de jong

[Keith Moon]

He hasn’t come up against any good opposition yet so it’s a little bit early to judge the fellow - but he was (unlike Kompany) rated in Hamburg.

 

[TFC]

he maintained the possession, helped the back four (headers and clearances) and made some quality passes. I thought he looked a little off the pace, but he also had not played in three month. All in all I thought he played well today, considering he is regaining match fitness.

All important when it comes to our Nige. He will be one of the top 3 DM's in the Prem once he has adjusted to the pace of the game over here and got back to full fitness.

Great signing.

 

[Dancini]

Nothing flashy just does the job, personally I don't think he needs a defensive partner when playing at home to teams like Middlesborough.

 

[baggy]

i remember having exactly the same question about zabba during his first couple of months but now hes settled in we are srarting to see his class (when playing rb anyway).

de jong has had a few outstanding games considering lack of games and adjusting to prem and uk so i think we have a great addition on our hands...

 

[foreverblue]

De Jong was great today and the art of a good DM is to read the game therefore he doesn't need to be running all around the pitch. In the second half there keeper had the ball and a Boro player was in acres of space on the right, De Jong saw this and has the keeper threw it he covered about 10 yards to close the player down and it was eventually played backwards. Basically its his job to shut down the space in front of the back four. I also think his passing is neat and tidy and once his fitness improves his pace will pick up.

 

[forevermancity]

great game today

 

[mammutly]

So, he's hopefully going to be our new Didi Hamann then. Time will tell.

 

[markbmcfc]

So, he's hopefully going to be our new Didi Hamann then. Time will tell.

Thats exactly what he is here for, he's just Hamann with legs.

I think a lot of fans wont like him and will label him a shit signing because he wont have scored a hatrick after 5 games.

Has anyone noticed us booting it 50 feet in the air up front from defence pretty much non existent now? Thats De Jong for you, always wants the ball and is usually the first person to start building an attack.

 

[Shooter 83]

14m it was.

Class signing, will only get better.

 

[Rushton121]

yep looked decent so far and hes not fully match fit

once he sorts his fitness and adapts to the league he'll be quality :D