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Guess it's a mini blessing in disguise that he didn't get selected for the u21s. He will get more of the preseason. I can't stress enough how much I want this guy to get his chance. I pray Poch just chucks him in, I think people will be really surprised by just how good he is. While he is an exceptional DM at ruling out attacks with his positioning his passing is almost as good and he really has the abillity to spring an attack from deep.
On one of his few appearances for Boro he was described as the best player on the pitch, and I read one fan say he made some incredible passes worth the admission fee alone. How many times have you heard that wrt a DM
But he's selected to play in the U20 World Cup, and will be playing his first game this weekend. Is that tournament not going to run well into our pre-season schedule?
One part I like about the article that @spursram kindly shared with us, is this bit : "Veljkovic, an intelligent game-reader, comfortable in defence or midfield"...
I don't know much about this kid at all, other than what people on here have said about him, and the majority of that has been very positive indeed. With those skill-sets in his natural game, he's clearly got the very thing that our defence & midfield have been sorely lacking. Someone who can intelligently read the game would, in my opinion, transfer the whole dynamic of our team.
So, with that all said, could someone more knowledgeable than myself please tell me/us just how close this lad is to working his way into our first team? Seems to me, he 'could' well save us many a pound in transfer outlay?