Here’s what I have to say: Perica is a very good player, of that there is no doubt. His best attribute by far is his heading ability, as it really is brilliant on how he is able to direct his headers so accurately with so much power. What’s more, he does it week in and week out. He’s a set piece’s dream, as he just seems to score from them. However, he can also strike a ball very well. Once again, his accuracy of the ball is wonderful, as he seems to find corners of the goal tremendously leaving the keeper no chance at all. In his local club of Zadar it took him a season to get up and running and you have to ask yourself, if he came to the Premier League, would he be given 2-3 seasons to settle down? Yes. He is a very good player as I’ve said and in my honest opinion, he would fit into the English game, as it isn’t too physical of a league for him. It is probably a league where players come under way too much scrutiny, because after all, it is the best league in the world. However, being that he is a young player that was signed for a small fee and has a lot to prove, he won’t face much scrutiny. I may be wrong though, and he could play in England and fail to set it alight, much like Markovic did. However, I personally think that Perica’s style is more suited to La Liga, and not necessarily that of the English PL. However, he is a superb player and one I really enjoy watching. However, he is very young and has a long way to go. He can certainly adjust to the PL a la Lukaku.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 20:34:24 +0000