He's got the starting spot locked down as far as i'm concerned, his distribution is a skill that nobody else on the team has at this level. Asensio, Rüdiger and the rest competing for the spot next to him.
Thank the lord we didn't miss out on this guy. What a player. Might have better distribution than our midfielders...
He needs a better number if he's going to be our starter. I can't go a whole season of watching player #24 take the field. It is cruel but maybe the club should just offer him Alaba's no.4 shirt and see if it doesn't solve two problems at once.
🗣️ Dean Huijsen: “It's a dream come true for me. I think every kid dreams of playing for Real Madrid. It's the greatest club in the world and I'm very happy and really proud to be here.” pic.twitter.com/u717oXPDQY— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) June 21, 2025 Dean Huijsen: “It's a dream come true for me. I think every kid dreams of playing for Real Madrid. It's the greatest club in the world and I'm very happy and really proud to be here.”
🚨🗣️ Arda Güler: “Dean Huijsen? From the first moment, I became close with him. He’s a chill guy and a very good player. Trent too.” pic.twitter.com/DcKKaDDVFY— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) June 22, 2025 Arda Güler: “Dean Huijsen? From the first moment, I became close with him. He’s a chill guy and a very good player. Trent too.”
🚨 Dean Huijsen vs Pachuca:• 95 minutes played• 97 touches• 7 clearances• 1 interception • 3 tackles• 0 times dribbled past• 75/81 accurate passes (93%)• 7 duels wonINCREDIBLE. 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/MutGiiPHFo— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) June 22, 2025 Impressive.
Just seems everything comes so easy for him. From reading a defense pass to making his own. He makes everything so much better
Impressive. Starter no doubt just need someone near him.. so far tough to understand who it will be. Rudiger probably.
What impresses me immensely is his calmness. It's like time slows down when he has the ball. Amazing start to his Real Madrid career!
1 - Dean Huijsen leads all Real Madrid players at the @FIFACWC for line-breaking passes (31), line-breaking passes in the final third (11), successful passes (127), clearances (10) and headed clearances (6). Accomplished. pic.twitter.com/Y0Nab8k5As— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 23, 2025 Couldn't have asked for a better start from the lad
Fantastic start. Are we going to allow him to push up more in attack, or is his defensive work too valuable for that?
Yeah he is so talented he opens up different ways of how we can play just due to his abilities. If we have a healthy Rudigier we can let him act like a deep midfielder, recycling possession. We have already seen him basically do that last match. Really opens things up for us where we can function without signing another mid.
If we had more depth at CB, it’d be interesting to play three at the back, and have him as a LCB that can push up and attack. As it is, even playing four at the back, Carreras is pretty big and good at defending for a fullback, so we could see Huijsen make occasional pushes up the middle, with Carreras covering the gap he leaves behind.
Honestly we could play 3 CBs with Carreras as LCB Huijsen central and Rudigier RCB. Carreras for me is that sturdy and their first match he started off at LCB. With this set up Trent at RWB, Rodrygo at LWB, Fede partnering Tchou with Jide in the hole. Vini partnering Mbappe centrally. Make it happen Xabi.
Dean Huijsen - Ball playing abilityLast 5 games only. pic.twitter.com/HjwiLPPoE1— 🫵🏽 (@idoxvi) June 23, 2025