Garnacho: What is his potential?

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It might be early to discuss this but,
If he continues like this how do we give him a real role to continue his development i.e starter or important squad player and also maintain that status for Martial, Rashford, Sancho, Antony + new 9.
Do we scrap signing a 9 and rotate Garnacho, Rashford, Martial between 9/11. And Sancho/ Antony on the right.
Because adding another prominent option would mean someone would be surplus to requirements.
 

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It might be early to discuss this but,
If he continues like this how do we give him a real role to continue his development i.e starter or important squad player and also maintain that status for Martial, Rashford, Sancho, Antony + new 9.
Do we scrap signing a 9 and rotate Garnacho, Rashford, Martial between 9/11. And Sancho/ Antony on the right.
Because adding another prominent option would mean someone would be surplus to requirements.
I still think we need a striker, Can't rely on Martial to stay fit and Rashford is better on the left.
The competition for places is good because now Sancho has to improve or he won't be getting back in the team
 

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It's a long time ago to compare to Adnan but I feel like Garnacho is ahead from a very small sample size, largely because of his intensity. Januzaj while skilled always felt lack he was lacking this.
 

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I still think we need a striker, Can't rely on Martial to stay fit and Rashford is better on the left.
The competition for places is good because now Sancho has to improve or he won't be getting back in the team
Competition is a good thing but you wouldn't want to overdo it
Five prominent players flexible players for three roles is a good balance, the sixth player would be a squad filler like an Elanga.
Sancho is still the only other player aside Antony who can do a decent job on the right so his place 'within the squad' is still solid.
At the moment

Left wing
Rashford
Garnacho
Sancho

Right wing
Antony
Sancho
Elanga

Center forward
Martial
Rashford
Ronaldo

Aside Elanga non of this players would accept being third choice, all would want to be first choice but can fight for their place if they become second choice.
I don't see any way we can get a number 9 and keep this bunch happy.
I fancy signing a 9 mind.
 

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I've said it since the first time I seen him in the academy play.

Garnacho has genuine superstar potential imo. We just need to make sure it happens here.
 

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He’s here until 2025 at least

The club are looking at another new deal though
Yeah I get that but it’s not that far off in reality. Once you get a year to the end of the contract the player will start lining up a move on a free or reduced fee
 

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Competition is a good thing but you wouldn't want to overdo it
Five prominent players flexible players for three roles is a good balance, the sixth player would be a squad filler like an Elanga.
Sancho is still the only other player aside Antony who can do a decent job on the right so his place 'within the squad' is still solid.
At the moment

Left wing
Rashford
Garnacho
Sancho

Right wing
Antony
Sancho
Elanga

Center forward
Martial
Rashford
Ronaldo

Aside Elanga non of this players would accept being third choice, all would want to be first choice but can fight for their place if they become second choice.
I don't see any way we can get a number 9 and keep this bunch happy.
I fancy signing a 9 mind.
6 players for 3 positions is fine. You'd want 2 options in each role if possible. LEFT - Rashford, Garnacho; RIGHT - Antony, Sancho; UP TOP - New Striker, Martial.
You just can't trust Martial to stay fit so I think it's essential that we sign a new forward - get rid of Ronaldo and loan out Elanga. That's what I'd try and do
 

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If they are having to speak about it then it probably is necessary. Besides, the same things get said about almost all talented youngsters, in that they have the ability they just need to have the right attitude to make it. It’s no big deal.
Yeah it's not the end of the world, but it's one thing saying that he needs to keep working hard and not get distracted, but ETH had once already publicly spoken about his poor attitude, even though that was unnecessary, it was enough, this yesterday could've been done without, especially at the back of a game changing performance.
It's not a big deal, but for a player it would be annoying. He might have had attitude issues, but the fact that ETH is playing him now means that he's sorted them. As such a young lad you don't want your manager to keep talking about it to the press.
 

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Like Adnan. Same level of potential. Let’s hope the application and drive is genuine and he can stay on the right path.
I think he's a lot more polished than Adnan was already.
 

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His first touch is amazing. Can take a man on and is super fast. Has everything he needs to succeed as a United player. Only question mark is over attitude.
 

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His first touch is amazing. Can take a man on and is super fast. Has everything he needs to succeed as a United player. Only question mark is over attitude.
That's really not the only question mark. I know he was brilliant yesterday but passing, decision-making, touch... he's a bit like Rashford. A bit inconsistent in those areas. He can also disappear in games. I think he works best as a sub.
 

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What have someone people gpt
Against him? Seem to be so happy to shoot him down etc, yesterdays cameo was right up there for 18 year olds for this club, came on and changed the game, took his man on, showed great decision making and showed a great range of passing.
Seems people want to be negative for the sake of it.
 

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It will be really difficult for him, tbh. We have a lot of competition from the left spot with Rashford and Sancho.

Nevertheless, as much as I think that some young players need to leave to get game time, I think it s goog for him for a season or two to be the impact player coming on.
 

