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Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt has suggested his youthful teammate Leny Yoro to prioritise the psychological facet of his sport to totally unlock his outstanding potential.
Like De Ligt, Yoro additionally joined United in the summertime. He arrived at Previous Trafford from Ligue 1 outfit LOSC Lille.
Nonetheless, his begin to life at United was hindered after he picked up an damage in pre-season that required surgical procedure. Yoro just lately returned to motion, making his aggressive debut within the Premier League defeat to Arsenal on the Emirates.
Yoro has proven very promising indicators of the participant he can turn into. Throughout the Carabao Cup loss to Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday, he carried out effectively regardless of the workforce conceding 4 objectives.
De Ligt, who has already partnered Yoro in Ruben Amorim’s three-man defence, spoke to membership media and insisted that the Frenchman has all of the instruments essential to develop into a top-level participant.
“I believe he’s a very nice expertise,” De Ligt stated. “He has numerous the instruments to develop into a very good trendy defender. He’s quick, good with the ball, fast, tall, good in headers.”
“He’s now again from damage and I believe it’s actually essential for the workforce to get plenty of choices as a result of the schedule is hectic, so we have now to make use of everyone. It’s very nice that he’s right here and hopefully I may also help him with some expertise that I had at his age, as a result of I additionally had this expertise at this age.”
“I actually need to assist him develop into nearly as good as doable, as a result of I believe he has numerous potential.”
When requested what recommendation he has been giving to Yoro, De Ligt replied, “He has all of the instruments to develop into a tremendous defender, [so] I believe it’s psychological.”
“What I might give to him as recommendation is to at all times keep near himself and to attempt to be taught. That’s actually essential for a younger participant. You may’t be so targeted on profitable that you just’re not enhancing as a participant anymore.”
De Ligt added, “I believe with this coach [Ruben Amorim], he offers numerous consideration to that. He offers younger guys probabilities, but in addition typically pushes them slightly bit again to allow them to enhance in coaching.”
“I believe he’s in a very good place with a very good workers to enhance in one of the best ways.”
United return to motion on Sunday once they host Bournemouth at Previous Trafford. Kick-off is at 14:00 GMT.
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