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Greenwood was fortunate that there was an open spot for him to take up. Amad won't get that now even if he was as ready as Greenwood was back then.
Utter bollocks
Agreed, I think the question over his pace is actually down to the fact his first touch meant he couldn't accelerate as he didn’t have the ball under control, I just felt it was another garbage call from the ref after the ludicrous Pogba booking.
Yeah, I found him very good exactly. But just like most of their other players, he has some issues to just put the ball into the back of the net. I had a feeling that he should be a Moyes player. Maybe next season.
Could be but Sociedad, Milan and Granada are no mugs contrary to what some people are saying. We were very unlucky to face these teams over the random Scandanavian/Eastern European teams that the likes of Arsenal and Spurs faced. I think he would have had more minutes if our draws were kinder.
I agreed with that in my first post.
Yeah, this is a fair summary. We’re doing Amad no favours by claiming that he needs to play twice as good as his established competitions, when in fact he has not played even as well as Danny James or Juan Mata yet. It’s not to be expected, and phantasizing about it only builds him up for disappointed critique before he’s even ready.
Moyes like labored team setup, for both his team and the opponents, isn’t he?
It's come full circle. Burn was the central defender, who cleared everything in that infamous game against Fulham under Moyes. We kept spamming 80 something crosses into the box and he just ate them up.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26120927
He kind of looked 'impressive' then as a Hangeland mark 2.
Wanted to say, he has a great feeling for space. Something I think our other forwards lack many a time.
Absolute nonsense. The alternatives are Rashford, Pogba, Cavani, Greenwood and Dan James (who was extremely impressive when he came on last night as well and is still young himself), all of which don't deserve to be dropped for any reason at the minute.
Yep, the ball got behind him so he had to hesistate, then when he started to run he got fouled from behind for the first attempt, then tried to carry on and got fouled again.
He didn’t need to dive but it definitely would have helped his case if he’d screamed his head off and rolled around in mock agony like those Granada twats were doing all evening.
I don't think he's rapid like Rashford. But he is very quick over ten yards, especially with the ball. A similar profile to Hazard. I think those qualities are more important in a skillful attacker.
Exactly what evidence shows that Ole won't favour his established players over potential?
Honestly I don't think he's quick at all. He's got very quick feet and a 3 yard burst, but my worry is that it's not enough to carry him past ultra-athletic premier league defenders. He'll need to bulk up quite a bit to be able to hold them off once his body is in the way.
Ole wouldn't have given him any food though
Greenwood pushed James out of the team though. I suppose that's evidence
If City drop any more points we may not. Long shot but who knows?
Is that right though? You'd know better than me, but I thought Greenwood was eased in gently last season getting a few sub appearances and the odd start in an EL group game, he only really broke into the fist team after lockdown. It seems he might be doing exactly the same with Amad, ease him in gently, but annoyingly because of him joining in the January window there are no EL group games to play with for Ole. I think you'll se a lot of him pre season in the summer and his minutes will be getting more regular by Xmas. Which to me feels about right.
He will get stronger. That will come with time. He's already shown he can beat men for fun. He protects the ball well but is simply not strong enough, and in this country, fouls are not called. The other areas of his game are also very good, passing, interplay, runs etc.
Imo that three yard burst is more important than flat out speed.
It is 100% a foul, but taking the positives from that, it was a beautiful move between three players who are not in the first team. Amad picks up a lose ball, DVB pings to James who flicks back to Amad. I think Ole need to start trusting these guys a bit more to release the pressure off some our first teamers who need a break. I liked the look of Amad, probably is not ready to start, but looks ready enough for 5/10 mins off the bench more regularly than he has been.
Slight?
Amad looks slight. A slight build.Slight?
He clearly kicks Amads leg while he's trying to run, ofcourse it's going to feck up his balance.
Ha! True!
I am talking about Diallo. He has a slight frame.Slight?
He clearly kicks Amads leg while he's trying to run, ofcourse it's going to feck up his balance.
Aah. Not really concerned, he's 18.
His pace on the ball is pretty damn good from what i've seen. That's as useful as pace to run in behind considering most games we're facing a low block that needs quick movement to displace. James is the opposite so we've got both options.
I am far from his biggest managerial supporter, but I don't blame him for playing it safe. He is trying to not get fired from his dream job, which means prioritizing results right now. He doesn't have the luxury of long-term planning, so it makes sense that he goes with the safe option.
