Eintracht Frankfurt finished the season sixth in the Bundesliga, qualifying for the UEFA Europa League group stage.
With moderate stats, they scored 51 goals and conceded 50, with a one-goal difference.
Their top scorer and best playmaker was Omar Marmoush, who scored 12 in the league while having the most assists with six.
The Egyptian occupied many different positions in the attack and did well in all of them because he has balanced skills that make him able to play in many positions with different duties.
The 25-year-old can play as a single striker, a second striker, a wide winger, and an interior winger (Inside) who cuts inside, leaving the outer flank for the full-back or the wing-back.
In this tactical analysis, we will dissect all of his skills with his clubs and the Egyptian national team.
Omar Marmoush Scouting Report & Style Of Play
Before getting into the details, we will examine the graph below, which compares Omar Marmoush’s style of play to that of other centre-forwards in Europe‘s top five leagues.
In attack, it is clear that he is so positive and tries on the goal with good percentile ranks in shots and goal contribution per 90, while it is also clear that he loves to dribble.
In possession, Marmoush has good stats in progressive and dangerous passes.
Still, the low number of passes and their accuracy reflect that he tries to play directly rather than keeping possession, regarding how his team and the league play.
As we will explain, Omar Marmoush is good at defending, but his low rank in positioning and defensive duels per 90 may be due to how he presses in the tactics, covering the shadow of the six or helping in side pressing.
He usually plays as a striker with a partner for his club and with wide wingers for Egypt, so we are talking about an attacker who is more dynamic than usual and a winger who is quite direct and a goal threat.
Let’s start our detailed scouting!
Omar Marmoush Ranking Among Centre-Forwards
Omar Marmoush’s goalscoring skills
We will analyze Omar Marmoush’s goalscoring skills and attacking weapons simultaneously because, in the end, he uses most of his weapons to score goals.
1v1 Quick Foot Feints
He has an excellent pace and a swift, short sprint.
Marmoush can quickly dribble the ball and change directions.
He uses all of that to open a space and exploit his shooting ability.
In the photos below, we see him using a technique to pass the defender and shoot: getting closer to the defender, slowing down his pace, and suddenly doing some quick foot feints to manipulate the defender.
Ultimately, Marmoush passes the defender, who gives him his back and shoots directly into the net.
Fake Shot
With Egypt below, we can find another way to open a space to shoot.
In the first photo, you can find Omar Marmoush surrounded by three pressing defenders.
He fakes that he would shoot and then uses a big touch to push the ball back to the right, where he can shoot, scoring a fantastic goal.
Strong First Touch & Shot
The Egyptian striker usually uses this strong-oriented first touch to open a shooting opportunity, even in a crowded area, as in the two photos below.
Fake Step Over The Ball
The 25-year-old doesn’t usually use extraordinarily skilful moves in 1-v-1 situations, but he does use some simple, quick foot feints to put the ball into a space from which he can shoot.
This is clear in the first two photos, where he fakes a step over the ball and then chips it gently to the empty area after attracting the two defenders.
Sudden Shot
Omar Marmoush is also capable with his left foot, and he sometimes uses that to add unpredictability to his game, as shown in the next scene.
In the first two photos, he slows down his pace, waiting for the defender to pass him from his right side as usual, but he suddenly kicks with his left foot, surprising the goalkeeper and the defender.
Non-Dominant Foot Shot
Omar Marmoush also has a pattern of facing defenders who close his right direction by getting closer to the defender, forcing him to change his inclined body position to face him and then passing him from the left side near the defender’s fixed leg.
As shown below, he has no problem finishing brilliantly on the top of the net with his left foot.
Quick Dribbling Changes Of Direction
The Eintracht Frankfurt striker uses this pattern well in the wide winger position, too, using his quick steps to cut inside and then quickly dribble the ball to the outside again.
This causes the defender to be fixed, and he finds it difficult to change his body position, as in the second photo below.
Unpredictable Shooter
We should highlight an important, not technical, ability: Omar Marmoush’s permanent intention to score a goal.
If you look into the situation in the first photo below, you can’t predict that it would be a dangerous chance after only three seconds, though this is what happened.
He quickly wants to turn and face the goal to shoot.
Coming to another weapon — Omar Marmoush´s ability and intention to carry the ball forward.
When Marmoush sees the distance he cuts in the first two photos, it is clear that he receives the ball, opens his shape quickly, dribbles forward, does some pass combinations, and does the usual big touch to the right.
He exploits his super-short sprint and shoots the ball, deceiving the goalkeeper, who predicts the other direction—this trick is also present in Kylian Mbappé‘s game.
Omar Marmoush Runs In Behind
As a wide winger, Omar Marmoush can execute well-timed runs in behind, but we want to highlight how he sometimes deceives the defender by running suddenly in front, not behind him, as shown in the two photos below.
