funny enough I am more impressed with him than most. I guess it is a matter of expectation. I thought he was shaite before we got him. I was always against getting him, and compared him to Taye Taiwo of Marseilles. A tactically bereft defender who gets rave reviews simply because of his goal scoring. As it turns out, he is actually a decent deender. He is tactically astute, which is a pleasant surprise. He can tackle, and uses his body well. His speed is disappointing, and he is often unable to get by his defender. Albeit he often tries and tries. But that is not much of a problem for me. Most left backs are not skilled dribblers. One he is more used to his teammates, if he can learn to use the wall pass to his advantage, he should be fine. His crosses have the speed and curl but they are not dangerous because he is slow to release them. It is hard finding a mark when there are 4 defenders in the box... He just has to get it in quicker, which requires that our attackers be in the box earlier. Another problem that compounds our ability to cross.
Don't know if he will pan out. I still think he is overrated for 18 million. But I thought that before we bought him. But he should be fine if he gets in shape
