Ayden Heaven | 2024/25 Performances

Onerealunited said:
Definitely already better than Lindelöf. Should be higher up the pecking order than Lindelöf and get all the minutes we would otherwise have given to Lindelöf and Evans (when he is fit again)
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Forgot about Evans. Is he still playing, or collecting a wage as a professional footballer? He would probably suit a back three, so a shame really.
 
He did his job, and - for one so young, and amongst a shit show of seasoned pros who don’t do theirs - well, that’s brilliant.

Well done son, a great performance.
 
Rossa said:
Forgot about Evans. Is he still playing, or collecting a wage as a professional footballer? He would probably suit a back three, so a shame really.
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He didn't do well in his last appearance in this system.
 
Really enjoyed his cameo. Looked very composed and confident as if he was a regular starter.

I saw him in one of the U21 games and he was a bit rusty so I thought he was much further away from the first team. But good to see he is ready to step up and take his chance
 
Did well in the limited things he had to do, but let's not do that thing where people vastly overrate a young players ability and potential based on them looking semi-competent for half an hour.
 
No, he was incredible.

Or, put another way, I'm finding it hard to believe Ayden Heaven.
 
redNATION said:
The new Rio, future captain I think too.
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Higher ceiling than Ferdinad. The only question now is whether he fulfills his massive potencial and reach more individual and club accolades than Rio.
 
Brand Nubian said:
Higher ceiling than Ferdinad. The only question now is whether he fulfills his massive potencial and reach more individual and club accolades than Rio.
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Higher ceiling than Ferdinand based on what?

Ferdinand is an all time great.
 
In contrast to Obi, you can't say that he is not ready physically. The kid is already a monster.

What I think is interesting about him in terms of his skillset is that he has that ability to step up into midfield. When we need to attack someone in the three has to do that. While Martinez can pick a pass, Heaven will attack space.

If I'm not mistaken I think he actually started off as a midfielder, and he does look comfortable with the ball.
 
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LDUred said:
If I'm not mistaken I think he actually started off as a midfielder.
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It was reported - when we got him - that him and his camp, at one point, wanted him to be developed as a midfielder, but Arsenal didn’t see it and that caused tension - and that fractured relationship was one of the factors for him to leave them
 
TsuWave said:
It was reported - when we got him - that him and his camp, at one point, wanted him to be developed as a midfielder, but Arsenal didn’t see it and that caused tension - and that fractured relationship was one of the factors for him to leave them
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I guess in a 3-4-3 ideally you would want one of the 3 to step into midfield, so maybe that was part of the discussions. That yes, he would be used as a defender, but he'd be expected like Martinez to have some freedom offensively.

I agree that he's more of a defender than a midfielder from what I've seen, but yeah, he suits our system more if he's good enough.
 
I'd like to see him start at LCB tomorrow.

Back three of Yoro/De Ligt/Heaven is balanced, and it helps majorly with ability to play out with him and Dorgu being left footed.
 
Bojan Djordjic said:
He's surely taller now, no? Rio is 6'2. Dorgu is 6'1 and Heaven is almost a head taller than him. No way he's still the height he's reported.
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Late reply. He looks tall and somewhat ready, but in that regard still no one's even close to Kukonki, not even Chido Obi, but that surely could change in 1-2 years.
 
Outstanding
What a bargain at 1.5m.
 
Looks very composed and hasn't really put a foot wrong for us yet. Potentially looking like a very astute buy, still early days though
 
Either he'll become a good squad player for us or he'll be sold for a decent profit. Good deal and good player!
 
Another promising performance from him. Seems to be good in the air and reads the game wl. Moves with the ball well, too. Would like to see him against low block teams to see what he's like on the ball but another good cameo from Heaven.
 
Hopefully we see him a lot more from now until the end of the season. Like what I've seen so far and we should use the rest of this season to prepare him for a more involved role next season as Lindelof and Evans leave.
 
Really like the look of him. Seems to have all the tools needed to be a really good defender.

Would much prefer to see him getting plenty of minutes between now and the end of the season over the likes of Lindelof & Maguire.
 
Looks quality. I hope we try him, Yoro and De Ligt together (even though Yoro plays more confidently on the left).
 
Another positive contribution from the young lad.

Looks ready for first team football.
 
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