Blessed with pace, a monstrous build and aggression which makes him both a winner on the field as well as off it, you could argue Mamadou Sakho is a complete centre-back despite just being 23 years of age. He is predominantly left-footed and, although he prefers to play as the left centre-back, he has played on the right and is equally comfortable in both roles. Along with his aggression and undeniable strength in the air, Sakho is perhaps one of the most intelligent young defenders in the game. His reading of the game is that of a seasoned veteran and his positional sense is quite remarkable for someone so young. Very rarely is Sakho caught out of position and on the rare occasion he is, he uses his pace and acceleration to great effect to recover his ground. It is this pace and acceleration which also saw Sakho start his professional career as a left-back playing over 100 games for Paris Saint-Germain in this role.
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