How GOOD is Joshua Zirkzee REALLY? ● Tactical Analysis | Skills (HD)

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[@ckay_real2765]

Hello, please your lamine yamal analysis video seems to be missing. Did you take it down

[@PythagorasinBoots]

@@ckay_real2765it got removed due to copyright, it’s on our patreon.

[@abiyHD]

done

[@BruceWayne-et2xp]

Could you please do a video on odegaard?

[@ShreyashJhaa18]

Hello bro ,,, Next video on Desire Doue,,Bayern are pushing for him I really don't know anything about him

[@cybermanne]

Zlatan once said in an interview that his shooting was terrible until he met Marco van Basten during his years at Ajax. The shooting became one of his strengths in the following years. Maybe Zirkzee can turn up his goal scoring ability a notch or two under the guidance of Ruud van Nistelrooy.

[@lhb873]

He's already a good goalscorer

[@billinglumbalumba]

​@@lhb873 with ruud alongside him his convertion rate would be better

[@Hasorane]

Would make sense since Ruud was a 1st touch god, but more of a finisher than a creative

[@iwantgoals1566]

That would be so cold man

[@juliandebri6072]

This is not accurate. He was a dreadful finisher until he met Capello in Juve. Capello COMPARED his stats to van basten, Ronaldo, vieri etc and Zlatan realized he had to score more goals as a single nine (from a swede who knows everything about this man)

[@olaleyeonikuyide7541]

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[@PythagorasinBoots]

No worries bud ❤️

[@collinsbowen]

Me too man

[@henrydbest7924]

Was there any other good analysis KZbin though Pythagoras levels above

[@collinsbowen]

@@henrydbest7924 the athletic tbf

[@collinsbowen]

@@henrydbest7924 the athletic tbf

[@limfj05]

I've a strong feeling Zirkzee will bring players like Rashford and Ganarcho to life. We've been complaining our wingers aren't creative enough for our strikers, hence, Ten Hag bought a striker to compliment our wingers instead. I'm reckon Ten Hag will use Zirkzee in games where we do not control posession, with him and Bruno upfront, just like in the final few games of the season. Really creative purchase in my opinion.

[@rjflores438]

There were some idiot pundits comparing Zirkzee with Hojlund. He is nothing like Hojlund!

[@mattgoodwin9106]

Some pundits come out with some utter shite 😂 couldn’t further from Honjiund 😂

[@lindumusamkhabela1137]

They do have similarities you can compare if you really pay attention, their height, strength and hold up and link up play is identical just that Zirkzee is more skilful and more creative

[@stnbch3025]

He is also nothing like Firmino.

[@trappaholic8751]

This same channel rated Bellingham just to be an average player when he joined Real madrid. He exceeded expectations. His analysis are good but not absolute

[@BetaFax]

@@trappaholic8751 I need to get more familiar w/ Bellingham at RM. That said, I think his determination and self belief is what is pushing him forward (which is fine, he’s wonderful player). It’s not the celebrations or anything like that, he just exudes confidence; I don’t ever think he’s ’going through the motions’. Would that be fair at all?

[@SageTheNomad]

At Bolonga Zirkzee is the Facilitator ,Connector and the Playmaker of the team that's why he doesn't find himself in many goalscorer opportunities.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Correct.

[@stevechisoti4653]

And thats not what exactly what United need right now

[@anthonyeconomou6954]

@@stevechisoti4653 Yes it is. Bruno is the only creator in the entire team. Hojlund has felt disconnected to the players around him. Zirkzee brings another option

[@Munzy965]

The amount of detail that you put into these videos is unbelievable. We appreciate the hard work, and this is the perfect space for true football lovers, no bias, just facts, and bringing excitement to fans watching their favourite team's player/new player being analysed fairly.

[@theblues8840]

“No bias”… except when he concluded “Branthwaite is a 15m Brexit baller” because his beloved Man United couldn’t poach him.

[@RasmusPa]

You have some of the best content around, you don’t follow the hype or try to be vague just incase he hits or miss. You say things as you understand them and i appreciate it

[@henrydbest7924]

Someone actually complimenting Jackson He always gets the stick for most things

[@savaugee7322]

he's been better than hojlund just needs to work on his finishing

[@b.fernandesh]

​@@savaugee7322 ok bro 🤣🤣

[@ronanfitzpatrick1261]

Not a Chelsea fan, but I don't get reasoning behind the stick he gets. He's definitely decent at the very least. If you look at the numbers Chelsea centre forwards rack up for the last few seasons, they seem to struggle (slim pickings?). That plus the injuries has maybe skewed people's view?

