Big_Nothing
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I was recently sat in my regular perch in a sports bar here in Hanoi while watching us grind out a draw against the giants of Cardiff City. As a regular they knock me up the best Parmo they can and put boro on ahead of premier league games much to the frustration of many a tourist.
A West Ham fan was tired of seeing them get tonked by City so he took up a spot next to me and we had a long old chat about how I’d gotten here and how he’d spent his adult life in Denmark of all places. Moved out there on a bit of a whim and ended up living a really interesting life out there. He was a lovely bloke.
Anyway, he has long had a season ticket at Fremad, a team who yo-yo’s a little but is essentially a championship/league one side. Lukas got his move to the top division based on his form for Fremad where they had high hopes for him and thought he had the potential to play at a much higher level.
Interestingly, he often played in midfield for them and even as a ten due to his perceived superior technique for that level and that given space his left foot was deadly at both testing the keeper and picking out others runs. I do think he’s shown vision at times but sometimes naively and seen passes cut out.
He did also mention there was concerns about his mentality and wanted to know if he had any issues with us. He said he wouldn’t go into too much detail and mentioned some potentially influencing factors that are personal and I won’t divulge but that Lukas had some mental struggles/issues which some fans weren’t sympathetic to and it affected his consistency and confidence even at that level. Also shared concerns about whether he had the pace or natural positioning to make it as a pro at our level.
Bit of a mixed bag of opinions but it’s not often we get a first hand opinion of someone who watched him every week from being a young lad. Really well liked there and one of the better players they’ve had over the last decade or so but concerns on mentality and surprise at him having made it this far.
I personally don’t mind Lukas and don’t think he’s any worse than Borges who people want to be better because we’re tired of signing rubbish left backs. I share similar concerns to the fan I spoke to though and it seems to mirror what many of us already have clocked onto.
A West Ham fan was tired of seeing them get tonked by City so he took up a spot next to me and we had a long old chat about how I’d gotten here and how he’d spent his adult life in Denmark of all places. Moved out there on a bit of a whim and ended up living a really interesting life out there. He was a lovely bloke.
Anyway, he has long had a season ticket at Fremad, a team who yo-yo’s a little but is essentially a championship/league one side. Lukas got his move to the top division based on his form for Fremad where they had high hopes for him and thought he had the potential to play at a much higher level.
Interestingly, he often played in midfield for them and even as a ten due to his perceived superior technique for that level and that given space his left foot was deadly at both testing the keeper and picking out others runs. I do think he’s shown vision at times but sometimes naively and seen passes cut out.
He did also mention there was concerns about his mentality and wanted to know if he had any issues with us. He said he wouldn’t go into too much detail and mentioned some potentially influencing factors that are personal and I won’t divulge but that Lukas had some mental struggles/issues which some fans weren’t sympathetic to and it affected his consistency and confidence even at that level. Also shared concerns about whether he had the pace or natural positioning to make it as a pro at our level.
Bit of a mixed bag of opinions but it’s not often we get a first hand opinion of someone who watched him every week from being a young lad. Really well liked there and one of the better players they’ve had over the last decade or so but concerns on mentality and surprise at him having made it this far.
I personally don’t mind Lukas and don’t think he’s any worse than Borges who people want to be better because we’re tired of signing rubbish left backs. I share similar concerns to the fan I spoke to though and it seems to mirror what many of us already have clocked onto.
