Really was. His now played in 3 different position across the back today he'd of learnt a damn lot.Tough game for him today
Tough game for him today
Found it tougher today up against someone with raw athleticism, don't think the early yellow card helped as it made him a little tentative, but thought he kept going and didn't panic and ended the game quite well.
Tbh though I thought that Sarr was helped by some extraordinary luck today. Seemed like umpteen ricochets fell perfectly in his path as he tried to bulldozer through. That one at the end where he smashed the ball against his centre back only for it to fall perfectly for a Watford player perfectly encapsulated it.
Came up against a guy who has been in good form for over a month. Got outmatched a few times but felt he did adjust as the game went on (Sarr getting more tired couldn’t hurt, either), but a great learning opportunity for him.
I believe it was being partnered with Noureddine Naybet that really was the making of King. He mentored him and really brought out the cerebral side of King’s game.Hate to say it but I think a little bit of revisionism is going on re. King. He was always a very good talent, comfortable in midfield or at the back, but it took him a few years to be really consistent and become that commanding centre back - not till about 04/05. Along the way it was a learning curve, two or three years in to his Spurs career you see him make a huge cock up that cost us in a cup final for instance.
As I've said before though with other youngsters, don't get the obsession with labels and fans obsessing how good they could be. Tanganga is physically very robust, ok technically, and has a good head on his shoulders it seems, so has every chance of having a decent career, but lets just sit back and keep the pressure off and watch how it unwinds. At the moment he's put in two performances, and most importantly for me gave a team badly in need of some energy, eagerness, and urgency precisely that, and so deserves his place in the team. Hopefully that continues, whether that's for five games or five hundred.
This guy is gonna be massive for us.
Ngl but I regret the fact we spent 40M on Sahcnez while having this pearl in our domain.