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Alba sgoalinthefinalofEuro2012tellsyouallyouneedto
knowabouttheadventureandambitionoftheyoungSpaniard.
AfterplayingapasstoXavifrom hisfullbackposition,
JordiAlbabombeddownthatleftflank,driftedtowardsthe...
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Age:
Appearences:
Goals:
Club:
Alba sgoalinthefinalofEuro2012tellsyouallyouneedto
knowabouttheadventureandambitionoftheyoungSpaniard.
AfterplayingapasstoXavifrom hisfullbackposition,
JordiAlbabombeddownthatleftflank,driftedtowardsthe
centreandslottedtheballawaylikeanaturalgoalscorer.
ThroughoutthetournamentAlbahadshownqualitybothdefensivelyandoffensively,andwithhisrecenttransfertoBar
celona,itappearsthey,andSpain,haveaplayerwhocanfill
theleftbackslotformanyyearstocome.
Fora23yearold,Albashowedmaturityinhisdefensivepositioning,andimpressiveawarenessaheadofhim.
Hesupplied
thecrossforXabiAlonsotoopenthescoringinthe2-0victory
overFranceinthequarterfinals.
Albamademorepassesat
Euro2012thananyotherdefender(410),andwasoneofonly
twofull-backstoscore(alongwithLahm ofGermany).
Additionally,onlythreeplayersmademoretouchesintheopposi
tionhalf(325)intheentiretournament.
There sverylittle
weaknesstoAlba sgame,andit sinevitablethathewillonly
improvewithyearsaheadofhim.
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