TALENT WATCH: LEOPOLD QUERFELD.

20y/o Rapid Vienna and Austria defender, Leopold Querfeld features on ' TALENT WATCH. '

Leopold Querfeld. 2003. 1,90m. Centre-Back. Rapid Vienna. Austria. 🇦🇹.

1. Physical profile.

• Querfeld is a tall, strong CB type.

— Long and powerful limbs.
— Extensive frame + compact build.
— Predominantly right footed.

• Querfeld is genetically designed for reach. Extremely valuable in :

—Wide + Box defending.
— Recovery defending.
— Set-pieces situations.

2. Protecting Central Defender.

• Querfeld largely provides defensive cover.

— Delaying attacker's movement.
— Interpreting ball movement.
— Tight man marking.

• Querfeld is good at,

— Making timely interceptions.
— Making defensive clearances. ( loose balls )
— Engaging in sliding tackles.

3. Passing range + expansiveness.

• Querfeld can be trusted in earlier stages of the build-up phase.

— Slightly wide positioning to receive the ball.
— Simple and direct passes towards nearest teammates.
— Carrying the ball across short and medium distances.

• Querfeld's passing expansiveness is high.

— Long passes out wide.
— Switching play.
— Line-breaking passes.

4. Suitable roles.

• Querfeld is a protecting central defender. ( Role category)

• His primary role is Central Centre-Back ( Back-three ). Much focus on sweeping/ denying access to central areas.

— Leader.
— Organizer.
— Protector.

• Wide and off-center CB/ Wide Centre Back is a huge compromise on his abilities.

— He is not the quickest of CBs.
— Can struggle to pin down wide runners.
— Easily drawn out of position.

5. Similar Player profiles.

• Querfeld profiles similar to Jarrel Quansah.

— Tall, strong.
— Protecting central defenders.
— Cool, calm composed demeanor.

• If/ when he has to make a career decision, it should be upward. More emphasis on further development.

— Netherlands.
— Portugal.
— Germany.