If there is a club that requires an extensive list of skills from its central defenders, it is Inter Milan. In addition to the physical profile and defensive quality, Simone Inzaghi needs sufficient technical quality so that the defenders, in addition to knowing how to build, can venture into the tracks at the offensive moment.
This is evident in all the games nerazzurrias, for example, in the victory recorded at Bologna’s home (0-1) during last weekend. It was like this that in the 37th minute Bastoni, central on the left, appeared in the offensive third and crossed for Yann Bisseckthe center on the right, headed the only goal of the game.
It’s possible that the name is familiar to you… After all, Bisseck, who is gaining ground in Milan after being hired this summer for seven million euros, he has a passage through Guimarães!
Carlos Freitas was responsible for the German’s arrival at Vitória SC in 2020/21 and does not forget the talent that seduced him. In conversation with the zero zerothe former sporting director spoke about
«It was never a bet shared by everyone»
It was at the end of July 2020 that Vitória presented Yann Bisseck, from Köln on a two-year loan that included a purchase option. What drew attention was the physical frame (196cm!!!) of the boy who was then 20 years old, but also the fact that he had debuted in the Bundesliga at 16.
He stayed with Vitória’s B team @Catarina Morais / Kapta +
“I knew him from the German youth teams. He came from an irregular loan in Holland, but he had all the raw materials. He had the physical profile, the technical profile and he was just missing an opportunity to present the level he currently presents in one of the most demanding championships for defenders », thus begins the testimony of Carlos Freitas to our newspaper.
The signing was promising, but several adventures changed the fate. A knee injury ruled the player out of the start of the season and then, when he returned to the options, Bisseck only got to wear the secondary team’s shirt. Nine games and one goal in B, zero records in the main team.
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“That was clearly not the plan, but I never overruled the coaches’ choices. Each one has its function. People have their understanding and it’s up to me to respect it”, the director responsible for hiring told us, at a time when the conquerors had four coaches.
That season was Carlos Freitas’ last in Guimarães and the player, who still had another year on loan, also it went out. «Those who stayed didn’t recognize his quality, which is why his time in Portugal was unknown. What I remember is that, upon arrival, Bisseck’s potential and quality was never a bet shared by everyone”, he explained.
Has two goals and one assist in 17 games in Italy @Getty /
From Milan to the national team?
Justified or not, Yann Bisseck’s failure took him to the periphery of European football. AGF Aarhus, from Denmark. There, the purchase option was activated at the end of the loan, as the player did not need much time to win over a group of fans who, even after leaving, still follow him closely.
Carlos Freitas knows that this player’s story in Portugal could have been very different, but he also knows that coaches are responsible for the choices they make in relation to the players at their disposal. A similar story happened with Lyle Fosterwho that same season played for Vitória SC without managing to score in either A or B, but today he has scored goals and assists in the Premier League with Burnley.
One of the revelations of Serie A @Getty /
«Everyone acts with the sole purpose of making the best choices and trying to win, I don’t see anything more than that. If there are cases in which time has proven me completely right, there are others in which this has not happened. There are no geniuses or idiots”, he stressed.
Yann Bisseck was hired to be a rotation option at Inter, but he has already won the tifosi and it starts to be an increasingly frequent bet on the part of the coach. At 23 years old, he has time to build a high-level career that could even involve a call-up to the national team…
«I think he has quality and is unlikely to reach the German team. In addition to being tall, he is agile, strong in the air and in construction, meaning he has a set of attributes that are difficult to find. He is experiencing tactical evolution in the Italian championship. Taking into account his age, potential, and the growth he has had, let’s see what happens for the Euro. If he continues to add minutes in Serie A, he will hardly be part of that list », said Carlos Fritas.
This summer Germany hosts the European Championship. Bisseck works to be one of the surprises of mannschaft for a homemade Euro…
