Signed by Lecce for a modest € 200,000 in July 2022, Patrick Dorga moved to Italy without even playing a senior match for the Danish Superliga Club FC Nordsjælland. Acquired as a prospect for the future, he started in the ranks of Lecce’s under 19 years old before being drafted in the first team the following summer – making his full debut in the opening League match From the 2023-24 season (a house 2-1 win against Lazio.)
His first season was always going to be a learning curve, but he still recorded 32 Apparitions of Serie A, mainly in the back left. This season, however, he did not miss a match (by injury) and started the other 20 in a variety of positions, when he also obtained a name for the senior national team in Denmark.
DORGU – Who is one of the three footballers brothers, with Ifenna, 18, playing for the youth team of Genoa – even scored within a minute after its international beginnings against Switzerland in September. It is about to move on to a completely different level, after sealing a transfer of 30 million euros (plus 5 million euros in additional modules) to Manchester United.
Position
After crossing the ranks of the youth of Nordsjælland as a left back, Dorgu began his Lecce career in the same position. But the head coach of the time, Luca Gotti – who arrived towards the end of last season – saw him as much as a defensive player.
In the first step, Gotti (who was replaced as coach of Lecce by Marco Giampaolo at the end of November) pushed the teenager to the slot on the left / midfielder, before using it as a right winger on left at the start of this season . This movement has seen Gotti comparisons between Dorgu and the former Real Madrid and Tottenham Star Gareth Bale.
“It seems to have great adaptability,” Gotti told Calciomercato. “He likes to play on the field. Important people in the world of football are starting to call me to ask me what I see … (Bale) has become an attacker. He could have played back. It could happen with Dorgu .
Strength
Aside from its versatility, the most catchy attribute of Dorgu is that the physicity which gave it an advantage at the level of youth still serves it well. He is athletic and deals with many challenges during defense and attack. Dorgu is also a powerful runner over long distances that quickly reach the top speed of a standing position.
His enthusiasm for the game was the key to his success. Whenever he receives the ball, he is ready to move forward and ranks in the sixth centile of the fields of Serie A for the Carres de Balle.
He is a qualified dribbler and when he moves forward, he is always looking for passage options to start an attack or find room for a shot. Although his rhythm and direct race are his main way to beat opponents, he is also full of stuff with nulls, fainting and changes of management.
After his resurgence as a right -free off this season, Dorgu has shown a great ability to cut inside and to use his left foot to mark with a curled up finish. He is often quickly able to free himself from his marker when he moves the ball to the center on his stronger side. Its appreciation of the combination game, varying its races which overlap and underlies, also develops.
To his credit, Dorgu’s energetic and all-action style has also become in the foreground on the defensive side of the game when he finds with diligence and is quickly able to regain his position when the team loses possession.
How it can improve
Despite his rapid ascent, Dorgu, at the age of 20, has certain aspects of his game which still need to polish. His relentless approach can lead him to lose the ball in dangerous areas. And while his dribbling is a strong point, the drawback of a high volume dribbler from deep positions is that they run the risk of running in pressure or blind alleys – especially during the adventure in The inner field.
Likewise, Dorgu’s decision -making often see him choose an attack option when simply keeping his position is the best call.
Defensively, he tends to count on his recovery speed, rather than reading the movement of an opponent before intervening / intercept. Part of its attractiveness is that he is an intense multi-user player and with high octane factory rather than a well-balanced and well-balanced well-balanced rear. But it can lead him to get in a defensive head-to-face when he is less than a covering teammate.
Who else was linked?
The most recent reports have linked Dorgu with the interest of Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, but he also saw the Interazional Italian teams, AC Milan, Juventus and Napoli
How will he adapt to Manchester United?
On the basis of its inherent qualities, Dorgu looks like an intriguing perspective for the knockout of the left back of United. Given his somewhat distinctive skills – slightly disorderly tactically, but technically healthy and with bags of energy – the role should suit him.
The fact that he is supported by a third central defender in a training 3-4-2-1 will help him to defend and give him the license to cover a higher position than usual for a great-back, where he can make an offensive impact. Amorim may be tempted to switch Dorgu on the other side (right) to use his shooting / finish capacities, but it would be wise to let him first find his feet in the Premier League on his more familiar left side.
Using such an energetic player should arouse the life of this Léthargic and Static part of Manchester United. But there is also a chance that its juvenile fervor will be stifled by the general lack of oxygen around the club.
