LeicsRam

This whole back and forth on whether we let Martin go or whether he decided to leave reminds me so much of this classic twitter debate.

55 minutes ago, Coconut said:

First few videos on YouTube were just goals, which weren't particularly impressive, but this one has some hold up play & passes / flicks so looks a bit more promising...

 

However a lot of it is from deep, with runners, not much on the edge of the box with a few defenders around him so it's hard to know how strong or clever he really is.

With the obvious caveat that this is a highlight reel and you could make anyone look like a world beater if you only took their best moments, this video did definitely grab my attention. 
 

Coconut’s right that a lot is deep, but this isn’t just a video of someone scoring tap-ins, it contains him doing a lot of different things:

- linking up with wide players

- tracking back to win the ball and start an attack

- cute flicks round the corner under pressure

- aerial presence

- ability to hold the ball up and wait for support 

Now, all this video shows us is that he can do all of these things or at least that he has done them once. The challenge for the recruitment team is to ascertain whether he does them enough to be a good fit for us. As has been mentioned elsewhere, the other signings so far this window give me confidence that if they think he’s the guy, I’ll back them.