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Yes. Because then he got injured and hasnt played any first team games since. But what we do know is that our midfielders that have played, other than a few moments from Bruno and Eriksen and some goals from McTom are setting a very low bar. Even if he struggled to do the basics it would be no worse than our current options and at least people would give the excuse of him not being ready yet or that he needs a bunch of games at that age. The players currently struggling are in the primes of their career and still cant do it.How many official games has he played? And has he been good in any of them? I see posters claiming he's a superior talent... Based on what? Friendlies?
What's that? Loaning him to the championship for a year?Let him develop at a natural pace. Expecting him come in right now and do a Roy Keane job will not help.
He was good in preseason, but as Garnacho has shown, preseason level and real competitive levels are quite different.
i’d actually love to see him, Pellestri, Garnacho, Amad, Hannibal play prominent roles for the rest of the season. I’m sure they will at the bare minimum put effort in and listen to instructions. Worst is they arent good enough but can earn a move somewhere else like Elanga and best case is they turn out to be good players to keep in the squadYou see the likes of Balde, Pedri, Gavi, Lopez and Yamal all playing their role in Barcelona's recent resurgence. I see no reason why Mainoo can't be similar. He has the talent.
Sure, put him on the pitch for a few sub appearances here and there and give him that experience.What's that? Loaning him to the championship for a year?
There's only on way to find out if he's good enough and that's to put him on the pitch and see what he can do. If he can run and control and pass a football he really couldn't do much worse than what we've been looking at all season.
Yep. I think this could only help out senior serial underperformers too. Show the likes of Rashford, Bruno et al that their places are under genuine threat.i’d actually love to see him, Pellestri, Garnacho, Amad, Hannibal play prominent roles for the rest of the season. I’m sure they will at the bare minimum put effort in and listen to instructions. Worst is they arent good enough but can earn a move somewhere else like Elanga and best case is they turn out to be good players to keep in the squad
Wouldn't advocate for him to play 90 mins, but he needs game time at this level to see if he can do it or needs more time to develop.Sure, put him on the pitch for a few sub appearances here and there and give him that experience.
Don't start him every match for 90 minutes and expect him to carry the midfield though, it's not going to happen.
I think you'd have a point if McTominay was a proven, consistent scorer. Yeah sure you wouldn't want to lose that from your team.The same Mctominay that is one of our top goal scorers this season, outscoring every attacker we have in our squad?
In answer to your question, no his passing couldn't be a lot worse, Mainoo is very good on the ball, but then Mainoo has scored what 2 or 3 goals on his past twenty odd games in the youth set up, so what you gain with one hand you take with the other, and again one player won't make up for the lack of forward runs our attackers make.
Again, it's going around in circles, playing an unproven talent from the start would be a big gamble, that's not a controversial statement nor should it be. And changing one player probably won't make a huge difference on the grand scheme of things when there's so much going wrong anyhow.
Who else do you think can help score goals? McT at least offers some.I think you'd have a point if McTominay was a proven, consistent scorer. Yeah sure you wouldn't want to lose that from your team.
But it's more hope than knowledge that McTomimay will cary on scoring. There's no prior evidence to suggest he will. That's a gamble.
So you go with what you know for sure. Which Mainoo will receive and pass the ball better. That isn't a gamble.
Can be interested all they want, he signed a 5 year contract in February.Apparently City are interested in him. WTF?!
I think passing the ball better will result in goals.Who else do you think can help score goals? McT at least offers some.
Better in possession is definitely important when we have to attack a well drilled block, but it’s equally important to have more bodies with goal threat inside and around the box. We don’t think them mutually exclusive. In contrast, that’s what we did not do enough, imo.I think passing the ball better will result in goals.
That seems a more sensible approach than just hoping McTominay makes it to double figures for the first time in his career.
If McTominay is on the pitch it should be as a rotation option to Hojlund.
