Italian national media throws dig at Udogie after a terrible mistake that led to Penalty against Italian side yesterday [Full story link in comment]
Italy faced Venezuela in a friendly last night, and Tottenham Hotspur defender Destiny Udogie’s performance has got people talking.
The international break is not a great time at all for most fans.
The Premier League is at such a crucial stage, and instead of going all out until the end of the season, players have to fly out to their national squads to take part in meaningless friendlies.
Tottenham star Udogie was called up to Italy’s side, and he started against Venezuela on Thursday night.
Tottenham’s Destiny Udogie makes a mistake in Italy vs Venezuela
Tottenham signed Destiny Udogie from Udinese before the start of last season for an initial fee of just £15 million (Sky Sports).
He spent the last campaign on loan at the Serie A club, but since returning to Spurs in the summer, he has been incredible under Ange Postecoglou.
Udogie has been terrific all season. He hasn’t needed any time to adapt to the Premier League, and he looks like a player who has the ability to be a real star in the coming years.
However, in Italy’s game against Venezuela on Thursday night, Udogie made a big mistake in just the second minute of the game.
He lost the ball in a dangerous area and that led to a penalty.
Luckily for him, Solomon Rondon‘s spot kick was saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma, and Italy went on to win the game 2-1 thanks to a brace from Mateo Retegui.
Udogie, however, will not be pleased with his display.
Italian media react to Udogie’s performance
A number of Italian media outlets delivered their verdict on Udogie after the game.
Eurosport gave the Tottenham defender a 5.5/10 rating and wrote: “Soft approach to the race, he loses the ball in the action that leads to the penalty foul on Rondon.
“Unlike Cambiaso (Italy’s right-wing-back), he often concentrates on the possession phase acting as an added half-wing. He makes many technical mistakes.”
Sky Italia also gave Udogie a 5.5/10 rating. They wrote: “He is involved in the chaos that leads to the penalty for Venezuela after two minutes. And the error stains the performance, which otherwise would be appreciable in terms of strength and spirit of initiative. AGGRESSIVE!”
TMW gave him just a 5/10 rating. They assessed his display by writing: “Started the game and lost the ball due to which Rondon’s failed penalty was born. More than attacking the left wing, he often enters the field on Spalletti’s express risk, but he is almost never in the heart of the game.”
Italy face Ecuador next on Sunday, and it will be interesting to see if Udogie gets another start in that game.
Italian national media throws dig at Udogie after a terrible mistake that led to Penalty against Italian side yesterday [Full story link in comment]
Italy faced Venezuela in a friendly last night, and Tottenham Hotspur defender Destiny Udogie’s performance has got people talking.
The international break is not a great time at all for most fans.
The Premier League is at such a crucial stage, and instead of going all out until the end of the season, players have to fly out to their national squads to take part in meaningless friendlies.
Tottenham star Udogie was called up to Italy’s side, and he started against Venezuela on Thursday night.
Tottenham’s Destiny Udogie makes a mistake in Italy vs Venezuela
Tottenham signed Destiny Udogie from Udinese before the start of last season for an initial fee of just £15 million (Sky Sports).
He spent the last campaign on loan at the Serie A club, but since returning to Spurs in the summer, he has been incredible under Ange Postecoglou.
Udogie has been terrific all season. He hasn’t needed any time to adapt to the Premier League, and he looks like a player who has the ability to be a real star in the coming years.
However, in Italy’s game against Venezuela on Thursday night, Udogie made a big mistake in just the second minute of the game.
He lost the ball in a dangerous area and that led to a penalty.
Luckily for him, Solomon Rondon‘s spot kick was saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma, and Italy went on to win the game 2-1 thanks to a brace from Mateo Retegui.
Udogie, however, will not be pleased with his display.
Italian media react to Udogie’s performance
A number of Italian media outlets delivered their verdict on Udogie after the game.
Eurosport gave the Tottenham defender a 5.5/10 rating and wrote: “Soft approach to the race, he loses the ball in the action that leads to the penalty foul on Rondon.
“Unlike Cambiaso (Italy’s right-wing-back), he often concentrates on the possession phase acting as an added half-wing. He makes many technical mistakes.”
Sky Italia also gave Udogie a 5.5/10 rating. They wrote: “He is involved in the chaos that leads to the penalty for Venezuela after two minutes. And the error stains the performance, which otherwise would be appreciable in terms of strength and spirit of initiative. AGGRESSIVE!”
TMW gave him just a 5/10 rating. They assessed his display by writing: “Started the game and lost the ball due to which Rondon’s failed penalty was born. More than attacking the left wing, he often enters the field on Spalletti’s express risk, but he is almost never in the heart of the game.”
Italy face Ecuador next on Sunday, and it will be interesting to see if Udogie gets another start in that game.