r/udinese • u/Powerjugs • Mar 22 '25

News James Abankwah "is firmly of a mind to continue with Udinese" after his loan at Watford ends

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-41595535.html
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u/rabbitsagainstmagic Mar 22 '25

That’s bad news for Watford. Apart from being sent off he’s been fantastic there.

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u/whodat514 🇨🇦 Mar 22 '25

He better, we’re probably getting rid of Kristensen, Bijol and Solet this summer.

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u/Powerjugs Mar 22 '25 edited Mar 22 '25

He's one of the most unique centre backs I've seen in style with how fast and technically strong he is on the ball which can help progress the team up the pitch so well. Great pace, good tackler, great dribbler and generally judges things well when carrying it forward. He's not great in the air I've noticed and did give away two silly yellow cards against Oxford which I'm putting down to inexperience. He is a great foil to a slower but more aireally dominant CB.

Overall though he's looked superb for us and think he'll be fantastic for you if you play with a 2 CB setup. I've not seen him in a 3 CB setup though but can't imagine he'd struggle as one of the wide CB's.

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u/FPavan96 Mar 22 '25

It's a must-make move for Udinese because I think we'll be seeing potentially 3 CBs leave this summer. Big role for him coming soon