Canada Coach Highlights Qualities Of Tomori After Making Chelsea Bench Vs Liverpool
Published: May 13, 2016
Canada U20 coach Rob Gale has highlighted the qualities of Fikayo Tomori after the young defender was named in Chelsea’s 18-man squad for a competitive fixture for the first time in his career on Wednesday night.
The defender, who remains eligible to represent Nigeria internationally, skippered the Canada U20s squad that beat England 2-1 in a friendly back in March, and Gale has said that he was appointed captain due to his experience, having spent ten years with the youth teams of Chelsea.
“He loves to defend, he’s an out-and-out defender. He loves the 1-v-1 defending, he’s very good in those situations,” Gale told MLSsoccer.com.
“He has a desire, an aggression about him, to win the ball back. It’s a trait we’ve almost lost in our modern defenders.
“He brings a lot of experience to our group. He’s not the most vocal of players, but that experience, you can see it in the way that he competes.”
The Canada U20s manager has hinted that he will call up Tomori for a get-together this month, ahead of friendly matches that will take place in Costa Rica.
Igho Kingsley
Photo Credit : canadasoccer.com
The defender, who remains eligible to represent Nigeria internationally, skippered the Canada U20s squad that beat England 2-1 in a friendly back in March, and Gale has said that he was appointed captain due to his experience, having spent ten years with the youth teams of Chelsea.
“He loves to defend, he’s an out-and-out defender. He loves the 1-v-1 defending, he’s very good in those situations,” Gale told MLSsoccer.com.
“He has a desire, an aggression about him, to win the ball back. It’s a trait we’ve almost lost in our modern defenders.
“He brings a lot of experience to our group. He’s not the most vocal of players, but that experience, you can see it in the way that he competes.”
The Canada U20s manager has hinted that he will call up Tomori for a get-together this month, ahead of friendly matches that will take place in Costa Rica.
Igho Kingsley
Photo Credit : canadasoccer.com
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