Player Watch - Steven Bergwijn signs for Ajax

[JCRD]

Lennon got me off my seat - so much pace and the way he ran - so funny.

One of my faves. Crossign was a bit shoddy but he and Corluka - great partnership

 

[For the love of Spurs]

He is the sort of attacking player we need in the side centrally and wide. Not the Moura’s of this world who are really stupid and lack football brains.

You simply cannot have Son and Moura in the same side, you only play one and Son is the better player. The rest of the attack has to be intelligent

I wouldn’t call Moura stupid but I kind of get your point. Son and Moura are greedy goalscorers mostly who make runs and have shots which is fine but if you have more than one it weakens the build up play.

Neither Son or Moura are particularly good at linking and hold up play. Bergwijn is by contrast and I think the balance is better with only one of Son or Moura.

 

[barry]

He is the sort of attacking player we need in the side centrally and wide. Not the Moura’s of this world who are really stupid and lack football brains.

You simply cannot have Son and Moura in the same side, you only play one and Son is the better player. The rest of the attack has to be intelligent

I'm liking Moura more this season. He has a thankless task, and is usually up against a few players but when it does come off he actually surveys his surroundings, and rightly or wrongly, decides (pass or shoot) what he believes is the best possible chance to score.
Son is a greedy fuck who 9 times out of 10 takes the shot, no matter what. While he's on this hot steak, who am I to complain.

 

[daryl hannah]

I wouldn’t call Moura stupid but I kind of get your point. Son and Moura are greedy goalscorers mostly who make runs and have shots which is fine but if you have more than one it weakens the build up play.

Neither Son or Moura are particularly good at linking and hold up play. Bergwijn is by contrast and I think the balance is better with only one of Son or Moura.

I think we need to remember that we're playing without a recognised striker and more than that - all that Kane brings in terms of hold up and box play. Moura is best coming in off the right and we know what he can do on his day.

I'm just glad we now have some other options emerging on the field and the bench. Having decent new players in the squad in the form of Bergwijn, Lo Celso, Gedson, NDombele, Sess & Tanganga feels like the honeymoon phase of a new relationship - still figuring out what each other are like and where all the bits fit, but it's exciting.

 

[matthew.absurdum]

Luckily we did sign him. Now he is already indispensable

 

[JKendall13]

 

[thebenjamin]

He just has to score and or assist 30 goals between now and the end of the season. No biggie.

 

[Flobadob]

Easy to overhype, but really his start to his spurs career has been great. There really isn’t much to dislike at all. He’s rapid, strong, intelligent, great technique. Others have said it already but him and Kane together will be a lethal combination

 

[chelmyid]

Intelligence is where he stands out for me. In comparison to son and moura (and I don’t dislike them) he knows exactly where and when to play the ball in most circumstances. Mourinho is all about intelligence and these sort of buys will become more and more in my opinion

 

[Danny1]

This boy is a superb talent, has all the attributes to go right to the very top. Quick, strong, clever, great touch, hard work, great vision.

He seems to be a good honest guy aswell which always bodes well when it comes to putting the hours in on the training field to keep getting better, it's what Kane does every day & he is the perfect role model.

 

[michaelj70]

I had to double check he wasn't substituted as I didn’t see him do much in 2nd half last night Was it just me ?

 

[Snarfalicious]

I had to double check he wasn't substituted as I didn’t see him do much in 2nd half last night Was it just me ?

He didn’t have a great game. He wasn’t awful, just struggled to really make an impact. That’s it.

 

[Ossie85]

It's very difficult to have a good game when you play like we do lately. He had a similar game to the City game. The difference was that in the City game he had a chance and scored.

Most of our attacking players will struggle a lot, as I'm quite sure we'll keep playing like this until next season when Jose gets new players

 

[wrd]

It's very difficult to have a good game when you play like we do lately. He had a similar game to the City game. The difference was that in the City game he had a chance and scored.

Most of our attacking players will struggle a lot, as I'm quite sure we'll keep playing like this until next season when Jose gets new players

Dare you to throw that in the Dele thread

 

[ikky]

He won’t be great every game, still needs to adapt to the PL but glad Jose has thrown him ( maybe some out of not having a choice ) in the deep end immediately. Under poch he would be getting 5 or 10 min cameos here and there.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

It's very difficult to have a good game when you play like we do lately. He had a similar game to the City game. The difference was that in the City game he had a chance and scored.

Most of our attacking players will struggle a lot, as I'm quite sure we'll keep playing like this until next season when Jose gets new players

Tbh I don’t think it’s anything to do with ‘Jose getting new players’. what we’re seeing now is his style of play.

 

[matthew.absurdum]

Scored again, also involved in the build up of the second goal. But faded out in the second half. I am wondering whether he was injured after scoring the goal

 

[punkisback]

I think he has made a good impact. However he really lacks any outstanding attributes to really take us to the next level. Some players you see have raw talent or great pace. He looks very steady and does the simple things well which can’t be said for others in our attack. He is a decent finisher however and hopefully can’t build on that.

Edit! got a disagree already. It’s not that I don’t see anything spectacular, I’m a layman when it comes to scouting opinions. But for the more educated can people help inform me on what he can develop into.

 

[ToDarrenIsToDo]

I think he has made a good impact. However he really lacks any outstanding attributes to really take us to the next level. Some players you see have raw talent or great pace. He looks very steady and does the simple things well which can’t be said for others in our attack. He is a decent finisher however and hopefully can’t build on that.

Edit! got a disagree already. It’s not that I don’t see anything spectacular, I’m a layman when it comes to scouting opinions. But for the more educated can people help inform me on what he can develop into.

Mate, he's 3/4 games in and is yet to play withna genuine striker to take the burden off of him. Ridiculously unfair to judge him before he gets help up top in the kind of quality we'll have once injuries clear up.

 

[Shadydan]

I think he has made a good impact. However he really lacks any outstanding attributes to really take us to the next level. Some players you see have raw talent or great pace. He looks very steady and does the simple things well which can’t be said for others in our attack. He is a decent finisher however and hopefully can’t build on that.

Edit! got a disagree already. It’s not that I don’t see anything spectacular, I’m a layman when it comes to scouting opinions. But for the more educated can people help inform me on what he can develop into.

This is incredibly premature and in any case it's hard to judge how good players really are in this current side.