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Player Watch - Steven Bergwijn signs for Ajax

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George94

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Shouldn't go unnoticed that he's quite big and will have a bigger physical presence in both penalty areas.
? Where did you get this information from? The guy is a midget. Even the YouTube scouts could deduce that.

He's 5'10 but he's stocky. So think we're talking about Bergwijn's girth measurement rather than his vertical measurement, which some regard to be the more import asset.

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PSV rejected a bid of around 35m from Sevilla last summer as insufficient. They were obviously banking on getting a bigger fee this year after the Euro's.
But now Bergwijn himself is forcing the issue. He is desperate to get out asap, because PSV sacked coach Mark van Bommel, with whom he was very close, and he's become disillusioned with the lack of quality and passion displayed by his team-mates..
These are the circumstances that can tempt Daniel Levy to come out of the shadows and move in for the kill... ;)

Lol he is gonna feel right at home then with us lol
 

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He's 5'10 but he's stocky. So think we're talking about Bergwijn's girth measurement rather than his vertical measurement, which some regard to be the more import asset.

:cautious:

His nickname in the Netherlands is The Girthquake I heard.
 

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Yeah, so much of our play breaks down because of Lucas. He'll have the odd moment of magic and isn't a bad finisher, but runs down so many blind alleys and his passing is average. Son, who is a far better player, and Alli are also guilty of giving the ball away cheaply and with all of them on the pitch our ball retention is terrible at times. Bergwijn would surely be an improvement in this area.

He also looks decent out wide unlike Lucas who, despite being incredibly quick is somehow quite shit on the wings and a lot better when making runs though the middle of the park. Having another proper wide player with pace and the ability to pick a pass would work wonders for the balance of the side.
Lucas, and to a lesser extent Dele and Son are all players that thrive on instinct. Given time to think and their decision making becomes slow and ponderous. Similarly their movement is also poor hence why we don’t do much pass/move/pass intricacies in the final third. Footballing intelligence is lacking and I hope this guy brings some, as we’ve seen it from GLC and N’Dombele.
 
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