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Reputed to be a coach who has very little confidence in young players, José Mourinho nevertheless summoned Mate Ivkovic, a 16-year-old Croatian defensive midfielder who arrived last January at theAS Roma from Hajduk Split, for his team’s pre-season internship in Portugal. According Asthe Portuguese technician would like to test the Croatian prodigy who has been playing with the U17s of the Roman club since his arrival 6 months ago and see if the latter has the level to join the professional group to rub shoulders with experienced players like Nemanja Matic to whom Ivakovic is often compared and why not have a few minutes of play.
Not quite the same style as Matic
If the young defensive midfielder is often described as resembling Matic in his position, his build and the fact that he comes from the Balkans, Ivkovic would be very comfortable with the ball despite his 192cm and able to lead the game from his position as number 6 thanks to a vision of the game clearly above the average.
to summarize
Reputed to be a coach who has very little confidence in young players, José Mourinho nevertheless summoned Mate Ivkovic, a 16-year-old Croatian defensive midfielder who arrived at AS Roma last January from Hajduk Split, for the pre- his team’s season in Portugal.