"I want to thrill people with my play and get them out of their seats." Mikey Moore has not taken long to frame his Cologne move in simple terms. He wants to entertain, he wants the supporters onside, and he already sounds settled into the challenge of a new league.
Moore's early Cologne start
The loan has already given him real minutes. Moore made his Bundesliga debut from the bench in the defeat to VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 2, setting up Cologne's only goal after coming on. A week later, he made his first start in the home draw with Werder Bremen. He has 1 Bundesliga appearance and 74 minutes so far, and his debut rating was 6.44.
That start is part of the appeal for him. "When I got the green light for the loan, I was really happy. I was eager to get started right away," he said to bundesliga.com.
Why the move appealed to him
Moore said René Wagner had "a clear vision of how and where I should play" and that he liked being used "in an offensive role" with an expectation to help by scoring goals. He also liked what he found off the pitch. "The stadium is beautiful, and the fans were incredible. They're even crazier than in England," he said.
The quotes point to a player who wanted more than a change of scenery. He wanted a role, and Cologne have given him one early enough for him to start feeling the rhythm of the place.
The other lure is bigger games. "I want to play in big games in packed stadiums and help the team do as well as possible," Moore said, which fits the mood of a loan spell that is supposed to stretch him quickly.
Moore's next eye-catching date is 20 November, when Cologne travel to the Allianz Arena. He described Harry Kane as "an incredible player for Tottenham" and said he is "really looking forward to playing against him" after a few training sessions with him as a younger player at Spurs. The reunion is still a few months away, but it already gives this loan a neat subplot.
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