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Oliver Skipp

Spur of the moment

Spur of the moment

Jimmy Neighbour
If ever a 17yo trainee deserved his own thread it has to be this young man. He already seems to possess a full complement of attributes for any box-to-box midfielder: pace, strength, skill on the ball, tackling, distribution, anticipation, energy, awareness, drive, attitude, you name it.

Not going to be too long before he makes his full first-team debut. However we've seen it all before and there's never any guarantee of success even for the brightest of prospects, so it will be interesting to see how he progresses from here. But on paper at least, this boy has one hell of a future ahead of him.

Check out the video below. A nifty little spin and dragback @ 0.46 against AC Milan illustrates his skill on the ball but more impressive still is the way he tracks back (@ 2.20) to snuff out a dangerous Milan attack:

 
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He must've skipped school for training to be that good at only seventeen. Just look at those twists and turns! Future skipper?
 
Bedfordspurs said:
Amazing isn’t it when players are coached but also given some time on the pitch how they develop and how the grow even in a few games
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It is, as long as the player has the right attitude and is willing to listen and learn then its up to them to take the chance with both hands. Both Winks and Skipp seem to have done that, as i say its early days but it looks promising.
 
parklane1 said:
It is, as long as the player has the right attitude and is willing to listen and learn then its up to them to take the chance with both hands. Both Winks and Skipp seem to have done that, as i say its early days but it looks promising.
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Held in very high regard at the club

Actually reminds me of a midfield Kane in tha5 he seems to read the game and puts in a shift first and foremost
 
Bedfordspurs said:
Held in very high regard at the club

Actually reminds me of a midfield Kane in tha5 he seems to read the game and puts in a shift first and foremost
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That is good to hear, at the end of the day all/most of these kids at top clubs have ability, unfortuately there are also a few of them who think they have already made it and stop listening and learning.

Your second point is a good one, that was the first thing i noticed about Winks and Skipp seems to have that ability and also the work rate.
 
parklane1 said:
That is good to hear, at the end of the day all/most of these kids at top clubs have ability, unfortuately there are also a few of them who think they have already made it and stop listening and learning.

Your second point is a good one, that was the first thing i noticed about Winks and Skipp seems to have that ability and also the work rate.
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It’s a hard thing to coach, which I’m sure you know. If you have vision you have it. Sterling is a classic player for me who just doesn’t have the awareness of his surroundings in the pitch. Skipp seems to play one step ahead which at his age is immense if he carries on

I think he will get more games for us by the end of the season than Foden for city
 
Wonder if he'll have the same strong sense of commitment and loyalty to Tottenham as Kane? Believe he's been an academy players since he was 11 or 12 so that might help.
 
He seems to read the game well, to be aware of his surroundings, and to be comfortable receiving the ball, and then using it quickly and effectively. I’d say that he’s a different type of midfielder to Winks, but as has been said above, I’m similarly excited by his potential. I hope we can get him a full contract as soon as possible. Don’t want us to lose him abroad as we have been with other youth players.
 
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