[@BigPurp9]

@@b.fernandeshI’m a United fan and even I think he is. He’s probably the most underrated striker in the league. Only thing Hojlunds better at is finishing but that’s useless if you don’t have the positioning or ability to create chances for yourself that Jackson has

[@jtdabraham7638]

@@savaugee7322whatever helps u sleep at night 🤣

[@whitelightning2100]

Underrated part of his transfer to United: van Nistelrooy was just signed as an assistant manager. I could see that working out very well for Zirkzee from a training and development perspective

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Hope so too... good point.

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I loveeee watching these videos I have recommended them to nearly all of my friends. Every TV in the house has this channel in the search bar. Great content

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[@Truthseeker_N]

He is a good player. I wouldn't worry too much now that we've got Ruud on the ground. He'll help him improve his movement and presence in the opponent's box

[@booksatthemovies]

Excellent, your analysis gets better and better!!

[@PlumCrumble]

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[@PythagorasinBoots]

Much appreciated!

[@Clemzysmith]

As usual, great video. You’ve become my go to player analysis channel.

[@stan2987]

Ruud got a plan for him don’t worry

[@MikeTHEBOSS]

Ruud

[@stan2987]

@@MikeTHEBOSS nice one👍

[@Mossbergg]

feels like not the type to get 20 goals in the league but will enable the wingers a lot and will be important to the squad. will be very exciting to see what he can learn from RVN

[@lyonkennedy4892]

Your take on United needing goal machines on the wings as well as hyper aggressive fullbacks is logical but isn’t the end all be all. Taking a look at his Bologna team for instance, where he thrived in the first place, the responsibility of occupying the spaces he vacated and coordination of making runs of of his deep dropping movements was shared among both the central players(especially Lewis Ferguson starting behind him) and wide players(while still keeping their width for the majority) which was facilitated by the fullbacks maintaining more defensive positions in possession while the CBs had more freedom to join the attack (more often Calafiori). How I see it, Zirkzee could be a key factor in reigniting Bruno’s goal scoring form of his first seasons at the PL rather than moving him deeper down the field (considering Mainoo’s behind him to handle the deeper phases). This could also be a very similar system to De Zerbi’s, or more recently, Arteta’s 4-2-4-0 double false 9 system which consisted of Havertz joining Odegaard in attacking midfield areas from CF in possession but with a different dynamic in terms of personnel.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

With the greatest of respect to Bologna, they only scored 54 goals last season and finished 5th in Serie A (a great achievement for them but nowhere near what is expected of a Man United). Those tactics wouldn't be enough to win a EPL, you would need superior personnel and more aggressive penetration to break down defences to the point where you can finish 1st.

[@Preyinglol]

I'm looking forward to seeing him in the prem and particularly how he will play with Hojlund "assuming they play together" as Rasmus looked very isolated and starved of service at times last season so Having Zirkzee playing off him and linking midfield to attack will be interesting to see how it effects the team as a whole. Totally agree with your comment about the current fullbacks at the club needing some more width and service if Ten Hag plans to persist with wide forwards like Rashford who don't really provide for Hojlund

[@sudhersrinivas2509]

Brother, the work you put in for these videos is absolutely astounding. Big big kudos to you and hope your channel becomes one of football's best tactical channels!

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Appreciate it bro

[@k1llsk]

I really wanted Zirkzee but there needs to be a complete team remodel imo. But Zirkzee does help to plug some holes in the team we have going forward in terms of ball retention

[@AtlantisFootball]

Great Video bro, hopefully the copyright remains clear

[@PythagorasinBoots]

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We don’t with some leagues

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@@Ryan-53 Ligue 1 and Liga nos usually the issues. And the copyright claim it after the video is up despite the original copyright passing

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[@Krazy6ix]

sickkk video mate!

[@Jakosaccount]

Been waiting for this.

[@xsfinlay]

Whos here after he scored on his debut

[@douglasongom5664]

That was a good analysis. I didn't know much about him. But at least I have a picture of what he can do.

[@danielkhachanov5691]

Love watching him play, he always reminds me of Mainoo for some reason

[@jamesogunbola8759]

I look forward to these analysis! Continue the fantastic work

[@Combatwombat-sn7ng]

It will be interesting to see how having 2 completely different profile strikers as the primary options works out

[@-The-Darkside]

I wonder if united see him in the eriksen position. Unless he's bought purely for back up. Someone will have to miss out

[@ronanfitzpatrick1261]

Great video as always. Especially the final thoughts, a lot of different things being said by others about him but this is one of the few videos where it makes sense. I'm cautiously optimistic he'll do ok, having been a cold about him when I first heard the rumour. Especially seeing who you were comparing him against (and hopefully his numbers will improve over time as well). Think you're right about the intensity of the PL potentially disrupting him. So maybe he'll come off the bench for his first batch of games and gradually be bled in.

