• The Fighting Cock is a forum for fans of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Here you can discuss Spurs latest matches, our squad, tactics and any transfer news surrounding the club. Registration gives you access to all our forums (including 'Off Topic' discussion) and removes most of the adverts (you can remove them all via an account upgrade). You're here now, you might as well...

    Get involved!

Player Jamie Donley

Latest Spurs videos from Sky Sports

Tomo said:
I think Vuskovic is an outstanding talent. Seems to be dominate in the Belgian league and we signed him for huge money given his age with many of Europe’s top clubs trying to buy him. Think he is more in the Archie Gray level of player.


View: https://x.com/risingstarxi/status/1879152337161159156?s=46&t=Gc6HrWVZT0mtSXU7r8ZBIQ

As for Devine and Philips be interesting to see how they grow.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

I'm excited for Vuskovic coming but this tweet is literally a perfect example of outlets cherry-picking stats to make a player look better or worse than they are, literally the only metric by which he is being measured against other centre-backs that you would really want to assess as a primary trait is "Aerial duels won", yes it's nice that he's good at passing and playing out from the back, but how does he measure up in, you know, defending?
 
Rebrov_Likes said:
Next season Maddison gonna be looking over his shoulder.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Gonna be interesting to see whether he ends up as a more conventional 9 or further back in the 10 role, you feel if he can start adding goals consistently to his game at senior level he will certainly be a very very good 9, he's 6ft so good height for the role and if he fills out nicely like Kane did around that age he could be fucking phenomenal, he seems to have a very complete game much like Kane did, just needs to keep working hard and the sky is the limit.
 
Mostly wrong said:
Gonna be interesting to see whether he ends up as a more conventional 9 or further back in the 10 role, you feel if he can start adding goals consistently to his game at senior level he will certainly be a very very good 9, he's 6ft so good height for the role and if he fills out nicely like Kane did around that age he could be fucking phenomenal, he seems to have a very complete game much like Kane did, just needs to keep working hard and the sky is the limit.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

He was a conventional striker - consistently rated as best in his England age group - until 18 months ago when he dropped back to being a no 10. Magnificent last season scoring goals and assisting even more for Spurs u21's as they won PL2 with Lankshear as no 9 and 2 decent wingers.

Playing as a no 10 for Orient, his first ever loan, and started a little slowly in terms of goal involvements, but has hit form in the last dozen or so matches - and that can be seen with his ability to see the possibility (I doubt too many top professional would) of that goal through the huddle of players and have the confidence and ability to score from 40 or 45 yards out.

He's scored them for Spurs youth before so its not a one off, - and yes it hit the cross bar and Ortega before going in the goal (although spin on the ball might have taken it in anyway) but make no mistake the goal only happens as Donley has the ability to size up the opportunity and go for it.

I think it will go down as one of the great goals of the FA Cup, its that special.

He's having a lot of fun as a no 10 so don''t see him going back to being a striker on a regular bsasiss
 
Spursidol said:
He was a conventional striker - consistently rated as best in his England age group - until 18 months ago when he dropped back to being a no 10. Magnificent last season scoring goals and assisting even more for Spurs u21's as they won PL2 with Lankshear as no 9 and 2 decent wingers.

Playing as a no 10 for Orient, his first ever loan, and started a little slowly in terms of goal involvements, but has hit form in the last dozen or so matches - and that can be seen with his ability to see the possibility (I doubt too many top professional would) of that goal through the huddle of players and have the confidence and ability to score from 40 or 45 yards out.

He's scored them for Spurs youth before so its not a one off, - and yes it hit the cross bar and Ortega before going in the goal (although spin on the ball might have taken it in anyway) but make no mistake the goal only happens as Donley has the ability to size up the opportunity and go for it.

I think it will go down as one of the great goals of the FA Cup, its that special.

He's having a lot of fun as a no 10 so don''t see him going back to being a striker on a regular bsasiss
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Don’t think he’s got the pace or pure physicality to be a PL striker. Defo see him as that creative 10/8.
 
Rebrov_Likes said:
Don’t think he’s got the pace or pure physicality to be a PL striker. Defo see him as that creative 10/8.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

certainly not the pace (although Kane was not fast at that age either).

Physicality I'd agree with although there was a great photo of Donley jumping with Haaland from last year when Spurs played ManCity ..... and Donley prevented Haaland getting the ball. Donley's 19 and has some growing and muscle to put on, so re-assess in a couple of years, but atm, I think he has all the attributes to being a great no 10 or 2nd striker.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top