been considerably discouraging since Los Blancos misplaced in opposition to Atlético de Madrid on the Metropolitano. AS talked to a number of former Actual Madrid defenders who shared their ideas on Huijsen.

“He’s a footballer with unbelievable qualities to play as a central defender. I’m fascinated by his super capacity in ball distribution and he’s intuitive, one thing that is essential at Madrid. It’s clear that he has weaknesses, though he has the age and the talents to enhance them and develop into an incredible defender. He has had some weaker matches, equivalent to in opposition to Liverpool, Sevilla, and some others in opposition to large groups, by which he struggled bodily and at sure instances was weaker with the ball, however his basis is magnificent and I’m satisfied that he’ll develop into a vital participant for Madrid within the coming years,” mentioned Actual Madrid legend Manolo Sanchís.

Rafa Alkorta additionally defined Huijsen’s primary weak spot.

“The world by which he should evolve essentially the most is aggressiveness in duels. A central defender must be forceful and combative in one-on-one confrontations. He is aware of he’s beneath intense scrutiny and the errors he makes have an effect on him mentally, however his monumental technical high quality and potential for enchancment have to be valued. When the workforce improves, he’ll enhance as nicely,” he added.

Will probably be attention-grabbing to see Xabi Alonso’s rotation for the center-back spot, as each Rudiger and Asencio have been taking part in higher than Huijsen lately.