[@warwarbolbol]

Top content pal better than basically any other player breakdown I've watched

[@warwarbolbol]

Only thing I'd say is it feels like you under appreciate Zirkzee's overall positive impact on the team, which is obv hard to quantify but he made that Bologna team tick

[@PythagorasinBoots]

I think we touched upon this in the conclusion

[@AimToBeAsGoodAsMe]

Production values just keep getting better and better

[@oscarjenkins7505]

Great video as always. Your analysis is the best on KZbin by a mile, the amount of detail is incredible. I’d really like to see a video like this on Joao Neves. I think he’d be United’s most important signing available, no matter the price. Zirkzee is great, especially for the price, but I have no idea how he fits in with Hojlund. Completely opposite profiles, as you said. Zirkzee needs goalscoring wingers, Hojlund needs creative wingers, and lots of crosses. They can’t rotate without completely changing the tactical system and players. This could work and add a lot of unpredictability, but only if one was older and more experienced. These are both young, raw talents, who will needs lots of support and game time to improve, so how will they rotate smoothly? They would work great in a front two, but I don’t see Ten Hag doing that. Hojlund is also very technically gifted, so I find it weird that he’d leave a player like him so isolated, when he used to often come deep and run the channels for Atalanta. He then looks for a false 9, without even giving Hojlund a chance of more freedom? I think Hojlund has even shown potential that he could be some form of false 9 himself. His technical attributes are way too good to be getting as few touches as he does, anyway. It’s like taking Zirkzee and playing him as if he’s Weghorst. It makes no sense.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

yeah it is a bit confusing to be honest. Gives us options but causes more problems in terms of creatig a system which caters for two totally different types of forward. One of them will need to be prioritised.

[@oscarjenkins7505]

@@PythagorasinBoots Agreed. I think that’d be great if one of them was older, like I said previously, but idk how they’re gonna go about developing both at the same time while prioritising one of them for play style reasons. We’ll see tho, I’m sure they have their reasons.

[@gauravmulik6212]

I only remember his missed open goal when he was at bayern Can you make your next video on Désiré Doué

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Added to the list but French league usually bans our videos so may be a patreon exclusive

[@khumeighalo406]

I paused at 0:31...if he's not ranked 1st at dribbling then I'm not watching the rest of it cus wtf ....no other 9 in the modern game is as good as him when it comes to that 😑 Edit: no worries he's no 1, happy days😊

[@PythagorasinBoots]

😂

[@BarnetLaston]

This guy's criticism is too much,zirkzree deserves better analyst than this underating guy lol!

[@adybalanolomete]

He will fit great in ETH's system, allowing wingers to get in behind by holding the ball, finding bruno who then puts the wingers through with a pass. I believe, if he could get it right, he could help Rashford bounce back as a scoring threat from the wing.

[@Nametaken144]

Good football knowledge going on in this channel, which is rare on youtube.

[@thelethalgladiator01]

Would love to see one of these on Quansah, is he the next VVD?

[@HenryPhung12]

Problem with playing false no. 9 is that you need good wingers, or LWF + RWF. I, as a MU fan myself, don't have much faith in MU wingers consistency.

[@nathnaeltesfa5263]

I didn't know him, and now i feel like I've seen enough of him...thanks for the analysis

[@3crusaders]

Format and presentation is great. Keep up the great content!!

[@popoolamayowa8971]

Was waiting for this all week, appreciate the work you put in

[@ousmanedembele1845]

Zirkzee is a generational player when he fullfills his potential Technically excellent good playmaker and eye for goal

[@danecadette4714]

Yes, he reminds me of Zlatan so much. If he develops physicality like Zlatan and that aggressive target man attribute into his game like the Kanes, Lewandowski etc then United will have an amazingly unique player

[@BarnetLaston]

But this pythagoras guy doesn't think so and they praise him for his underating analysis!

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[@PythagorasinBoots]

Full time I could do 5 vids a week, but with current job-2.

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[@successblueprintinstitute]

As an lfc I’m proper gutted United have got him. He’s a top player

[@vandike9075]

What do you think is holding him back from becoming a numer 10? In terms of vision, posession game and overal pausa he seems like a good fit.