After that, the Eintracht Frankfurt star cuts inside to the right to open a shooting angle on the left, as shown in the third and fourth photos.
As a striker, Omar Marmoush keeps using the important role of starting behind the defender to be on his blind side, putting the defender between him and the ball to make it difficult to track him while also trying to finish his runs into the goalmouth.
In the first two photos below, it is clear that the Egyptian carefully steps down to ensure that he becomes on the defender’s blind side and then asks for the ball behind him.
The same roles are applied in the third and fourth photos, but Omar Marmoush uses “run across the front” in front of the defender.
Against Borussia Dortmund, Omar Marmoush showed that he had no problems asking for the ball behind the defender.
Still, when he realised that the pass was shorter than hoped, he adjusted his run using his speed and long legs to keep the ball, as in the fourth photo below.
Omar Marmoush Positioning
As we have mentioned, Omar Marmoush plays in different positions, so he naturally receives the ball in various areas and situations.
Starting with wide receiving skills, in the first photo below, Omar Marmoush receives the ball as a wide player in a difficult situation down the line, facing a defender behind him and a coming defender.
So he fakes that he would let the ball pass and then touches it back quickly, as in the second photo.
After that, the third photo clearly shows the importance of using his body to keep the ball, and then he cuts inside to the empty space.
The photo below shows the difficult situation for the winger while receiving the pass directly from the full-back with a defender pushing him forward.
Omar Marmoush ensures that he is fixed and balanced by bending his knee and lowering his hips, making his centre of gravity nearer to the ground.
He also puts his hands to the back to increase stability and keep in touch with the defender, preventing him from getting to the ball as part of shielding the ball.
When Omar Marmoush receives in more interior areas, he doesn’t want to control the ball; he wants to turn to face the goal and be direct as usual, so you can find two different ways he uses below.
In the first two photos, he flicks the ball with his chest toward the space and turns quickly to dribble forward.
In the third and fourth photos, you can find another way: fake a step toward the ball with his near foot and then let the ball pass, but it doesn’t always work.
This may raise some concerns about Omar Marmoush´s ability to play a possession game in tight spaces because his permanent intention to receive the ball forward doesn’t always work, and sometimes, you need to keep the ball.
Still, he can shield the ball, twist, and turn in tight spaces.
This may be due to the team’s direct nature and the Bundesliga’s general emphasis on direct play and transitions.
In the case below, Omar Marmoush receives the ball in tight spaces as an interior winger who cuts inside.
The Egyptian shields the ball well, keeps it, twists and turns to go forward in a perfect scene.
Ultimately, Omar Marmoush uses his power, ability to shield the ball and quick steps to escape from the defender.
When he holds up play, especially in transitions and goal kicks, his defenders or goalkeepers usually target him directly.
Omar Marmoush and his team prefer to let the ball pass, focusing on the defender not to get the ball but to prevent the defender from getting the ball.
He lets the ball pass and then chases.
This makes the situation a race, not a duel, and he prefers those types of engagements, as in the two photos below.
The same concerns appear when he is forced to drop to hold and link-up play, as in the two photos below.
Omar Marmoush may be so direct and think quickly, sometimes with a strong touch, that he chooses the wrong way to go, so he goes to the right, where he finds two opponents who cut the ball.
Omar Marmoush Inside-the-box Skills
When it comes to Omar Marmoush´s Inside-the-box skills, starting with movements, it is shown below that he doesn’t rush to penetrate inside, focusing on being on the defender’s blind side until the last moment, as shown in the second photo below.
As in the third photo, the Egyptian suddenly cuts when the right time comes.
Although the pass goes behind the defender, Omar Marmoush changes his direction quickly to score a goal.
Omar Marmoush Movements & Quick Changes Of Direction
In the first photo below, the Eintracht Frankfurt talent keeps a position behind a defender.
When Omar Marmoush sees the defender, he fakes that he would go in the right direction in the second photo to deceive the defender and then goes to the left.
Other actions inside the box include composure and anticipation.
Omar Marmoush anticipated the defender’s poor pass and got the ball back.
Then, he was composed and didn’t rush; he dribbled the ball past the goalkeeper, scoring with his left.
Omar Marmoush Anticipation & Composure
When it comes to heading, he is clever in getting the ball before the defender runs from his blind side, putting Marmoush between the defender and the ball, as in the previous movements.
He is not the best at the technical act of heading itself, though, which is a weakness in his game.
Without the ball, the Egyptian aggressively presses to get it back as the tactics demand.
He can cover the shadow of the six behind him or direct the play to the side to implement side pressing, so he appears quite tactically aware in this regard.
Conclusion
This analysis shows how the Egyptian star has diverse skills that allow him to play in different attacking positions.
In this Omar Marmoush scouting report, we have also explained his strengths and identified some potential weaknesses, which he can work on to prepare for different game styles.
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