Micky van de Ven

[alekaras]

Thought he's Belgian?

He is. And if we sign his Belgian mate Schuurs, we'll be set. Would be nice to have a couple of Belgians to replace our Dutch duo from 3-4 years ago.

 

[90291Spur]

He is. And if we sign his Belgian mate Schuurs, we'll be set. Would be nice to have a couple of Belgians to replace our Dutch duo from 3-4 years ago.

Especially as their body language is always so easy to read.

 

[AjaxDeSuperYids]

Postecoglu said we are still looking for one more cb.

Probably Tosin but he prefers Monaco for some reason.

But Fulham want him to join us as our bid is nearly three times as much as the French minnows.

 

[Chrissivad]

Probably Tosin but he prefers Monaco for some reason.

But Fulham want him to join us as our bid is nearly three times as much as the French minnows.

Why are we bidding 3 times as much if they had already accepted a lower bid from Monaco?

 

[AjaxDeSuperYids]

Why are we bidding 3 times as much if they had already accepted a lower bid from Monaco?

They won’t accept Monaco’s bid as apparently it is just over £4m.

 

[Gutter Boy]

Probably Tosin but he prefers Monaco for some reason.

But Fulham want him to join us as our bid is nearly three times as much as the French minnows.

Just straight swap him for Sessegnon (I know he's injured at the moment, but it could still be done). Surely that suits everyone?

 

[AjaxDeSuperYids]

Just straight swap him for Sessegnon (I know he's injured at the moment, but it could still be done). Surely that suits everyone?

Fulham are already on board with Tosin joining us but reports suggest the player himself is currently refusing to join us because he wants to go to Monaco.

 

[Chrissivad]

They won’t accept Monaco’s bid as apparently it is just over £4m.

Ah, ok.
Thought their bid was accepted.

I'm sure he will just sit tight and see if they lower his asking price is he is only set on Monaco

 

[papaspur]

Agree, but lets hope that VdV has someone he can trust next to him As Romero is pretty unreliable himself, and its not all down to having a sub standard CB next to him....

Romero has that tendency to push far up. It’s very risky but if he knows he’s got a covering CB with speed to clean up his messes, it might actually work. But yeah I agree, Romero himself admitted he has to clean up his act. I only hope not having a World Cup in the middle of a season helps on that front. There really are no excuses for him with no continental soccer either.

 

[P.D.]

I think Romero will be more of the stopper and VdV will be the cover. The BBC article made it seem like he’s a good ball carrier but I also hope he can be strong in aerial duels as we really need that when defending corners and set pieces (especially if Kane goes).
Either way, they hopefully complement each other and Romero has someone he can trust next to him.

Apparently aerial strength is his biggest weakness but that can be worked on.

 

[alekaras]

Probably Tosin but he prefers Monaco for some reason.

But Fulham want him to join us as our bid is nearly three times as much as the French minnows.

He prefers Monaco, because he'll be starting there. Being a tax haven doesn't hurt either. fudge him. I'd rather we got someone who's confident to fight for a starting position.

 

[Surfless]

True. But between them Vertoghen and King have locked out that left-side CB role for most of this century.

And, like them, vdV looks a quick stylish player; whereas our right-siders (Dawson, Alderweireld, Romero) have been the tougher, more aggressive ones.

kinda true - I wouldn't say there was a lot between Jan and Toby in terms of guile - they both played full back for Belgium after all....

 

[Grays_1890]

kinda true - I wouldn't say there was a lot between Jan and Toby in terms of guile - they both played full back for Belgium after all....

Didn't Toby hold some kind of record of lack of actual tackle dived into or something? Seem to remember a feature about him never leaving his feet for a tackle for months or something..

 

[parklane1]

Didn't Toby hold some kind of record of lack of actual tackle dived into or something? Seem to remember a feature about him never leaving his feet for a tackle for months or something..

The best defenders do not have to dive in a lot, its all about reading the situation and dealing with it without having to throw themselves in a last gasp tackle. Jan was a master of that.

 

[Gutter Boy]

The best defenders do not have to dive in a lot, its all about reading the situation and dealing with it without having to throw themselves in a last gasp tackle. Jan was a master of that.

Good defenders make tackles
Excellent defenders make interceptions
Elite defenders threaten the pass so much that it never gets played in the first place

 

[Raziel]

Training session

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Didn't Toby hold some kind of record of lack of actual tackle dived into or something? Seem to remember a feature about him never leaving his feet for a tackle for months or something..

As a kid I remember being told by the late Bill Shipwright to stay on my feet when tackling as you were either out of the game or you would be stamped on.

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Don't need defenders to defend now they have 5-6 blokes infront of them to do it.

 

[metalgear]

The best defenders do not have to dive in a lot, its all about reading the situation and dealing with it without having to throw themselves in a last gasp tackle. Jan was a master of that.

From another expert defender...

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[Chrissivad]

Thought he had a solid first game.
It's a shame Romero went off so early, but coped well