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Post by stokieg on Nov 7, 2008 16:44:12 GMT
Miles Addison to be signed as Rory's apprentice. I can throw for Miles and miles and miles !!!! lets hope so, cant belive rory is our oldest player!!
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Post by ti on Nov 7, 2008 17:01:43 GMT
im sure there is a song for rory in there some where
miiles and miles and miles
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Post by stokebill on Nov 18, 2008 9:07:59 GMT
Scouting Report: Miles Addison, Derby County
The young midfielder has a handy mixture of footballing awareness and impressive physicality
Miles Addison is not the type of man I would want to meet in a dark alley at night as looking at him, I know who would come off worse. At 6ft 3in tall and over 13 stone, he is a physical colossus even at the tender age of 19 and there is little doubt his stature will play a huge part in his future career.
He looks an imposing guy for opponents to come up against but sometimes appearances can be deceiving and some players do not punch their weight. Not Addison. He is strong in the tackle, formidable when facing up to the man on the ball and uses that massive body strength well to block anyone trying to make a pass beyond him.
I also like his appreciation of his own game at this stage in his career. He kept the ball moving, never dwelling in possession or trying to do too much with the ball. Saying that, the first time I watched him play he was a little one-paced, never really stamping his authority on the game. But against Sheffield Wednesday at Pride Park on Saturday this was no longer the case and he even found time to break forward and score an excellent goal - a very neat finish across the goalkeeper from a particularly acute angle with his weaker left foot.
That goal also showed his versatility and his physique means he will be decent in either box, be it attacking the ball or marking one of the opposition danger men while defending.
He is good in the air and strong in the tackle and, therefore, is equally at home sitting in front of the back four, which I saw him do the first time I saw him, or playing a more active role by breaking the line and getting past his front players. In the future I expect to see him regularly doing both and not just concentrating on one, which was the case in the two games I saw him play.
Because of his stature it is no surprise Addison has been linked with a £2m move to Stoke, although Derby strenuously deny this and have displayed their reluctance to sell by giving him a new three and a half year deal.
They know that every team needs a player like this, the type who goes under certain fans' radar and is only really noticed when they are not playing. Only then is their value to the team realised.
He is definitely the type of player I would like to catch up with again in four or five years' time as his potential to improve is interesting. I say that because when someone like Addison has the physical side wrapped up, the mental side of their game becomes even more important.
I have played with many lads who were physically impressive but then did not move on mentally and so finished up being the same sort of player throughout their career, not really showing the expected improvements in their performances.
I do not think this will be the case with him as he is already as established as you can be after only 17 first-team appearances. Yet, although there were only five games between the first and last time I saw him play, certain parts of his game show that the penny has already started to drop.
How he rates
Age 19
Born London
Position Midfield
Height 6ft 3in
Weight 13st 3lb
From Trainee
Pace 8/10
Heading 9/10
Tackling 9/10
Passing 8/10
Team responsibility 9/10
Valuation £1.2m
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