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Nico Paz came out of nowhere, what are the characteristics of his skills?

9:55pm, 31 October 2025【Football】

If you want to talk about who is the hottest new star in football during this period, Como's Nico Pas will be one of them. He started out in Real Madrid's youth training camp and showed great talent after moving to Serie A.

Under the careful training of Fabregas, he gradually became the core of this team and a very creative player in Serie A.

There may be some fans who haven't watched his game yet. Let me introduce to you through game screenshots what characteristics he has in playing football.

Paz is a left-footed player who mainly plays in the midfield position. He can also play in central midfielder, attacking midfielder and other positions. He is a very typical technical midfielder. He plays football very calmly, his control of the ball and his turn to get rid of it are smooth, and his control of the ball is very artistic.

He will often make Marseille pirouettes and turn around to escape. Faced with the opponent's double or multi-person press, he can not lose the ball, showing a certain ability to control the ball.

Some fans said that watching him play reminds me of Xavi and Zidane. I agree with this. He has the talent to be the core of the organization.

In terms of passing, he accurately grasps the timing of passing threatening balls and through balls forward, and can often pass very threatening penetrating balls in the frontcourt. No matter how many opposing players are in front of him, he is not afraid. As long as his teammates run out of position and see them, he will pass the ball and deliver it to his teammates accurately.

Many of Como's scores come from his delivery. His creativity is the key to the team's goal account.

One thing that needs to be praised is that Paz is very tall, currently 1.86 meters tall, and he is relatively strong in physical confrontation. Compared with Real Madrid's Guler and others, his balance and ability to not concede the ball during confrontation are commendable.

Other technical players might lose their balance and start to stagger after a bump or a step, but he was not afraid of Paz's words. He is not afraid of physical confrontation. If the opponent's body presses up, he will get rid of it before passing the ball, showing extremely good body balance.

Considering that he is only 21 years old now and his body has not yet been fully formed. In two or three years, when his body becomes stronger, he will be able to be more comfortable in the midfield, and he will be better able to handle movements and confrontations.

The future is limitless.

What is valuable is that when I watch Paz play, he also has a very strong sense of handling the ball and cooperation, and never sticks to the ball. When a teammate is open, he will make a pass at the right time, allowing his teammate to take a shot comfortably.

This is a typical characteristic of a commander. Players who use their brains to play football are very accurate in predicting and analyzing the field, just like precision instruments, to sort out the team's offense.

Such characteristics are the players that many teams dream of acquiring, especially the old club Real Madrid.

After his outstanding performance during this period, Real Madrid could no longer sit still and stated that they would activate the buy-back clause and bring Paz to the Bernabeu to make him a part of the team.

Paco, who was at Real Madrid in his youth, would naturally not miss this opportunity. When interviewed by the media, he also expressed his feelings humbly. I am very happy to play in the Como team. I have the respect of the coach and teammates. I am still growing. I am very happy to play here.

I will be happy to see what happens in the future. If Real Madrid needs me and there is really a place for me, I will consider returning then, but now my focus is on the present, which is to play well for Como and help the team achieve better results.

To have such a mentality, Paz is also very mature, neither humble nor arrogant, and expresses his inner feelings.

It is not easy to have such a stable mentality at this age. I can see his inner ambition and his motivation to develop on the big stage in the future.

If there are no accidents, I believe that Paz should be able to return to Real Madrid in one or two seasons. His buy-back clause was only about 10 million euros. At that time, Real Madrid retained a hand, with three summer window buy-back rights and a 50% transfer share.

In these three summer windows, Real Madrid can choose to bring Paz back with a transfer fee of 9 million euros in 2025, 10 million euros in 2026, or 11 million euros in 2027. The Galaxy Battleship can bring him back without any difficulty.

And for Alonso, a star like Paz is also a much-needed player in the team.

Currently, most of the Real Madrid team is engineer-type players. Only Guler, the technical midfielder, can still play. The other stars are a bit more defensive than creative. If they can come to Pas, Real Madrid's lineup structure will become more complete and the thickness of the midfield will be enhanced.

I believe this will be a valuable investment.

But after talking about the advantages, limitations and disadvantages, I will still talk about it. From the perspective of technical characteristics, everyone knows that he plays the role of a commander, but in Real Madrid, it will be very important whether he can get the support of his teammates.

In Como, this is a small team. There are no big-name stars in the team, and there is not much pressure on performance. As long as you play steadily and maintain a stable attitude, you can play calmly.

But if he leaves Serie A and returns to Real Madrid, will Paz still be able to have such a tactical status? Having unlimited firing rights is also very critical.

Whether his degree of integration and mentality can be adjusted as soon as possible is also very important.

When he comes to Real Madrid, he is not as patient as Como. Everyone is paying attention to your every move. If you don't play well, the pressure will double, and you may experience ups and downs under huge pressure.

In view of Paz's current young state, I hope he can play in Como for another year or two, preferably until 2027 before returning.. Paz also grew up at that time, and after two or three years of training in Serie A, he became stronger. When he came to Real Madrid, he could seamlessly match up with Bellingham, Mbappe and others.

For young players, the most important thing is game experience. Rather than being a substitute in a big club, it is more important to have stable games in small and medium-sized teams so that players can grow to a higher level.

If fans have time, you might as well watch the Como Serie A game and pay attention to this talented young man. He may be a new force that cannot be ignored in future football.