[ThanksBoss26]

If he can shine, like TFM is doing and Pereira did last season, then he could end up in the first team plans next year which would be fantastic.

I think he's capable. A season of first team experience somewhere should do him the world of good and that league is a competitive one.

 

[AltiUn]

I think he's capable. A season of first team experience somewhere should do him the world of good and that league is a competitive one.

Agreed.

 

[Mike09]

Jose should give him chances to play in cup comp but too bad we signed Lindelof instead.

 

[flappyjay]

Jose should give him chances to play in cup comp but too bad we signed Lindelof instead.

Jose made a mistake there, its only gonna get harder when Rojo gets match fit

 

[FromTheBench]

Can see him featuring at Rb in the cups.

 

[ThanksBoss26]

Can see him featuring at Rb in the cups.

Me too. Bit disappointed we didn't loan him out for experience but expect we'll see him in the Cup comps like you say and during our annual defensive injury crisis.

 

[Escobar]

Jose should give him chances to play in cup comp but too bad we signed Lindelof instead.

Unless he plays Lindelof at RB which he mentioned once I believe

 

[ThanksBoss26]

Unless he plays Lindelof at RB which he mentioned once I believe

I think that'll happen at some point too. Can see Jose viewing that as a way to ease him in a bit more than at centre half.

 

[Escobar]

I think that'll happen at some point too. Can see Jose viewing that as a way to ease him in a bit more than at centre half.

On current form, I'd rate Axel higher than Lindelof and I hope he gets some serious game time

 

[roseguy64]

Needs to go on loan in the January window. Especially now that Rojo is coming back.

 

[Jig1234]

I would love to see Axel start against Swansea or even Spurs next weekend. He always looks composed at CB. I don't trust Lindolof at all. We need Bailly and Rojo back but with Jones injured now i'd go with Smalling and Axel.

 

[Classical Mechanic]

I would love to see Axel start against Swansea or even Spurs next weekend. He always looks composed at CB. I don't trust Lindolof at all. We need Bailly and Rojo back but with Jones injured now i'd go with Smalling and Axel.

Ax knows the English game, he knows that you will be pressured and physically roughed up by forwards, he would have headed that damn ball clear yesterday!

 

[Escobar]

Jose should for once forget about age and just play talent

 

[haram]

Jose should for once forget about age and just play talent

Rashford is 19?

 

[Sammyjunn]

Wasting his talent just because we bought an overpriced foreign CB, way to go. Hope he can get a loan in January if we are adamant to continue playing Lindelof ahead of him.

 

[Escobar]

Rashford is 19?

Rashford was in the first team before Jose came

 

[haram]

Rashford was in the first team before Jose came

He could have easily dropped him?

 

[Bubz27]

He could have easily dropped him?

Jose should for twice forget about age and just play talent.

 

[Escobar]

He could have easily dropped him?

Rashford was an easy choice to keep in the first team or even start despite his up and down form. Plus, he knew the fans would hate him if he'd drop him. It seems to be a bigger issue for players who are not yet in the first team

 

[R'hllor]

Remember that pointless game for us vs Arsenal away last season, Axel went on RB because "he isnt ready for CB", kid had Sanchez in his pocket whole day. This season not even a sniff, guess if he was senior he would be ready, then again seems Lindelof is ready too, nice going.

 

[haram]

Rashford was an easy choice to keep in the first team or even start despite his up and down form. Plus, he knew the fans would hate him if he'd drop him. It seems to be a bigger issue for players who are not yet in the first team

No, Mourinho just thinks Rashford is good enough.

 

[Bubz27]

Let's get it right, yes Tuanzebe is a talent and yes we'd love to see him getting minutes. But the first half of an away game that the home crowd was well up for isn't the ideal situation to bring him on. Yes in hindsight, it wasn't for Lindelof either. But Lindelof does have more experience of bigger games, he's just struggling to adapt right now.

Tuanzebe making costly mistakes at his point in his career could be more costly for himself than Lindelof making mistakes for himself.

I'd like to see Tuanzebe v Swansea.

 

[Escobar]

No, Mourinho just thinks Rashford is good enough.

And all the other young players then not?

 

[haram]

And all the other young players then not?

No, probably not. Mourinho knows more about these players than we do. He sees them train everyday.

 

[Escobar]

No, probably not. Mourinho knows more about these players than we do. He sees them train everyday.

It has more to do with him not trusting young players. He is a manager who usually picks experience before talent or even form

 

[JB08]

Wasting his talent just because we bought an overpriced foreign CB, way to go. Hope he can get a loan in January if we are adamant to continue playing Lindelof ahead of him.

What does the fact he's foreign have to do with it? What if we bought Michael Keane and he was struggling?

 

[roonster09]

It has more to do with him not trusting young players. He is a manager who usually picks experience before talent or even form

Doesn't trust young players or academy players?

 

[roonster09]

Btw is he fit? For league cup 3rd round, he was injured and didn't hear anything since then.

 

[Kostur]

It has more to do with him not trusting young players. He is a manager who usually picks experience before talent or even form

If that was true both Jones and Smalling would have been starters ahead of Bailly.

 

[Escobar]

Doesn't trust young players or academy players?

Promoting players to the first team

 

[Escobar]

If that was true both Jones and Smalling would have been starters ahead of Bailly.

Bailly is well above 20 with plenty of first team experience in another team, unlike Tuanzebe, Pereira or TFM

 

[Sammyjunn]

What does the fact he's foreign have to do with it? What if we bought Michael Keane and he was struggling?

Because it has been the case since Fergie retired, we buy some player out of a foreign league and therefore that player must be better than what we already have. Falcao, Lindelof, Depay being prime examples.

 

[roonster09]

Promoting players to the first team

That I agree with. Jose doesn't trust young players is a myth but his weakness is promoting young players from academy to First team.

Such a shame as Tuanzebe looked more accomplished player than Lindelof.

 

[Kostov]

I'd like to see Axel start alongside Lindelof, if he outperforms (which I think he will) then Jose has very little choice but play the kid in future matches instead.

 

[haram]

Bailly is well above 20 with plenty of first team experience in another team, unlike Tuanzebe, Pereira or TFM

Well, he wanted to keep Pereira. Pereira wanted to leave on loan.

 

[Kostur]

Bailly is well above 20 with plenty of first team experience in another team, unlike Tuanzebe, Pereira or TFM

But both are more experienced than Bailly, Bailly was inexperienced in EPL and jumped nearly straight in, plus he was 21 or 22 when he joined us. So basically the 'experience before age/form' is not true.

TFM wanted to go on loan, ditto Pereira who was even asked to stay but he refused, which will probably be his ending here.

 

[limerickcitykid]

Wanting them to stay means feck all. He wanted RLC to stay at Chelsea then didn't play him, same thing with TFM last year. It isn't about young players but youth players with no first team experience. He will never give them that experience.

 

[Skåre Willoch]

I reckon he'll start against Swansea.

 

[ADJUDICATOR]

Tuanzebe should at least take Lindelof's place in the Carabao.

 

[breakout67]

There's a lot of romanticism about our youth but I genuinely think Tuanzebe is ready for cup games.

Tuanzebe is IMO the biggest talent from the academy that has come through; far better than Periera or TFM.

When he played last season, he looked like he had been there for years. He has composure levels above every other academy prospect.