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I know several others have said it before, but Wanyama's mobility has surprised me. I guess I didn't watch him closely enough at Southampton. He's quicker and has better passing range than I thought. Perhaps not a signing that got a lot of Spurs fans excited, but a very important signing. It was vital that we signed someone that could play in Dier's place when he's out, but Wanyama seems to have made the defensive midfielder position his own now. Excellent
I was not surprised with his mobility. But I was surprised by his ability on the ball and ability to run through the midfield with the ball. Wanyama does the exact job as Dier. But the main difference is , after recovering the ball, Dier is more of a passer & rarely runs with the ball if he sees space. On other hand, Wanyama, has ability to skip past players & always runs into space first before looking for the pass. And his passes invariably finds his man.