Yeah, totally agree. Enjoy the youth games but take the performances with a pinch of salt as looking fantastic against kids who predominantly wont ever make it in the top 2 leagues isnt a good barometer. Listen to the buzz around the people at...
I remember seeing footage of a United youth game where they were running a 'man of the match other than Mainoo' poll. When he injured himself earlier in the season before he was playing a lot, first teamers like Bruno were ribbing him about when...
The other good thing about signing some highly rated players like Hannibal, Pellistri etc is that it pushes the lads already here to raise their level to compete as at the end of the day theres a finite number of youngsters you can integrate into...
I dont think its through any particular failing, just that he's maybe not quite good enough. Doing well at youth level typically just means theyre good enough to play as a professional. What the coaches and in the knows say is more important than...
Looks like Omari Forson and Willy Kambwala are being phased into the squad now. One of the few advantages of having a first team thats mediocre is that youngsters can see a clear path to first-team football.
His passing stats look pretty weak. 37 passes per game, under 80% pass completion and 0.2 key passes. He's in a side that are poor in possession but still...