It’s no secret that I’m a bit of a Japhet Tanganga fan, and it’s early days, but it strikes me that there is plenty about the boy to like in terms of technical ability and character.
Against Croatia in the UEFA U21 Championship this week, Tanganga showed in testing circumstances that he can play at the sort of levels that are expected of them. So in short, the experience of playing in U21 games is, in my opinion, useful.
What was a curious incident was Tanganga picking up a yellow for time-wasting – but it was a pretty hysterical piece of refereeing…