That game last night was competitive. He hardly touched the ball with his feet. He spent most of the time wrestling while trying to control the ball neck high, which he did not shy away from.
His movement is good. Once he gets used to this kind of football, he will be OK.
The club has bought a backup player for the player who was originally the backup player. Nothing to get excited about. But to be fair to the lad, he looks physically up for it. That is half the battle time will tell.