Wonder if ex-Spurs Etete might come on against him 2nd half
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Good block just now
Quality. Brave, perfect timing. If Argyle get the 3 pts, they can say a big thanks to him for that one.
Think he won the ball and started the move for the 3rd goal. Been playing on the front foot a lot, moving in to midfield to win the ball at times.
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Mistake for the Cardiff goal but think he sees it late or expects the players in front to make contact.
Doesn't show his good block but shows his involvement in Plymouth's 3rd goal by winning the ball and starting the move (pretty good play from Whittaker too).
Devine's assist also there for Plymouth's first goal
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Mistake for the Cardiff goal but think he sees it late or expects the players in front to make contact.
Doesn't show his good block but shows his involvement in Plymouth's 3rd goal by winning the ball and starting the move (pretty good play from Whittaker too).
Devine's assist also there for Plymouth's first goal
Pieface knows his ball.
A better compliment you couldn’t ask for
Man he’s 18. Plenty of yoots still growing and developing, he might be good he might be shit. Definitely wYyyyyy too early to lock him up as clunky imo - has a massive caveat
He's a young kid in the Academy of one of the biggest clubs in the world. He's joining by comparison a tiny club battling relegation, the oldest pros there are coming to the end of their careers, probably the foot end of the champo is the highest they've ever got. Best paid too. Their next jobs will be very poorly paid in comparison. They need to avoid relegation, get one last contract extension.
I wouldn't like to be the one to miss a pen or give away a goal and you end up losing.
Not sure it's something he can really change. Just his body type. That's all.
Not particularly a bad thing. Just not too pleasing on the eye. If he turns out great it doesn't really matter
Van Dijk to me looks a bit wooden and clunky unlike the graceful Romero or Vertoghen. Long as Philips can control the ball and pass it well he will do fine, obviously if he doesn’t then that seriously limits his potential as all CB’s need to be good on the ball to become elite.
It is something that changes at a young age
Kids from 12 - 18+ go from fast and dynamic to Bambi on ice then back again