{"id":585429,"date":"2021-03-02T12:26:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T17:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=585429"},"modified":"2021-03-02T12:26:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T17:26:03","slug":"tiago-cukur-continues-to-impress-for-watford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/02\/tiago-cukur-continues-to-impress-for-watford\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Talent Tiago Cukur Continues to Impress for Watford"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the January transfer window, Watford secured the signing of Tiago Cukur<\/a>. The 18-year-old Turkish youth-international player has impressed since arriving at Vicarage Road. He is currently playing with the U23 side, but his performances suggest he has what it takes to be a first-team player in the future.<\/p>\n

Tiago Cukur: Showing Composure and Class<\/h2>\n

Tiago Cukur: Firing on All Cylinders<\/h3>\n

The striker made his Under-23 debut in a friendly against West Bromwich Albion<\/a>. His clever chip<\/a>, showing tremendous attacker’s instinct, was the only goal of the match. From his first minutes with Watford, it was evident the Hornets did shrewd, under-the-radar business to sign him in a busy transfer window.<\/p>\n

His next appearances came against Millwall<\/a>‘s Under-23s. Cukur<\/a> inevitably found the back of the net for the second successive match. \u00a0He was brought down in the box, then smartly converted the penalty<\/a>, slotting the ball into the goalkeeper’s bottom right-hand corner.<\/p>\n

In his third match for the Hornets’ Under-23s, he scored yet again. This time, Cukur showed his aerial prowess by nodding in a cross from Sonny Blu Lo-Everton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Track to Be a Future First-Team Player<\/h3>\n

The forward spent time with Feyenoord and AZ Alkmaar’s youth set-ups prior to joining Watford<\/a>. He was linked with a move to AS Roma last year<\/a>, so it is clear top clubs know of his name.<\/p>\n

His impressive output with Watford’s U23 side, despite being 18-years-old, suggests the player can be a first-teamer sometime in the future. He is unlikely to take the place of any of Watford’s current first-team strikers this season, but when they move on, Cukur may have a path. The Hornets will want to loan him out in the summer at the very minimum if he continues to score at his current rate.<\/p>\n

“He’s got this aggression about him and he works so hard,” claims Omer Riza<\/a>, Watford’s U23 head coach.<\/p>\n

Considering his speed, height, composure, instincts, and more, young Tiago Cukur is a name worth keeping tabs on alongside the likes of Maurizio Pochettino.<\/a><\/p>\n

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