Sylar
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Agree with this. He scored 2 in the 2 starts. Let it continue.He should have started. And bring on Rashy If it wasn’t working out.
Agree with this. He scored 2 in the 2 starts. Let it continue.He should have started. And bring on Rashy If it wasn’t working out.
You never saw it when he was playing youth? or are you basing this on his very limited minutes as a 17 year old?I'm still not seeing it unfortunately. Never have.
Long season yet, plenty of time for me to hop aboard the hype train
Both. But I'm purely basing it on that gut feeling of players taking your breath away (e.g. Morrison, Foden, Sancho, Cherki, Xavi Simons), and I know he's not that sort of player.You never saw it when he was playing youth? or are you basing this on his very limited minutes as a 17 year old?
Stat padding a hat trick against Chelsea one of the best youth teams around?Both. But I'm purely basing it on that gut feeling of players taking your breath away (e.g. Morrison, Foden, Sancho, Cherki, Xavi Simons), and I know he's not that sort of player.
Greenwood's productivity, though amazing (especially considering that it usually comes later in a players development) is essentially stat padding. Looking past that, he doesn't give me that special feeling.
No one will know until 5 years time, and even then, strikers often bloom late.
Both. But I'm purely basing it on that gut feeling of players taking your breath away (e.g. Morrison, Foden, Sancho, Cherki, Xavi Simons), and I know he's not that sort of player.
Greenwood's productivity, though amazing (especially considering that it usually comes later in a players development) is essentially stat padding. Looking past that, he doesn't give me that special feeling.
No one will know until 5 years time, and even then, strikers often bloom late.
I'm not bashing the kid. He's a very good player who capitalises on shit defending. He just doesn't do it for me personally, and I'm not saying I'm great at judging talent (I've been saying Harry Kane is a one season wonder for the last 4 years)Stat padding a hat trick against Chelsea one of the best youth teams around?
I’m struggling to see how you can look at his goals and not see something special? He’s not a 1 trick pony that just scores tap ins.
I think we will leave it at you being a poor judge. Lingard wouldn’t of scored those on his left foot.I'm not bashing the kid. He's a very good player who capitalises on shit defending. He just doesn't do it for me personally, and I'm not saying I'm great at judging talent (I've been saying Harry Kane is a one season wonder for the last 4 years)
Let's take your Chelsea game as example (bizarre choice...)
Chelsea's defending was like a comedy sketch. He was gifted opportunities and fair enough he took them. But I'd be disappointed if Jese Lingard missed those.
Yes, and fans would be frothing at the mouth. Those 3 chances should be converted regardless of who is on the ball.Lingard wouldn’t of scored those on his left foot.
Indeed, it's fair enough to not be taken aback with him at first team level (still, 2 goals as a 17 year old in his first month of professional football is impressive no matter how you look at it) but at youth team level he was so clearly a level above everyone on the pitch. The amount of games he won us through sheer skill and determination was outstanding.I think we will leave it at you being a poor judge. Lingard wouldn’t of scored those on his left foot.
No but it’s clear the gap behind Martial is way too big at the moment and I don’t even rate Martial that highly as most.Yeah so... a loan?
Maybe he is or maybe he isnt more clinical than Martial and Rashford... cant show it when he doesnt get any service. I dont think you can already say the boasting about his finishing is true or false right now. See how he does when chances are created for him. So far even the goals he has scored are goals he made himself without much service.He's nowhere near as good as people on here and youtube (Howson) have hyped him up to be. Be's no more clinical than Martial and Rashford, if not less. He's young and might improve but the boasting he'd bang them in for us has been proven false.
Pretty sure it was Ole who said that he is the best finisher he's ever seen.Be's no more clinical than Martial and Rashford, if not less
Who was it?Who was the last academy product that gave us like solid 5 years of play?
Maybe it has to do with the fact that they play 1 fixture every month? It's just a bad management.
I think we have to go back to the 90s.Who was it?
Best prospect since Rooney? Holy shit, this is why our youth fails so spectacularly - we hype them up way, way, way beyond their capabilities and actual talent and when they inevitably don't become Rooney v2 we say they're shit, garbage, this and that - see Rashford & Lingard.I'm really excited about this kid. Best young English prospect since Rooney for me. I've said this before but a young two footed RVP is the stuff dreams are made of. He's oozes class and calmness. Once he settles into this team he is going to transom it and I don't think it is going to take him long.