He's been itching for one since the back end of last season, his forays and runs toward the opposition area when he kind of just slaloms forward with the ball have increased somewhat a bit more like when he first joined. He scored a few in his first season, I reckon he's maybe been taking a little stick off the guys as it's been a long time now.
This is no slight on Toby who was player of season 15/16, but Jan was even better than him last year and has started the same this year. He's at the very apex of his craft.
As for his reactions, his general demeanour makes me laugh on quite a regular basis. He can be a little sly at times and draw players into altercations that they usually come out the other end of with a card or a foul against them. Sometimes, he looks at other players and officials with this face of absolute derision that makes me giggle.
His generally measured way of holding himself exudes a laid back calmness, almost haughty intelligence and slight arrogance. I dunno, I regularly find myself chuckling at certain small mannerisms he does on the pitch.
I want him to score so badly, would love if it's at OT this weekend.
IIRC that's where he scored one of his first goals for us.
in the first half Salah kept getting the better of Aurier. In the second half it looked like Jan was tasked to keep an eye on Salah and by great positional play, as against the sheer pace of Aurier, he was always one step ahead so snubbing out the most dangerous player on their side
Doesn't play left back anymore for Belgium. They've moved to a back three and he slots in with Toby and another.Remember Vertonghen played LB for us in the early days, so he had licence to attack.
{Plays LB for his country and got a goal just the other week.)
When we are 3 at the back, one of them has licence to go forward at times.
Vertonghen always looks the most dangerous.