Tips for the Top #7 – Emanuel Mammana
- Oli Gent
- Apr 1, 2018
- 1 min read
My seventh Tip for the Top is...
Name: Emanuel Mammana
Position: Centre-back
Club and League: Zenit St Petersburg, Russian Super League
Age: 22
Height: 6’0”
Strengths: Pace, jumping, anticipation
Overall Assessment: Argentinian Mammana is my next Tip for the Top, and believe me, this guy could be a world beater. He can be seen as a bright spark. Although not the tallest for a central defender, the 22-year old more than makes up for this with his jumping reach to tower over even the tallest of strikers. Not half quick either, even the fastest striker would have a challenging time outpacing Mammana.
Prediction for future: He broke through into the European game after moving to Lyon from River Plate, but he never quite had the maturity to adapt to the French game. Now, he finds himself in Zenit blue, where he has flourished and toughened himself up in a more physical league. It’d be interesting to see Mammana test himself in the Premier League and see if he can properly adapt and marshal the world’s best forwards.
My view: I think the Argentines have a fabulous centre-half on their hands, and, to be frank, Mammana reminds Brazilian Thiago Silva… In all seriousness, I love the confidence he has in spades when playing out from the back, his fearlessness in the challenge (unusual for an Argentinian!) and the fact that he can dominate the best strikers in the world aerially and when grounded. A real prospect.
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