Overrating against a shit team?
Come on guys, it's a good overall performance yes. One thing for sure, he improved our attacking performances a lot.
Still it's against a shit team. Easy with the praises.
He wasn't that good in previous game against the same team. This time is with far better teammates so maybe that's why...
Strengths and Weaknesses
That said, I'll just say it early, people will see it more and more anyway as he play more games.
--> His defensive performances are so inconsistent, but definitely talented and can more consistently defend better than Pogba (not a difficult thing to do). He has defensive lapses and for some reason can have a lazy arse refusing to follow runners. The heck is that. If he can't do it against a shit team at a consistent basis, then for sure we'll have that problems of defensive leak from midfield in PL and top teams. Seriously just watch the first 30 minutes (so you won't get bored watching the game) today and pay attention to VDB's defensive work. Fred had to cover a lot of grounds and thankfully AWB is there to mop things up whenever the players VDB suppose to follow back are freely up in dangerous positions. And my gahd, he's so shit lazy that he only willing to jog back when our defenses are under attack. The hell is that. No wonder Ole is reluctant to put him in deeper positions, he must've seen this plenty in trainings.
--> On attacking, he has strong vision, but tunnel visions so this helps a lot of one-twos and quick short passes in closed spaces. It's also interesting he almost always do one type of passes which is simple short ground passes. Almost never will we see him play other variety of passes. He just don't have wide visions that's why he rarely switch play to the other sides nor attempting long high passes because he can't see his teammates to put that in. It's also why he tend to back pass when the options in his limited tunnel visions are block. Because he can't see. He don't have bird-eye views and have one style of play which is play safe. LVG's ideal player this one. Looking forward to people criticising and labelling him as crabs and all. Well research teams should only mark everyone up front and block every passes then he'll pass the ball back. Easy way to play against him.
Transfer
We're the only team that is interested in him? Heard even rumours that Ajax offered him to us? Assuming all those are true - now I see why. His ex-Ajax teammates are far more sought after for obvious reasons. I don't remember seeing him did anything good nor key roles when Ajax played against us in EL final nor their impressive CL run to the semi was it(?), did he even play in those games?