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He can be world class if he has the correct attitude and puts in the work. Erik ten Hag and the senior players should help him by not letting him believe his own hype too much and guiding him along the way. So many young prospects go down that path and end up going nowhere. Or worse.
 

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It will be really difficult for him, tbh. We have a lot of competition from the left spot with Rashford and Sancho.

Nevertheless, as much as I think that some young players need to leave to get game time, I think it s goog for him for a season or two to be the impact player coming on.
He can actually beat his man and shows some balls so he's already a better winger than Sancho
 

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Not sure a comparison with Greenwood is fair. That’s not really an attitude problem.
Sorry was not comparing the case he is up for but, more so that there were other things off field that he seemed to be into and the sudden jump in fame did not help.
 

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Just realised he was born in Madrid so he's potentially Real Madrid's number one transfer target in summer 2026.
 

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Ffs..
Nani was ridiculous with both feet. Garnacho pretty exclusively uses his right foot with his dribbling and cutting in.
Garnacho can shift the ball to his left and strike the ball well with his left. It's not as good as Nani, but the quickness, pace, balance, and explosiveness when he gets going is clean.

Garnacho also has the ability to be a match winner on his own like Nani because like Nani, he can create space for himself and can shoot around the box or make a good pass to unlock a defense.

Physically, not sure if Garnacho will be as tall, but he's still got a lot of growing and physical maturation to go through.
 

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Garnacho can shift the ball to his left and strike the ball well with his left. It's not as good as Nani, but the quickness, pace, balance, and explosiveness when he gets going is clean.

Garnacho also has the ability to be a match winner on his own like Nani because like Nani, he can create space for himself and can shoot around the box or make a good pass to unlock a defense.

Physically, not sure if Garnacho will be as tall, but he's still got a lot of growing and physical maturation to go through.
I see similarities for Martinelli the most. Nani was just different though. Not as fast IMO, but was much stronger, had ridiculous dribbling which Garnacho hasn't shown, and was a complete true winger. Garnacho is a wide forward for me.
 

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I see similarities for Martinelli the most. Nani was just different though. Not as fast IMO, but was much stronger, had ridiculous dribbling which Garnacho hasn't shown, and was a complete true winger. Garnacho is a wide forward for me.
I like Martinelli too. Garnacho has shown good decision making so far and can obviously pass much better than a traditional wide forward (e.g. Marcus). Garnacho is more unpredictable and understands the weight of the pass or tempo of the game - when to go fast, when to slow down, when to in the middle, etc.
 

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Garnacho can shift the ball to his left and strike the ball well with his left. It's not as good as Nani, but the quickness, pace, balance, and explosiveness when he gets going is clean.

Garnacho also has the ability to be a match winner on his own like Nani because like Nani, he can create space for himself and can shoot around the box or make a good pass to unlock a defense.

Physically, not sure if Garnacho will be as tall, but he's still got a lot of growing and physical maturation to go through.
I wouldn't want Garnacho to be tall though, the way he changes direction at pace its something that scares defenders, its a quality you only find in players with a low center of gravity.
Physically he wrestles very well for an 18 year old, he only needs little addition physically.
The area which would define how good he'll get is his decision making.
You see the vision and quality ball he can produce when not running, its so difficult to replicate that quality doing things with so much zip, if he manages that then what a player we would have.
 

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I wouldn't want Garnacho to be tall though, the way he changes direction at pace its something that scares defenders, its a quality you only find in players with a low center of gravity.
Physically he wrestles very well for an 18 year old, he only needs little addition physically.
The area which would define how good he'll get is his decision making.
You see the vision and quality ball he can produce when not running, its so difficult to replicate that quality doing things with so much zip, if he manages that then what a player we would have.
Yeah, I agree with his growth spurt and hope it isn't anything close to McTominay's. Garnacho has very good technical skills and the game is slower for him than others at his age. Never seems to be totally out of control and makes good decisions/passes. His temperment on the ball has been nice to see.
 

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Vini junior is their left winger and without any injuries or major loss in form should still be in 2026?
Real has never had a problem wanting shiny new toys regardless of the players they have. :lol:
 

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6 players for 3 positions is fine. You'd want 2 options in each role if possible. LEFT - Rashford, Garnacho; RIGHT - Antony, Sancho; UP TOP - New Striker, Martial.
You just can't trust Martial to stay fit so I think it's essential that we sign a new forward - get rid of Ronaldo and loan out Elanga. That's what I'd try and do
I think we'd be better off selling Elanga and seeing if a lower table side would pay 15-20m for him
 

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Even now, despite all this dreadful shite, whenever I think of Greenwood I feel depressed. I loved that guy.
It broke my heart more than watching my highschool crush making out with my best friend that was.

Garnacho is exciting as a young winger which I think is more common than a deadly goalscorer at that age, it was just such a rare thing to happen in world football and of course it had to go up in flame. Saying that, with the right application theres no telling how good he can become.