- Aug 27, 2013
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I must have watched a different match. True the US were not really threatened much - but two things stood out to me: first, was positioning, I thought CCV was very good here - always seemed to hold the shape, and not get dragged out of position. Second, was a better understanding of when to commit - I can recall in the past he went to win a ball or make a tackle when he was never going to win, and that took him out of the play, and he does not have the recovery speed to take those risks. Last night I saw him hold back on those types of play, and kept positionally sound, showing more patience.But overall, meh.
I think he has always been pretty solid on the ball, and he was fine in that department last night.
He is not ready for Spurs yet, but I like the direction he is headed. Definitely looked improved last night, and, as others have said, a loan to a low-level PL side next year would not be out of order in his development. Or, I would not be opposed to a loan back to Ipswich next season either - maybe they can compete for a promotion spot.