Udinese centre-back James Abankwah has labelled Destiny Udogie a ‘big player’ after the left-back scored in his first appearance for Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday.
Udogie played the second half of Spurs‘ pre-season friendly against West Ham United, with Ange Postecoglou choosing to field two different elevens in either period.
The 20-year-old’s display gave Tottenham fans plenty of reasons to get excited, seemingly adapting quite well to the demands of the inverted full-back role.
That is not a role that Udogie is used to, having almost exclusively featured as a wing-back since breaking into Udinese’s starting eleven two years ago.
However, Postecoglou would have been delighted with what he saw from the Italy Under-21 international, who also got on the scoresheet with a well-directed header from Ivan Perisic’s corner kick.
After the game, the Tottenham man took to Instagram to post a message that read: “Delighted to play my first game and score my first goal for this club. Let’s keep working.’
Destiny Udogie is tipped as a ‘big player’ already
Abankwah was one of those to respond to the post, simply describing his former teammate as a ‘big player’. Tottenham’s new goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario also responded to his compatriot’s post with a fire and a heart-eyes emoji.
Spurs Web Opinion
It is still early days for Udogie but he showed against the Hammers that he has the tactical intelligence needed to adapt to the inverted full-back role.
The youngster would only get better as he becomes more accustomed to the position over the course of pre-season.
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