At the Anderlecht academy 10 years ago, it was generally acknowledged that there were three bright talents: Vincent Kompany, Anthony Vanden Borre and Vadis Odjidja Ofoe. Kompany is now a player on the world stage, while Vanden Borre is sadly trying to get his head together. Vadis Odjidja went off the radar to an extent as he is little known outside of Belgium. He is a top talent though and one that could succeed at the highest level.
At Anderlecht, he was a few years behind Kompany but he was rarely selected. Feeling rejected, he left the club and followed the now Manchester City captain to Hamburg. Vadis Odjidja was still a teenager and that didn’t work. Returning to Belgium, he joined Club Brugge and he’s played over 100 games there. He’s not made quite the impact he should have done and he’s clashed once or twice with coaches. Last week, Georges Leekens said he didn’t want to work with players who wanted to leave.
When I heard he might go to Fulham, I thought he’d be perfect replacement for Moussa Dembele. He started out as a defensive midfielder but he’s technically adept and he’s never really been given the responsibility he deserves. I thought he would be Club Brugge’s main man under Leekens this year but it hasn’t worked out. Everton should be happy he’s gone to Goodison Park; in terms of pure talent, he’s ahead of Marouane Fellaini and Kevin Mirallas; but the game was never about pure talent.