[@Max-gk6ot]

Found your channel tonight, love the format of these videos bro

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Such a great analysis. No hyping like the Medias

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I think is the most complete analyzis I have ever seen in football 💎💎💎

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Thank you!

[@doriansmith499]

Great report mate! Very interesting and insightful.

[@erinadeola8387]

His lack of aggression when pressing is partly due to thiago motta's out of possession principles using pressing triggers and traps from a midblock rather than relentless running to win the ball back.

[@fiveminutechemistry]

I agree with just about all of this. Anderlecht had him on loan for a year, and he spent much of it playing in a 4-2-2-2 with Kouamé up front. Kouamé did all the chasing, aerial challenges and pressing and Zirkzee sort of floated about. He is very talented but was a bit of an underwhelming show pony for his year at Anderlecht who was more interested in nutmegging people than scoring. He is also ridiculously poor in the air for his size. I'd also argue that his weaknesses are more mental and attitudinal than technical. He could be awesome, but I suspect he won't be. I'd love to see RVN coach him in his weak areas and elevate his game as he can be very entertaining, but other than being Dutch and a forward, they couldn't be more different.

[@matejcizek7096]

Continuing the Serie A content. Love to see that

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I think Py would be perfect for making player stats for fifa or any football game

[@moaspike7582]

Bro i appreciate you for putting much work in to your videos ❤

[@rhodesthehairstylist]

Your analysis are spot on as always 👏 looking forward to your next one 😊

[@sillwuka]

Interesting analysis, followed.

[@Antonio-hb8rd]

He is another young player we've bought with a lot to improve on. Luckily he's not too expensive

[@NextBallerUp]

Great video on Zirkzee's journey and skill set! His development at Bologna from Bayern was really something special. I recently did a breakdown for him on my channel.

[@EJvR-o6g]

Really informing video, thanks for always putting in the effort to make these videos!

[@wangponorbubhutia7170]

I think that’s why we have Hojlund to make those Jackson runs from the halfway line towards goal! Let’s hope this signing is a good one! #GMMU

[@dakshsharma997]

Hey Pythagoras in Boots, I love your player tactical breakdowns! Could you do an in-depth analysis of Erling Haaland's tactics and playing style? It would be great to see a detailed look at his strengths and strategies on the field. Thanks!😊

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Will do during the season.

[@stevechisoti4653]

This analysis is spot on. He drops too deep and his shooting could be better. Its lack his scuffing most of his shots.

[@ViVeriVniversvmVivusVici]

Zirkzee is a great talent can't wait to see him in the premier league

[@feetunes]

Really interesting and balanced analysis. Enjoyed the vid. thanks. I'm hoping he hits the highs more than the lows.

[@Ben-dl9sp]

I see Bruno getting back amongst higher goals output with Zirkzee. Finally he can overlap again and get service

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Not a bad shout, he can interchange with him.

[@Frazer-g3i]

This is a great video man

[@Hasorane]

Great shout about the full backs. Reports are saying United are looking at a permanent move for Reguilon, who imo matches what Zirkzee needs

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Not sure he's United first team quality but tactically, yeah kind of the profile we need to get in.

[@mohammeddmalik]

Another top video but honestly seems like another bizarre signing under ETH, a bit like Mount was last season. No idea where he's going to fit in and he's not experienced enough or an effective enough goalscorer to be a back up/mentor to Hojlund. All that said, I actually think we will look better with Zirkzee up front ahead of Hojlund. He is more of a Kane/Martial type player (comes deep, link up, hold up) and we had our best season in a decade in ETH's first year when we had that type of player up front (Marital and even Weghorst). Nothing against Hojlund but we simply don't cater to a traditional fox in the box type striker, hence him regularly going 90mins without a shot and getting minimal service all season.

[@scopeyui240]

his scoring is quite concerning I love his pass

[@0ijm3409fiwrekj]

Thank you, someone has finally publicly connected the two

[@Idotooomuchh]

Brilliant analysis 🙏🏽 thank you for this video

[@LievenSerge]

I think he has physical limits, probably the type of player United needs (if they play him on Brunos position, together with Hojlund) but not at the level. He will have to become a lot smarter and more technical if he wants to become a starting member of that squad imo.

[@JK_360_]

And people need to remember he's a £35m signing, not a £80m world class player that we should expect to hit the ground running straight away

[@Pliverpool-ln2nx]

He’s a bit more than 35m mate

[@JK_360_]

@@Pliverpool-ln2nx he's £35m split over 3 seasons + agent fees which we don't know exactly and how it's paid, but reports saying may be around £8m. That total package split over 3 years, also relatively low wages is a lot less than a world class player. Even if the total package is a bit more than £35m, it's still a low fee relatively speaking and the expectations should also reflect that.

