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Player Profile: Sami Khedira
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Real Madrid’s latest signing. The 23 year old German. His previous club was Stuttgart but now he is at Real Madrid, probably the biggest club in the world. While I know alot of people are skeptical about his role at Real Madrid, whether it will be good for the club or not.
Whether Khedira would be able to develop himself as a player at Real Madrid (Real Madrid is not considered to be the best place for young players as they rarely get a chance to play as a first team choice).
Anyway, only time will tell whether Khedira will be able to perform at the level many people expect him to, or atleast at the level Mourinho expects him too.
Because, before the World Cup 2010, very few people thought that a player of Khedira’s talents or exposure would get a consideration from a club such as Real Madrid. Normally, Real Madrid go for players with huge reputations or at least huge potentials.
And as anyone would tell you. Khedira is anything but world class when it comes to technique or touch on the ball. His strengths are:
- Physical Strength
- Heading
- Stamina
- Positioning
- Speed
- Vision
- Sense of the game
- Strong on the ball
- Fearless
His tackling technique is nothing to talk about. He is not a claude Makalele by any means. He is though powerful figure who can easily intimidate other players with his giant stature.
Mourinho probably bought him because he is a perfect player for a team which plays on the counter attack. Khedira can help out the defense and the offence almost simultaneously. Because of his stamina, he can break up opponents counter attack fairly quickly because he can run and track back alot.
Mourinho’s teams are known to play counter attack football and Khedira may be the final piece of the puzzle which Mourinho sees would bring trophies to Real Madrid.
Khedira can expect to play with some the biggest stars in the world. He is not used to that. At stuggart , he was the main man in their team but here at Real Madrid, I imagine him warming the benches for quite a while. We have Diarra, Lass, Gago and Canoles for his position.
So it is going to be a tough season for him at Real Madrid, something which he used have considered when signing up for Real Madrid.
He is not a goal scorer and neither he should be. What I mean to convey is that, he is not a Steven Gerrard. He won’t be expected to score goals. He has scored 14 times for Stuggart in the 94 games he played for them. Other than that, I don’t think he is a attacking threat.
Hope he can prove that he is Real Madrid material, in the 5 or so, seasons he would be at Real Madrid (hopefully), though many analysts think that one of the players Real Madrid will loan out next season would Khedira, for some reasons which they see as rational. I say, only time will tell. ONLY time will tell.
HALA MADRID!!!!
