The Radar: Yáser Asprilla
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 7 June 2024
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to episode 8 of The Radar, where The Athletic's unrivalled range of global football experts will profile some of the game's most exciting up and coming talents who look set to star at this summer’s European Championships and Copa América.
20-year-old all-action Watford midfielder Yáser Asprilla has made it his business to score absolute screamers for the Hornets since arriving at Vicarage Road in 2022.
Following in the footsteps of the Colombian great James Rodríguez isn’t going to be easy - but could he be about to explode onto the international stage?
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| 0:00.0 | He's having a blinder. He's clipped the post. He's looking formidable. Then... |
| 0:09.0 | His game might be over, but yours isn't. |
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| 0:34.2 | The Athletic. |
| 0:39.5 | Yes, guys, Iyo here. |
| 0:42.8 | What you're about to hear is an episode of the radar. |
| 0:49.9 | The Athletics bite-tized profiles of the 12 most exciting young players at the Euros and Copper America this summer. |
| 0:53.4 | Think of the episodes as Essential Scouting Reports. |
| 1:12.3 | What makes the players special? Why there's so much fuss and why this summer could be their breakthrough moment. All of the episodes from the series will land on this podcast feed before the tournaments get underway. And we'll be back with some big preview episodes next week. All you need to do is enjoy. |
| 1:20.3 | If you haven't seen Yasser Aspreya Strike Football yet, |
| 1:22.4 | stop what you're doing immediately. |
| 1:37.6 | The 20-year-old Watford midfielder has made it his business to score absolute screamers for the Hornets since arriving at Vic Ridge Road in 2022. |
| 1:42.9 | It's Yasser Aspreya, the Colombian substitute who came on just a few moments ago, trying to make an impact on the game. |
| 1:49.4 | And he shoots from distance. That is a brilliant goal. Yasser Aspreya for Watford, and even some of the Norwich fans are applauding that. It's the effort. Oh, it's gone all the way in. What's a |
| 1:53.6 | belting strike from Yasser Aspreya. Watford take the lead and in style. He's made just four international appearances for his country, Colombia, yet he's already got his scoring boots on for them too. |
| 2:07.4 | And could be set to make his mark at this summer's Copa America. |
| 2:18.2 | This is the radar, where we'll take you inside the story of some of the game's most exciting, |
| 2:23.2 | up-and-coming talents who look set to become the faces of the next generation. |
| 2:31.2 | A product of the Ndugado Youth Academy back in Colombia, Asprea has already been earmarked |
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