GIALLOROSSI YORKSHIRE Q&A
Thanks to Franco Ficetola for providing another question! This time he asks:
What's you opinion on Ünder? Personally I like the player, and I would like EDF to give him more chances. Nevertheless, I have to admit that he's struggling to settle in. What do you think will he bring to the team once he finds confidence? I think he still needs time, but it would be good to see him start making meaningful contributions to games. He really needs that first goal to go in; once he’s scored, I think it will greatly increase his confidence. In Turkey, he scored several great goals, so once he gets one for Roma, more should come. I’d also like to see him play more, and perhaps he’ll get a few more chances over the next few games. He has to make the most of those opportunities though. At the minute he’s doing alright, but needs to have more conviction when shooting. I’d like to see him take on players more often too. Another thing that will be good for him will be when he properly learns the language. He isn’t fluent in Italian yet, which is fair enough given that he’s only been in the country a few months, but once he gets to grips with it, I think that could really help him. He’ll be able to understand more of what is wanted from him, and then he can enter games more confidently. He’s young and raw - he just needs a couple of things to work in his favour and then he should be able to kick on. He has some good teammates in his position to learn from, and over time we should start to see more of his qualities. At the minute though, it’s good that he can play without much pressure on him. Over to you: What have you thought of Ünder so far, and what do you think his future has in store?
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Amos
5/12/2017 07:36:12 pm
Sorry if this is somewhat redundant to my reply on Twitter but here goes. Turkey and the Turkish league first of all, tend to blow starlets and hot prospects put of proportions (especially at bigger teams like Galatasaray, Fenerbace, etc.). This is good to an extent as it is a sense of local pride and recognizing local heroes. The downfall of this is the player is not ready for a life in the rest of the world and outside of Turkey. They develop a "big head" of sorts. To Under's credit, he did not have to go through that at Basaksehir and before that at Altinordu. It is clear that his mentors taught him that no matter what his talent level, he would go nowhere without hard work and a good attitude. These are two things Under definitely has going for him. We know he works hard and that his attitude is humble and honored.
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Samuel Bannister
6/12/2017 10:21:53 am
A superb response Amos. Ünder’s humility is what sets him apart from other young talents. Whilst we may not have seen the best of him on the pitch yet, we are bound to at some point, given his willingness to work hard and improve.
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