McTom may as well be our backup striker. Depressingly, he's a bigger goal threat than Martial, even from midfield.Who else do you think can help score goals? McT at least offers some.
Giving a young player minutes is not throwing him under the bus, plus you don’t really know whether he is ready or not until given a run if games.Maybe because anyone playing in that team right now would underperform and look miles worse than what they are.
Last thing we need to do is throw a youngster under the bus, plus he really isn't ready yet.
I'm talking about starting him.Giving a young player minutes is not throwing him under the bus, plus you don’t really know whether he is ready or not until given a run if games.
I think playing with the two of them up front could work, with 4 men in midfieldI think passing the ball better will result in goals.
That seems a more sensible approach than just hoping McTominay makes it to double figures for the first time in his career.
If McTominay is on the pitch it should be as a rotation option to Hojlund.
Who is seriously expecting him to do a Roy Keane?Let him develop at a natural pace. Expecting him come in right now and do a Roy Keane job will not help.
He was good in preseason, but as Garnacho has shown, preseason level and real competitive levels are quite different.
1. "Unless he is a Jude level of talent".Considering how bad we are at the moment, throwing in a promising youngster (in a midfield position no less) is just setting him up for failure unless he is a Jude level of talent. Use him as a sub in games we are winning for now.
Fabregas was the best player in the pitch at 16Giving a young player minutes is not throwing him under the bus, plus you don’t really know whether he is ready or not until given a run if games.
Why make it the topic of your post then. Weird.Yeah was a weak pass for sure. Still think he could have challenged for it though but anyway that was a minor blip in an all round good performance.
and more. Rooney, Bellingham, Greenwood, Gavi, Pedro off the top of my head. Many more i’m not thinking of.Fabregas was the best player in the pitch at 16
There’s no pattern to how you bring them in. If the team needs him from the start than so be it, I am sure he wants it just as bad.I'm talking about starting him.
For sure he needs minutes, but a big ask to put him in from the start.
This isnt lucky scratch lotteryWhat's that? Loaning him to the championship for a year?
There's only on way to find out if he's good enough and that's to put him on the pitch and see what he can do. If he can run and control and pass a football he really couldn't do much worse than what we've been looking at all season.
There are currently 4 Barca youngsters who are playing regularly in La Liga at his age or younger.Maybe because anyone playing in that team right now would underperform and look miles worse than what they are.
Last thing we need to do is throw a youngster under the bus, plus he really isn't ready yet.
I honestly think we would play with much more intensity and heart with Amrabat, Hannibal and Mainoo in our midfield. We will definitely see mistakes and rashness but at least they’d work hard.I feel for anyone coming into this team. That being said, I'd stick him in midfield alongside Amrabat.
Mentality plays a part. But, they might think he's ready. But you never really know until he actually gets onto the pitch if he is or not.This isnt lucky scratch lottery
The coaches that coach him knew If he's near ready. You don't need to play match to find out.
If he's close to ready then the match are to see his mentality not the other way around
Hopefully he is a midfielder good enough for us and not become deadwood.So how long we giving him before he is deadwood,,the next McTominay etc…
La Ligas a pretty easy league and the worst Barca can finish is 2nd or maybe 3rd even if they field a team full of youth players.There are currently 4 Barca youngsters who are playing regularly in La Liga at his age or younger.
Well so is Premier League if you are good enough there are plenty of poor teams in here as well .La Ligas a pretty easy league and the worst Barca can finish is 2nd or maybe 3rd even if they field a team full of youth players.
But seems La Liga teams have better results so far than PL teams in CL group stages.La Ligas a pretty easy league and the worst Barca can finish is 2nd or maybe 3rd even if they field a team full of youth players.
Yeah, and the reason Barca can do that and not many other teams is due to the style and structure they play.There are currently 4 Barca youngsters who are playing regularly in La Liga at his age or younger.
Only 4 la liga teams are in the CL...But seems La Liga teams have better results so far than PL teams in CL group stages.
