Sunday 11 December 2011

Weekly Scouting Report

Switzerland's footballing future could have a lot to do with Basel and Switzerland star Xherdan Shaqiri. And in this issue of Weekly Scouting Report we uncover the mercurial 19 year old winger.


Picture courtesy of www.uefa.com


Passing           7/10
Shooting         8/10
Vision              8/10
Heading          7/10
Strength          8/10
Stamina          8/10
Speed            9/10
Tackling          7/10
Ability             10/10
Potential        10/10


82/100


0-10    - No way in a million years.
11-20  - Don't quit your day job.
21-30  - Try a different job.
31-40  - Join a semi-pro club.
41-50  - Might not make the cut.
51-60  - More time on the training ground.
61-70  - Watch this space.
71-80  - Hot prospect.
81-90  - On his way to the top.
91-100 - World class.


Factfile.

Name: Xherdan Shaqiri.

Age: 20 (10/10/1991).

Born: Gnjilane, Yugoslavia (At the time of his birth it was Yugoslavia which has now broken up).

Position: Winger.

Club: FC Basel.

Squad Number: 17.


Did you know?: In this seasons UEFA Champions League he has suffered the second most fouls of anyone behind Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich.


Shaqiri is one of the most exciting talents in the European game and you can see why with his power, pace, versatility, ability to use both feet and the tricks that allow him to play on both wings and can be deployed as a wing-back or a second striker. With all of these attributes you can see why Europe's elite all want to gain his signature. 

Thank you for reading and join us next week for the eigth issue of Weekly Scouting Report.
 
 

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