Strength and immature are the words that best describe the former Veronese, considered one of the best Italian outsiders in perspective
UDINE. When you ask about him, the most used words are three: strength, immature and technical. He is Destyn Udogie, nineteen to be turned on November 28th. Gino Pozzo and Pierpaolo Marino went to pick him up at Verona where his contract was due to expire in 2022: a loan with a redemption obligation set at just over 2 million. In short, the classic Udinese operation capable of playing in advance both on the owned company that did not renew his contract, and on the competition (Atalanta was on his trail, not exactly any company). Pozzo, thanks also to the good offices with Stefano Antonelli, the boy’s agent, managed to bring him to Friuli and rest assured that in three years the player will be one of the most interesting prospects in his role.
Yes, the role. But what is the position in which Udogie is best on the pitch? Last year Juric fielded him both as a left-back and as a central midfielder in his 3-4-2-1. We do not know what Gotti’s plans are, who will have to wait for the completion of the squad before choosing the right outfit for Udinese, but whether the coach decides to remain anchored at 3-5-2 or whether he decides to move on to defense. four is the band the area in which Udogie is able to express himself at his best. So in 4-2-3-1 he would go to play the low winger, while with the three-man defense he would be diverted to the median to cover the whole range or he would go to play the central left role that Nuytinck played last year and Samir.
«He is a player I know – the coach Luca Gotti explained to the club’s TV microphones on the first day of the rally. He has great potential, but let’s remember that in Serie A he only played one hundred minutes ». Acerbo, therefore, to return to the three words that best describe him. But also endowed with a physical strength out of the ordinary quality that in today’s football is indispensable if you want to reach high levels.
The fact that he still smelled Serie A will help him on the path he will undertake with Udinese. He was not used in the friendly match with Bjlie, on Saturday in the family match that lasted an hour he was among the most convincing especially from the half-field onwards and tomorrow in the test with Sturm Graz will certainly be among the special observers of the curious fans of see him at work with an opponent of the same level.
They say that Nuytinck, barring sensational twists of the future Juventus captain, has already taken him under his wing. Gotti, for his part, does not want to rush him but it is clear that he hopes that his growth project will follow the same rhythms as Molina. A year ago, these days, the Argentine was considered an interesting player who needed to be given some time to get used to. It took Nahuel just six months to carve out a position as owner (others needed a little more even in patient Udine) and to be sure that Gotti and the club would sign up for Udogie to mature just as quickly. For Udinese it would mean having one more starter in a relatively short time, for Italian football one of the best outsiders of the future. Sixteen appearances in the Azzurri Under 17, four in the Under 18 and as many in the Under 19 will mean something. And who knows if playing in Serie A the U21 call may not arrive early.
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