There have been complaints of monotony and robotism drifting into the modern game, but the sport still boasts enough playmakers out wide worth getting off your seat for.
Masterful wing play is football in its most simplest and purest form and Euro 2024 is set to behold a multitude of genius sequences from enigmatic wide players.
The European continent certainly isn’t bereft of exceptional wingers and here are the ten best who will be competing at Euro 2024 this summer.
France’s attacking talent is pretty absurd, but Bradley Barcola’s stellar debut season with Paris Saint-Germain ensured he was included in Didier Deschamps’ 26-man squad for the tournament.
The stylish wide man is adept off both flanks and a silky dribbler when he hits top gear. Not yet refined in the final third, Barcola has room for improvement but there’s scope for the young winger to enjoy a breakout Euros should Deschamps give him a chance off the right.
France’s supreme options mean minutes may be hard to come by, but Barcola’s talent is undeniable.
Pep Guardiola hasn’t taken the fun out of Jeremy Doku just yet.
The powerful Belgian winger turned a few heads with an explosive performance against Italy at Euro 2020 and it was never going to be long until he rocked up at one of Europe’s elite.
Doku was an X-factor addition for Manchester City last summer, coming into his own during the second half of the season. Doku is a one-v-one menace who can’t be mitigated by any defender given his combination of brutish power and electric pace.
2022/23 was the year of the Georgian, who endured a dip last season amid Napoli’s woeful Serie A title defence.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – affectionately tagged ‘Kvaradona’ by Neapolitans – still offered a spark for the Scudetto holders, scoring 11 Serie A goals. He’s such a tricky customer down the left and there’s a chaotic element to his game which brings about throwback sentiments.
The 23-year-old inspired Georgia to their maiden tournament berth this summer and his country’s chances almost solely rely on his form in Germany.
How many records is this fella – can you call a 16-year-old a ‘fella’? – going to break at Euro 2024, then?
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