After watching that video, I think neither Jan or Toby should be guaranteed anything.
And here's a massive pat on the back for Juan. He was De Ligt like last night.
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After watching that video, I think neither Jan or Toby should be guaranteed anything.
And here's a massive pat on the back for Juan. He was De Ligt like last night.
Mobile, skillful, very strong in the tackle, good in the air. All he needs is game time and I for one want to see him get it.
Seen some people say he isn't all that physically. But I've never one seen him bullied. He's played against the likes of Andy Carroll, who is a ridiculously tough footballer to play against and someone who has bullied our senior defenders in the past, and looked every bit as strong. He's played against lower league opposition who probably would have been told to rough him up and came through with flying colours.
I think people saw Antonio getting passed him as a sign of Foyth not being physically ready. But watch it back, it was a blatant foul by Antonio and it was a ridiculous decision not to award a free kick.
He's our secret weapon defensively and he's going to save us a fucking fortune.
I think people saw Antonio getting passed him as a sign of Foyth not being physically ready. But watch it back, it was a blatant foul by Antonio and it was a ridiculous decision not to award a free kick.
He's our secret weapon defensively and he's going to save us a fucking fortune.
The way he glides out of defence leaving forwards in his wake reminds me of a young Beckenbauer in his pomp. His tackling is clinical, but his strength is his positional play, which is mature for such a young guy.
The ageing of Toby and Jan doesn't worry me so much if we can hang on to him, and he continues to develop.
The ageing of Toby and Jan doesn't worry me so much if we can hang on to him, and he continues to develop.
DeLigtful?
Matthijs De Lite?
He is in North London living with a family member I believe, attending a few of Poch's BBQ s will bulk him up, that's for sure!
100% this, against Newport who were physical as fuck he was brilliant, I'd like to see him introduced from the bench in a back 3 against Wolves, everytime he has played he has been great and with rumours he may want out he needs to be playing more, their is a reason PSG wanted him
There also must have been a reason he chose us over for PSG!
I think Poch knows how good he can be but he can't simply play Foyth over two arguably world class centre backs and a £40,000,000 signing.
But Foyth made a hard decision for Poch yesterday. Can't wait to see his continued development
Well said Totts.
In the games he's played for us previously he's actually been targeted by the oppo (and why wouldn't they) and I think he's taken an elbow to that face in every one of those games, where he didn't bat an eyelid and wasn't intimidated once. This kid is more than a baller, Poch is turning him into a warrior, I've seen zero evidence that he's not physical enough.
Last night we saw something that I don't think we have previously seen from him before and that's pace, the distance he made up to catch Antonio when the ball was played through to him and behind KWP in the first half was impressive, let alone the tackle he made at the end of it.
Last night he won every challenge and 100% Antonio pushed Foyth in the back, why that wasn't given a foul is totally beyond me.
Agreed.
On a side note and one that I hadn't acknowledged or perhaps taken for granted was Sanchez performance last night given he played the full game on Monday night too (and was good then also). Glad Poch made a point of this in his post-match comments.
Maybe put him at left back like Vertonghen in his early years?
