Angeliño's Impressive Attacking Performance for RB Leipzig
## Angeliño's Impressive Attacking Performance for RB Leipzig
While nominally a full-back, Ángel Di María's compatriot José Luis Morales Gómez – known simply as **Ángeliño** – has completely redefined the modern marauding wing-back role for RB Leipzig. Far from being content with defensive duties and simple overlapping runs, he has become one of the club’s most potent offensive weapons from left flank. His contributions go far beyond standard crosses or late arrivals into the box; they represent a genuine game-changing dimension.
His stats tell only part of the story: consistent assist tallies among defenders highlight his creative vision and delivery quality. Whether whipping in precise low drives across goal, clipping perfect balls over defenders for teammates making near-post runs, or finding attackers with through-balls sliced open defences, his final pass is consistently excellent. Crucially, though, he *also* poses a significant personal threat. Timo Werner wasn’t alone in benefitting; Angeliño himself frequently arrived untracked at the far post to tuck away volleys or tap-ins after his own cutbacks.
What truly sets him apart is the **timing, intelligence, and aggression** he brings to the final third. He understands when to push forward relentlessly, becoming effectively a third centre-forward alongside Schalke loanee Kolo Muani and Timo Werner (during their shared tenure), creating constant numerical overloads on the right side of opponents' defences. His ability to synchronise surging runs with teammate breaks, then delivering at exactly the right moment, makes him impossible to man-mark effectively. Opposition fullbacks face an unenviable choice: stay wide and risk conceding space behind them via his penetrating runs, or drop deep and leave dangerous spaces elsewhere.
For RB Leipzig, this transformative attitude from their Spanish international left-back provides unparalleled width, unpredictability, and goal-changing impact. He doesn’t just support attacks; he initiates them, dictates their rhythm from deep, and frequently finishes them himself. It's the marking of elite, influential players operating in seemingly humble positions – turning defence into dynamite offence week after week.
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