Brillament! absolutely great signing and someone that i reckon will be chomping at the bit at the kick off...... Well done Saints! COYR!
http://www.vi.nl/Nieuws-item/198829/Steve-de-Ridder-Wil-wachten-op-concrete-interesse.htm Needs translating. Seems he sees himself more of a striker than a winger. Pace we were lacking up front? Doesn't neccesarily mean a replacement for Oxo. Wherever he slots in he looks a great signing!
He's naturally a winger who can play on both sides but versatile in the fact that he can slot in up front too or behind the front two.
Does not mean Oxo has gone - what it does mean is that we have signed a quality winger with pace and a desire to run with the ball, who happens to be comfortable on either wing. If this threatens anyones position in the first team it would Gulie - but I don't want to be negative in this post with what appears to be a class act!
where does it say this? if true it might be a preffered number for him, such as Lallana's 20 But the signing sounds very good, will be looking forward to seeing him tomorrow (maybe tomorrow?)
Sibley said on Twitter. De Ridder said on Saints Player he sees himself as a provider and a winger, putting people in the right position and getting crosses in, so his scoring record isn't much of a concern.
He said it on the OS in the written article, too. He said he prefers 11, but since that was already taken he wanted something that was a multiple of 11. Not sure what that means, but that's the source.
He does look good on the you tube clips. What I like is that no other league team knew about him. I wonder if Mclaren at Forest knew of him from his time at FC Ztwente
AZ Alkmaar and Utrecht were after him so seems like a bit of a coup. Pacey and tenacious, looks to be a decent signing. I do hope Chamberlain stays, as our midfield could be... ----------JC----MS--------- De Ridder--Lallana---AOC ------------Lambert-------