A bit surprise by that comment (sounds a bit like a muppet like me than a seasoned manager
).Seems he knows that Axel is a grounded lad that so no need to reserve the praise.We have to remember Mourinho salvating over Katuka, Santon and McEcheran for a bit of grounding.A bit surprise by that comment (sounds a bit like a muppet like me than a seasoned manager
Can't wait for RoShaun to be fit for Mourinho to have opinion about him.
Not quite what he said, I watched it. He said summat more like "10 mins was enough. Everyone can see how much potential he has"
Williams is the best but Tuanzbe is just a point behind. This two guys are just amazing and if somebody can properly mould them they will be absolute beast of CB . Mensah will end up as a box to box CM i think and I havent watched poole much to comment .
TFM for me. Not sure what his position will end up being though.
I'm not sure TFM has the technique to play CM.
All of them excellent youth players but as it turned out their heads weren't top tier material.
I think Tuanzebe will be better than Williams barring injury. Mentally better, better marker, more skilful on the ball too for me. Older and more developed of course, but that too might work in his favour as he's more likely to break through in the next year or two which might end up keeping Williams out in itself. If the centre halves hypothetically included in 2 years' time: 28 year old Chris Smalling, 26 year old not broken Jones, 24 year old Bailly, 20 year old Tuanzebe, 20 year old Fosu Mensah, even conceivably 20 year old Regan Poole...could be tough for Williams to establish himself.
Williams looks more of a leader to me . He is also mentalt tough and good on ball too and he is damn quick . This two guys are seriously talented . For guys saying about TFM is better im not sure were he will end but I think he will be a box to box CM . There is no way he will be a better CB than Williams and Tuanzbe and he is not a playmaker or a pure CDM as of now . He will be a box to box player where he can use his skills to the extreme.
Tuanzebe is the best centre back in my opinion, defensively and mentally seems the most advanced to me but Williams isn't far behind and I don't think any of us know just how good Poole is just yet.
Not really.There will always be decent/good defensive prospects from the academy (because we are United).But I don't think there's anyone rated as high as TFM/Tuanzebe/Williams since the Pique/Evans/Shawcross batch.
I think Fosu-Mensah, Tuanzebe and Williams look more like the real deal than any cbs we've developed over recent years. They look like they have the ability to have a good chance of making it here. I think the bit that's most difficult to know/predict is attitude. Do they have the real drive to be the absolute best they can be? Hope so. Of course that and a bit of luck with injuries...
It's the drive and attitude art that makes me think Williams is a definite to make it here. He seems like the leader of the bunch already and he's the youngest.
Maybe. He's a year younger and you wouldn't know it. So that's a good sign. We've seen ppl in the club praise Tuanzebe for his leadership qualities also. All very positive.
I expect he'll make some of the Europa League squads this season.
I fear a trick has been missed with not giving him an opportunity in the first team, or at the very least allowing him to go out on loan. Certainly one of the cups would have provided a good opportunity to show whether next season he could challenge one of the current first team squad, or even make Mourinho reconsider buying an expensive centre-half like a Lindelof or a Van Dijk, which he seems likely to do.
