In the example below, Katterbach fails to recognise this and doesn’t drop back.

Katterbach spent the majority of his youth career at 1. Borussia Mönchengladbach were one of the most exciting sides throughout the 2019/20 season.

Of course crossing isn’t the be all and end all by any means when it comes to measuring a full-back’s attacking contributions, however, by looking at the size of the plots on each graph we are able to see that Katterbach isn’t contributing too much in terms of directly impacting goal-scoring opportunities, with his xA per 90 pretty low too.

Squad: 3, Starting eleven: 0, Substituted in: 1, On the bench: 2, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0.

It is more impressive when we compare Katterbach to the rest of his league, where even among far more experienced left-backs Katterbach registers phenomenal figures. Squad: 1, Starting eleven: 0, Substituted in: 1, On the bench: 0, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0. Along with his tendency to cut inside with his dribbling, we will often see him cut inside and look for the pass into the “10” space. Watch any Katterbach performance this season and you will see flashes of brilliance, accompanied by some questionable decision-making to be expected of a 19-year-old in his first season of senior football. This is risky but shows how confident he is in his own ability, his calmness on the ball, as well as his dribbling ability. Nevertheless, he appears to be very successful with this tactic, perhaps with defenders expecting him to always play on his left side. Despite his dribbling ability when under pressure, Katterbach isn’t a roaming full-back looking to knock the ball past defenders, like Alphonso Davies for example, although Katterbach possesses relatively good pace albeit nothing like his Bayern Munich counterpart. There seems to be a general laziness when tracking back which is another example of less than desirable defensive positioning. Left-Back, Contract expires: This page contains information about a player's detailed stats. Noah Katterbach (born 13 April 2001) is a German footballer who plays as a left back for 1. This season he has won 62.8% of his 6.88 defensive duels per 90, which is excellent. Noah Katterbach has just over a year left on his contract at FC Koln. He is comfortable dribbling in tight spaces and looks to cut either side of the defender as they commit to a tackle. If we look at the two graphs below, firstly comparing him to Europe’s U21’s and then to the Bundesliga’s left-backs, we can see that Katterbach’s passing accuracy certainly leaves a lot to be desired, however, his average pass length is longer than anyone else’s. He looks to play forward, as the graphs above testify, and will, therefore, look inside for an attacking midfielder, down the line for his winger, and if there’s space behind the opposition defence he will look for the ball over the top. There are other players on both graphs who perhaps aren’t elite crossers by any stretch yet are still contributing in other ways clearly, or are putting in particularly devastating crosses when they do. His crossing statistics make for even less impressive reading. His positioning is where I believe there is the most room for development, however.

Aerially he is involved in a fair amount of aerial duels, and has a respectable win percentage to go with that, winning, aerial duels per 90. Due to his more restrained approach with his attacking positioning, Katterbach doesn’t put many crosses on quick breaks where there are fewer defenders in the box, or perhaps the defence aren’t set, and therefore there is more space to hit crosses into. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. All Content © 2020 Total Football Analysis Magazine.

Aerially he is involved in a fair amount of aerial duels, and has a respectable win percentage to go with that, winning 46.2% of his 3.44 aerial duels per 90. This page contains information about a player's detailed stats. "Jonas Hector strikes late as Cologne snatch dramatic draw at Schalke", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Noah_Katterbach&oldid=983290380, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:26, 12 October 2020 (UTC), This page was last edited on 13 October 2020, at 11:42. The "Detailed stats" tab shows a player's total appearances, goals, cards and cumulative minutes of play for each competition, and indicates the season in which it occurred. If we look at examples of Katterbach’s dribbling he favours taking on opponents who are putting him under pressure, rather than necessarily running at them and looking to attack space in behind. A lot of Katterbach’s work on the ball can be seen from inside his own half, as I will go onto highlight later. Senior Analyst for Total Football Analysis. The image below shows him cutting inside and using his right foot to swing the ball into an area where two K. ln attackers are covered by four Borussia Dortmund defenders. It’s either laziness or a lack of foresight, but there have been too many occasions this season where Katterbach doesn’t get back into position quick enough and this has led to goals scored against Köln. Simmerath, Position: The first part of Katterbach’s game I’d like to give an analysis of is his on-ball ability. One of the basic defensive principles within a back four, is when one player comes forward out of the four, the defence should move into tight back three behind the player who has moved forward. Europe’s elite can wait. However, were a team higher up the table to swoop in for him, looking for a cut-price deal for a clearly promising talent, it certainly wouldn’t be the first time, and it won’t be the last. His positioning leaves an open passing lane which Lewandowski exploits. Marco Rose’s side finished the season in […], Rodney Redes is a 20-year-old winger from Paraguay who recently signed for MLS newcomers, Austin FC, who will take part […], Since moving to Cary, North Carolina in 2017, the North Carolina Courage have more or less dominated the NWSL. If there’s less space behind the defensive line, maybe due to being in a more advanced position himself, then he will instead look for the ball into the feet of his centre-forward and it’s common to see him take on this option regardless of pressure or players possibly blocking this option, trusting his pass.

