he may look small but physically he is very strong... try looking at the matches so far... he was quite strong in shielding his ball away from his opponent when marked very tightly... i saw some chinese players tried to barged into him and yet he stood quite still shielding the ball away...

ando with a top corner!!!

i tink so far valencia has been playing quite well... he plays it quite simple which i think allow his teammates understand his play today... quite pacey and technically good as well... i wasn't so impressed with his style of play at Wigan but now i understand y fergie wanted him

This post has been edited by heeren: Jul 30 2009, 01:25 AM

looking so far in the pre-season... it's really nice to see that some youth players who are able to play quite well in case of some injuries for the 1st team players... at least u can feel some reliability in these players than having to buy some fringe players from other team... but i hope with these players coming in to help out, it doesn't disrupt the team's rhythm and flow in the team's overall game play...

certainly De Laet looks assured playing last night - a good vision from Ole to recommend the player... he has a good physique - tall and looks strong and pacy as well!

totally impress with Antonia Valencia so far... doesn't seem to be overawed by his other world class team mates in the team and seem to be very humble... good lad indeed!