Where's the space in the squad going to come from? I would love to see them come through, but it's a little crowded at the moment.
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savage I think the problem is he's 18 now and he's still really small. Hes about 3 inches shorter than Zola I think. It's easier to give starts to a kid if he's got a bigger physique than if he's tiny.
The difference is that Angel plays differently from Jesse. And it depends what role they have in store for him. Is he going to be an attacker or midfielder? If an attacker, I would agree that his size could be a problem. As a midfielder I see nothing wrong with his size.
Main thing with Jesse is that despite him not being ready for our first team, he was ready for senior football. Gomes needs to play against men sooner or later, on loan. If he’s going to be in our team yet, he needs to go on loan next year. He can’t just play in the academy until he’s 23 because he’s too small.
I’d agree that Angel needs to get a loan next year or at the very least the following year, and also that his size shouldn’t keep him from a top level career if his talent develops correctly. It’s just that his name has been around for a few years now and I’d hate for people to get discouraged with him if he’s still not ready for the first team for another 2 or 3 years. Not that what we think will affect how he goes about his business, just that players develop at different rates and he deserves patience that’s all.
I don't like a loan because I think other English clubs would be a lot more old fashioned and would take his size as a detriment.
He's been the U23s best player this season, he's about 90% of our creativity although that's mainly cause Sbragia doesn't really know how to create chances that don't involve Angel.
Nice. Yeah, I don't like that Sbragia. Stopped watching the games, so thanks for the update on Angel. You know if there exist rivers for u21 games still? I miss watching him play so if he is playing regularly I want to see.
I don't think many like Sbragia, I'm surprised he got a second season after we got relegated, the football's still shit despite the talent at his disposal. And yeah there's a couple knocking about, I'll PM you the one I usually use.
Fair point. I think if he did go Spain or Portugal would be better destinations.
I don't think Garner's had a dip in form, he's been very good all season, he and Levitt have formed quite the partnership. Dunno if Greenwood's still injured or not though, he didn't play the U18 match this weekend and the U23s don't play till tomorrow so we'll only find out tomorrow if they mention it on MUTV. Logically, either he or Chong has to be on the bench, our squad's so threadbare at the mo'.
Putting the injuries aside, my opinion from a few weeks back was that OGS should bring a new academy player into the matchday squad for these next two games. Aside from wanting to promote youth, my logic was that the senior players were underperforming and we needed these lesser (but still difficult) ganes to give the 3 x most promising youngsters a chance, so that OGS has more options when rotating.
Yeah, I was a bit unsure at the time but the longer the season goes on and the more injuries we pick up I think having one of Greenwood, Gomes or Chong on the bench to see 10/15 minutes at the end of a game wouldn't do us any harm. Like you said, even if it's only for rotation it could help us prepare them for more minutes next season.
The thing is Gomes is even smaller than them, when people say he is small I don’t think all realize actually how small is he.
This!
Didn't realise that. Can't they help him with growth hormones or something?
Jesus! I didn’t realize he was THAT small. 1.60 would be on the small side for a woman even.
That's a joke, right?
Maybe he’d turn into a GOAT contender then
Explain how their size factors into anything. What would Gomes gain from being as tall as Scholes for example and how does that tip the scale for him to succeed? It doesn't. It's all about playstyle. For some, size matters. For others, size does not help them in any substantial manner.
The size factor applies very much in football, lets not prettend that size doesn't matter, clearly being strong, tall and fast gives you an extra advantage in every position.
They do this in a lot of countries. Very often they say that its to avoid that the person enda up really, really short, but I would guess it is more normal for talented, young atlethes. Did they not do it with Messi?
I agree size matters. I disagree it can be applied universally. I don't agree that it's necessary for a midfielder who plays like Modric, Verratti, Scholes, etc...
