World Cup 2018: The most underrated player to watch out for in each group

Group F- Hirving Lozano

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Hirving Lozano is probably one of the most exciting young players in the world right now. In fact, he might well be Mexico’s best player, which certainly says something considering the El Tri have the likes of Javier Hernandez and Andres Guardado. Nonetheless, Lozano’s play has largely gone unrecognized, as he has played in the Eredivisie.

Lozano was excellent for PSV Eindhoven, who won the league. The Mexican finished 3rd in WhoScored’s player rating in the Dutch league while finishing 5th in goals as Lozano managed to find space behind defenses. Lozano was also an excellent creator, finishing 8th in assists in the Eredivisie and 4th in key passes with 2.6 per game. Perhaps, the most impressive aspect of his play on the right-wing was his crossing where he ranked 3rd in the league with 2.4 per game. This play bodes well for the world cup, where Mexico face a difficult group with Germany, South Korea, and Sweden. Lozano will have to be multi-faced both as a goal-scorer and creator if Mexico are to reach the quarterfinals which they haven’t done since 1986.