really happy to see him in the starting line up and very happy he played so well + the comments from JJ are very encouraging.
Q for @IGSpur @spurs9 and other youth watchers, are there are other CB's at the club who are at/ close to/ soon could get to Tanganga's level.
The grouping of Sanchez, Toby, Tanganga with 2 full backs could be a very good base against top sides but with Verts likely leaving and Dier not showing well in the CB, we could do with another 1-2 at Tanganga's level along with Foyth.
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From what i’ve seen from yesterday, I’d like to think he’ll get a chance with us. Could he occasionally play RB until we sign a new one?
Davies - Toby - Dave - Tanganga
From what i’ve seen from yesterday, I’d like to think he’ll get a chance with us. Could he occasionally play RB until we sign a new one?
Davies - Toby - Dave - Tanganga
He's not really a RB but he can play there if he needs to, I reckon he's done it around 5 times. He's less experienced in that position than both Eyoma and BLF for example and they are both CBs too. Just depends what you expect from him. He's nowhere near the level of say Hinds and KWP but if he has the confidence and trust of his manager, he can carry a ball out he'd probably do OK.
What's really surprised me is that, after seeing him for the first time ever, he really has some pace/explosiveness about him. I may be wrong here, but I don't recall that ever being mentioned in the countless posts about him in the youth threads.
Has a bit of Des Walker’s style about him. I was very impressed with him in preseason and was very good yesterday against top strikers.
I've been behind the Koulibaly rumours because we desperately need our defenders to be more aggressive. Both Toby and Jan are ball playing defenders, they rely on calm and composed actions and reading of the game to defend well. Nothing wrong with that.I loved his aggression and his pro-active approach to winning possession off the opposition players, both defensively and in midfield, rather than just sitting back and waiting for a mistake, he often tried to rob the player of the ball and I loved that. And he's got real pace about him. This boy could have a blistering future with us, and we know, he's one of our own. I pray we really look after him and get him signed up to a decent contract and decent money.
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One thing that will never change with Tanganga is aggression because it is very much part of his game, he will pick up bookings because of it but he will always attack and compete for balls in the air or on the deck.I've been behind the Koulibaly rumours because we desperately need our defenders to be more aggressive. Both Toby and Jan are ball playing defenders, they rely on calm and composed actions and reading of the game to defend well. Nothing wrong with that.
However, when you have no DM and you lack the ability to pin teams back (Tottenham 15-17) then you need defenders to be aggressive and stop players from running at you, have them play back to goal and know that they are in for a battle as it's hard to outmuscle them or outrun them. Tanganga gives us those things neither of the Belgians do. Even Sanchez is easier to knock off the ball at times.
Another thing was his instinct to block that shot. As soon as Salah cut in his first thought was to throw his body on the line. Jan and Toby don't have that instinct as much.