[@Pliverpool-ln2nx]

@@JK_360_ eitherway let’s just hope he makes a good difference. What wages were agreed?

[@JK_360_]

@@Pliverpool-ln2nx don't think anyone knows for certain, but his bologna wages have been reported as low as ~£20k a week. So you would expect it to be like £60k a week at United, around that figure.

[@Pliverpool-ln2nx]

@@JK_360_ knowing united it’s probably 100-150k instantly and they’ll still view that as cheap as previously been dishing out 200-300k wages. Hopefully that era is done with now 🤞

[@triilowrld]

Once you understand Ten Hag’s style of play during the Ajax days you will perfectly understand this Transfer. Ten Hag predominantly used the False 9 system with Tadic playing as the centre forward

[@eFB_Blitz]

I thought he uses ss behind cf? Like the amf operates as SS

[@triilowrld]

@@eFB_Blitz of course, but in one of his memorable games like the Real Madrid quarter final he used Tadic as a false 9 you also saw this same style of play during the last two games of last season including the final, he used Bruno as a false 9.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Hope he brings this back because ETH football with false 9 looks so much better. He's good at coaching that system.

[@piermosk]

It's an option to "transform" Hojlund in an Isak type of player? For me have common things and Rasmus can play in wide areas.

[@maltacalcio]

This is an excellent analysis, thank you very much.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

My pleasure!

[@martinmoore7477]

Glad I came across this channel have to say brilliant at individual analysis off the player 👌 spot on. Hope he can get much better at Manchester united and especially working under RVN he will be giving him the best advice also for hojlund he will improve also with good advice form a legend off the game but just have to say this was amazing video and great to listen also football explaining at its best 👍

[@amphibian55]

Excellent analysis as always. You are quality personified. I am learning so much from your videos as to how to watch football. Thanks. Please do a video on Amad Diallo and Garanacho.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Will possibly do them during the season once the transfer window closes

[@abdifatahmusse9369]

I love the intro 😂

[@Jcrispyboy12]

Please do on Joao neves next

[@vincentmelinn9848]

As usual brilliant

[@CrystalB18]

We need one for lenny yoro bro that's my humble request! Thanks for the good work, I personally do appreciate

[@frankmathiesen1779]

He will not be scoring as many goals as a typical striker but he will give more depth to the attack. Either he could work as a second striker for Højlund or be a false 9 and make service for Rashford and Garnacho and come from outside in to the box. Zirkzee will only be a succes if United players can adapt to this style of play. It will take many training session hours to implement this.

[@aslemartinsen5284]

Zirkzee is a CB. Train him for that position instead.

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Lmao.

[@BetaFax]

My main problem with Zirkzee is he is such a Sunday Stroll type don. Not a Manchester United fan, so I’m hoping he doesn’t have tangible positive impact; but interested to see how he gets on.

[@nananou1687]

Considering his physical attributes, and other factors, i guess his highets rating could be 75+, more than 73.

[@Aeytje]

I think at Utd under V. Nistelrooy this guy is going to turn into an absolute killer. Better than Depay ever was.

[@Sam-iu9mu]

What website do you use for the player comparisons

[@1972dsrai]

I’m sure playing in the PL will help him improve in those departments he’s weaker in. It will either make or break him.

[@demo1710]

feel like we will see a lot of improvement in his ST play when training with Ruud.

[@lzwis4216]

I've heard you mention Nicholas Jackson in a few videos. Any chance of a video on him?

[@peterb9138]

Two attacking fullbacks can make Zirkzee one of the best signings ever. Casemiro drops deep to form a 3rd defender. Bruno and Maino roam the mid. Zirkzee drops to 10 while Rash and Garnacho are top. Fullbacks like Grimaldo and Frimpong will cook.

[@isaacgloriosissimus2509]

Love the video ❤❤❤

[@Rapidreels1999]

Great watch

[@oyunboldboldbaatar5519]

Rashford would be perfect wideman for Zirkzee but Rashfords form is questionable. Can we get post world cup Rashford or last season Rashford? If we get that inform version, the attack is looking good.

[@Fgd231]

Do a video on Leny yoro please

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Done

[@Premier_League_France]

I would have liked that you put Jackson in your stats comparisons

[@PythagorasinBoots]

Will add him in the next striker stats.

[@nairakshayprasad7041]

Great video, next one should be yamal....I don't know why it has not come yet

[@PythagorasinBoots]

It got blocked. It is in our patreon