Age: 20years 11months
Nationality: Italy
Birth place: Naples
Current club: Sassuolo – Loan to Crotone
Position: Left Back
Italy is enjoying somewhat of a surge in young talent coming through their ranks. Serie A clubs are investing heavily in their youth academies as the clubs continue to try and compete with the financial spend elsewhere across Europe, and view their academies as a cheaper but just as effective alternative. Alessandro Tripaldelli is the next young Italian footballer creating his own pathway.
A 20-year-old left back, Alessandro Tripaldelli has some really strong defensive qualities. The current Italian u21 product is out on loan at Serie B side Crotone due to a wealth of players in his position at his parent club Sassuolo. The loan move which took place in the January transfer window just gone was thought to be a strange one and almost a step back for someone as talented as Tripaldelli, but game time is important at this stage of his career. The short term loan until the end of the season could be an ideal tonic to the young left backs current game time drought.
Although Tripaldelli has hit a bump in the road in his career, it is likely to be used as an opportunity to progress by the determined defender. His appetite and hunger to win the ball in games he has played has been exciting to see. He is a driven and passionate player who has a real ability to get forward, whilst his defensive traits have progressed nicely in the last couple of seasons too.
Alessandro was pretty much a product or Juventus’ youth system having played most of his team years for the club. He captain Juventus at u17’s level and the ages lower, whilst also manufacturing appearances for his countries youth teams too. Eventually, Sassuolo pounced when Juventus stalled over a new deal.
Injuries have been something that have played a part in Tripaldelli’s current struggle, although none have been of any significant length of time, they have hampered the young left back from holding down a place at his parent club. His loan to Crotone, a team that was relegated from Serie A in 2017/18, will be a certain platform for him to get back to his best.
The playing style of Tripaldelli is a little Unorthodox and one that may confuse some potential suitors. He is aggressive with his attacking football and looks to beat players and gain yards and win the 1 percenters for his side in crucial areas, however his defensive style is a little more patient and relies heavily on his starting position a lot of the time. When I began analysing Alessandro’s game back in early 2019, I noticed a certain strong ability to make and time his tackles well. He waits for the perfect opportunity to make his move and forces the attacker into a dead end by holding firm with pushing his opponent down the touchline, rather than allowing them to come inside. This indicates his positioning is good and his body angles are correct to control situations like the one mentioned above. He does, however, have struggles with his distribution and final balls, something that is a certain area he will need to improve on if he is to make something of his youth international reputation.
This might not be the most obvious case of an up and coming star, but Alessandro Tripaldelli’s stats in the games he has played indicates he has what he takes to make moves in the game.
Alessandro’s stat model will follow this article.
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