Marcel Sabitzer is an exceptional example of what used to be called a utility player and as such is unusual in the modern game. JohnnyTheNic
Marcel Sabitzer is a 5’10” 29-year-old Austrian midfielder who is currently on loan at Manchester United from Bayern Munich and scored both goals inBorn in Wels, Upper Austria he played youth football for Admira Villach, Grazer AK, 1. Wiener Neustädter SC and Austria Wien before joining Admira Wacker’s youth academy in July 2009.
His consistently impressive performances attracted Bayern Munich, who paid 16 million Euros for his services. But after just a season and a half, he was loaned to United, essentially as cover for the injured Christian Eriksen, and became the first Austrian to play for the club. He was quickly integrated into the team and has played 13 games, scoring three times and being a very impressive all-action hard-working player.
He’s incredibly adaptable and must be incredibly fit. Not for Marcel the idea of playing in one position and one position only. So far in his career he has played in 10 different roles – right-winger, central midfielder, left-winger, second striker, centre-forward, right midfield, attacking midfield and defensive midfield as well as three games at left-back and one at right-back.
The best utility player I ever saw was Paul Madeley, who played 536 games for Leeds in the 60s and 70s and famously played in every position except in goal, but he was absolutely nothing like Marcel. A top-notch utility player is really important in being able to fill positions that open up through injury and suspension.
That he’s being trusted to do tricky post-match interviews in what is his second language after only being at the club since January is perhaps a measure of the faith the manager holds in the Austrian and why the fans already really respect him.While clips reels can make even average players look brilliant, it’s the variety and breadth of his contributions here that impresses…Future days?
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