Aouchiche had him on strings that day. Amazing player. Was a good battle between the two of them.Only time I've watched azeez was in the under 17 euros(?). Was against France I think, tbh he did not impress me at all, but obviously a meaningless sample.. Looking forward to getting a better look at him, a lot of hype around him I've noticed..
Azeez has a lot to work on - he's incredibly talented naturally; excellent technician, great first touch, can dribble out of trouble, great passing range, good shooting, good athlete, good body strength. The issue with him at the moment is his lack of assertiveness on the field. For someone with a lot of his gifts, he really doesn't impose himself on games with the kind of force you'd expect someone of his ability to do. He's perfectly capable of fitting into a great team performance but if the team tanks, so does he at the moment. He just needs to give more of himself to the cause, because when he turns it on, he can be unplayable.
I don't think he's quite ready for first team football as of yet. Physically and technically, he's fine for it. But I have a feeling he'll be a slow burner. Naturally I'm cautious after Reiss Nelson hit the wall - I think some we might have to take our time with and while it looks unlikely that we will, Azeez will take at least a season or two IMO before he's really ready to stand out.
For comparison, I consider Matt Smith to be a more assertive player - he positions himself more as the technical leader of the team, dominates the ball and regularly makes his presence felt in games. While he lacks the physical prowess of Azeez, he is arguably one of the better technicians in the whole set-up. Charlie Patino is similar aswell, and I'm keen to see more of his development. That takes nothing away from Azeez, who has natural talent+personality in spades, but needs to knit his game together more.