Lorenzo Pirola

A composed left-sided centre-back who reads the game with intelligence and distributes from the back with genuine quality—pressing triggers are excellent, and he's comfortable in possession, which matters at a ball-dominant club like Olympiacos. The problem is pure athleticism: he's not quick enough to recover against direct runners in a high press, and in the Greek Super League's more pragmatic style, he'll be exposed against pacey strikers who isolate him. Best deployed in a back three or against technically superior but less explosive opponents.