holdsteady
Hates Sir Alex Ferguson
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Has really come on the last few months. Not going to say he'll be a first team regular tomorrow but he has impressed
His performance yesterday was one of the better I have seen at this level over the last couple of seasons - especially seeing a lot of his teammates were average at best.Has really come on the last few months. Not going to say he'll be a first team regular tomorrow but he has impressed
That's something that the first team lack at the moment. Even on an off day, you can generally rely on at least one player to step up and make the difference for the U18s (yesterday was Scanlon) in 90% of games this season. The first team don't seem to have that.His performance yesterday was one of the better I have seen at this level over the last couple of seasons - especially seeing a lot of his teammates were average at best.
The first team doesn't understand how to press - so that makes them 3 times wore than they are. They press high with 4 players who ... well suck at it.....and then the rest of the team doesn't follow the press. So Casemiro and Mainoo are usually alone with 3 players - and let's just say they are not great one on one.That's something that the first team lack at the moment. Even on an off day, you can generally rely on at least one player to step up and make the difference for the U18s (yesterday was Scanlon) in 90% of games this season. The first team don't seem to have that.
This does my head in. 2-3 players run their socks off up front trying to create a mistake and the rest of the team are basically walking up the pitch, leaving the opponents with 2-3 available players to pass to at all times.and then the rest of the team doesn't follow the press
Yes. He and Danny Higginbotham have that distinction.If he played for the first team would Gibraltar be the lowest ranked country to have a player represent us?
Actually he's GambianWell considering Gibraltar is as close to the bottom as you can possibly get - my guess would be yes
But you never know, suddenly we sign James Gomez from Odense, DK - and we have an international from Guam
You are right - wrong James Gomez. The one I was thinking of is playing in the USActually he's Gambian
Expect them to climb the rankings a bit at the end of the year though. With Scanlon assisting the attack Gibraltar should expect some big wins against Liechtenstein and San Marino in the Nations League - they have decent strikers in Tjay De Barr and Jaiden Bartolo, but until March it had always been De Barr up top on his own trying to make things happen - with Scanlon now in to link up midfield and attack Scanlon should run rings around the San Marino defence in particular, which should create chances for both himself and De Barr (as well as other emerging attackers Liam Jessop (of Chesterfield) and Jaiden Bartolo (of Wealdstone, heavily rumoured to be joining Wycombe this summer)). If they win all 4 Nations League games and arrange some favourable friendlies they can win, then they shoud be able to get back into the top 200. Of course the only thing holding them back is their godawful manager Julio Ribas.Yes. He and Danny Higginbotham have that distinction.
Gibraltar are currently 203/211 in the FIFA rankings.
Should he get called up, be good to see how he fares against high level opposition next week. Going up against McTominay would be a good way to see how far he is from the United first team.Signed his first pro contract at the club.
https://x.com/GibraltarFA/status/1796081711400255623?t=CIBmFHTzp_pYEReH4cyo8w&s=09Called up to the squad vs Scotland and Wales next week. Can't post links but will type out full squad later unless a more experienced user posts the tweet.
Anyone following the game? how is he doing?James Scanlon STARTS against Scotland
Not following so much but he has been subbed which was to be expected.Anyone following the game? how is he doing?
Subbed off after 68 minutes but didn't really get a lot of opportunities to show what he could do as Scotland were constantly missing the target. But this first taste of football against this level of opposition will be good for him.Anyone following the game? how is he doing?
That'd be his dad's side. Gibraltarian through his mother.Gibraltar? Names don’t get much more Irish than Scanlon.