Watch any Katterbach performance this season and you will see flashes of brilliance, accompanied by some questionable decision-making to be expected of a 19-year-old in his first season of senior football. The first part of Katterbach’s game I’d like to give an, We can see when measuring him with the best U21 left-backs in Europe, only Japhet Tanganga has a better completion percentage, however, Katterbach attempts far more than the, His one assist this season against Saarbr. He holds his own domestically against all of the league’s left-backs, regardless of age too, and although he is involved in a lower than average amount of defensive duels, his win percentage shows he can be relied on to contribute in this department to the back four. Throughout this scout report and tactical analysis, I will highlight his strengths and weaknesses, assessing Katterbach alongside the Bundesliga’s other left-backs, as well as the exciting talent in the same position, scattered across Europe’s Top Five leagues. In this example, he failed to get there quick enough and Freiburg scored.

Noah Katterbach (born 13 April 2001) is a German footballer who plays as a left back for 1. Despite his excellent dribbling ability, there are still areas to improve with regards to his passing, crossing and overall attacking contribution, as well as his defensive positioning. For using this site, please activate JavaScript. We can see an example of this below against Wolfsburg as he shapes to play the ball long down the line, but instead cuts inside. In this example, he failed to get there quick enough and Freiburg scored. His positioning leaves an open passing lane which Lewandowski exploits. This is just one example but is representative of where sometimes his composure can play himself or his teammates into trouble, just like the earlier example where he cut inside into traffic. Also […], One of the most intriguing things about Katterbach is he is still a very raw talent. Europe’s elite can wait. In short, Katterbach doesn’t put a lot of crosses in, and the ones he does, he isn’t particularly accurate with. As much as Katterbach is an outlier when it comes to dribbles, there is seemingly work to be done with his passing. [3], On 19 August 2020, Katterbach was awarded the Fritz Walter Medal in Gold for the second time, this time honouring him as the best German player in the under-19 age group.[4]. The majority of his crosses come in situations where the defence is set and they have numbers back, greatly reducing the likelihood of a goalscoring chance coming from a cross. Claremont FA Coach. In the example below, Katterbach fails to recognise this and doesn’t drop back.

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In 2018, he was awarded the Fritz Walter Medal in Gold, honouring the best German player in the under-17 age group. Whether or not he intends to sign an extension (and for the sake of his continued development I think he should), there will undoubtedly be many teams from the Bundesliga and afar monitoring this situation. As Bornauw dives in to make the tackle, momentarily dispossessing his opponent, it still leaves two Dortmund forwards around the ball, whilst Bornauw is still on the ground. The same can be said of his overall defensive duels statistics which follow a very similar pattern.

Noah Katterbach 2019/20 – scout report. 30.06.2024, Current international: FC Köln, starting at the under-8 level. Katterbach has represented Germany at several youth levels, beginning with the U 16 team in 2017. [2] During the 2019–20 season, Katterbach established himself in the club's first team squad and made 18 league appearances. Although an exciting attacking talent, Katterbach operates relatively deep compared to what we might expect to see from a modern-day attacking full-back, as the heat map below shows, which is perhaps down to Gisdol’s preferences more than anything. Despite his excellent dribbling ability, there are still areas to improve with regards to his passing, crossing and overall attacking contribution, as well as his defensive positioning. It is this very rawness which in my opinion makes it such an important decision for him to stay at Köln for the meantime where he will continue to get game time and develop out of the spotlight. When comparing Katterbach to the rest of the Bundesliga’s left-backs, as well as Europe’s best U21 left-backs I am only including those who have played at least 450 minutes at left-back this season. FC Köln. It will be interesting to see this part of Katterbach’s game develop, and whether he can keep his completion percentage above the average if he attempts more dribbles per game, perhaps getting closer to the amount attempted by Alphonso Davies. He demonstrates his calmness in possession with unwavering composure when under pressure, and will happily take on defenders even when camped far inside his own half under considerable pressure.

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This approach can, of course, come off, but is hardly a way to conceive high-percentage scoring opportunities on a consistent basis, and his xA per 90 along with his crossing statistics will back this up.