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And laird tooBoth him and james garner have to go on loan.
Levitt was solid but not spectacular. Few overhit long passes, but overall a very good debut. Finland didnt offer much, but they're best player Kamara was in CM and offered a good combative display, which didnt faze Levitt at all.Anyone catch the match? Levity and James both started so wondered how they played
Mengi and Laird.Levitt, Garner, Mejbri, we have some top midfielders coming through. We need some CB's and full backs now.
Mengi not tall enough for CB. imoMengi and Laird.
Same height as possibly the best CB of his generation.Mengi not tall enough for CB. imo
1.83 not tall enough.Same height as possibly the best CB of his generation.
Tell that to Cannavaro.1.83 not tall enough.
Cannavaro was a little taller. But it don't happen that everyone is a Cannavaro. You need to be Tall, Strong, and Fast, these days to be a Top CB. especially in Premier League.Tell that to Cannavaro.
Cannavaro is 175cm...Cannavaro was a little taller. But it don't happen that everyone is a Cannavaro. You need to be Tall, Strong, and Fast, these days to be a Top CB. especially in Premier League.
Thiago Silva is exactly 1.83m tall.1.83 not tall enough.
Ok, he was 1.76 actually, I made mistake, but they don't make them all like him. He was one that only comes along once in a lifetime. It was a different era then, and CF have now got bigger and stronger.Cannavaro is 175cm...
Mengi is only slightly smaller than John Terry! I’m sure he’d be just fine if he was playing today.Cannavaro was a little taller. But it don't happen that everyone is a Cannavaro. You need to be Tall, Strong, and Fast, these days to be a Top CB. especially in Premier League.
hes 6 foot and hes only 18 so he may still get a bit taller and will certainly bulk out as wellMengi not tall enough for CB. imo
Ok, he could prove to be a Top CB. It's only my opinion. I would really hate to see him get injured.Mengi is only slightly smaller than John Terry! I’m sure he’d be just fine if he was playing today.
Height is only an advantage if you can’t jump. We see it week in week out in all leagues. Desire to win the ball and a good leap beats height any day. Cannavaro looked like a drug cheat to me personally, especially during that World Cup but that’s a different conversation, he was out jumping people who were over 190cm.Ok, he was 1.76 actually, I made mistake, but they don't make them all like him. He was one that only comes along once in a lifetime. It was a different era then, and CF have now got bigger and stronger.
Mengi has got the skill definitely, but I think he could make a better DM.
Didnt hold back Thiago Silva at all, so your opinion means zip...1.83 not tall enough.
I‘d disagree a huge amount, the vast majority of strikers are under or around 6ft, very few players like Peter Crouch, so no idea where all these Duncan Ferguson style players are currently, that you’re seeing?Ok, he was 1.76 actually, I made mistake, but they don't make them all like him. He was one that only comes along once in a lifetime. It was a different era then, and CF have now got bigger and stronger.
Mengi has got the skill definitely, but I think he could make a better DM.
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Charlton is a shit show of a club with a toxic atmosphere. Surely there's a better option for him elsewhere?Tweet
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Also, surely he's good enough for The Championship now.Charlton is a shit show of a club with a toxic atmosphere. Surely there's a better option for him elsewhere?
What?! Come off it.Mengi not tall enough for CB. imo
If you look at the loans into the Championship last season and the season before, they fall into the following categories:Also, surely he's good enough for The Championship now.
Yes, I'm aware. But I think Garner and Levitt (a full international and a to talent) would attract interest from The Championship. And Garner will almost certainly play in The Championship now, and I don't think Garner is much better than Levitt.If you look at the loans into the Championship last season and the season before, they fall into the following categories:
- experienced player mid 20s to mid 30s, no longer wanted by their PL side
- young player with previous experience on loan in the Championship
- young player with experience on loan in either League One, Eredivisie or Scot Prem (Dean Henderson route)
- young player with a few starts in the PL for his parent club (Tuanzebe at the time he joined Villa on loan)
- young player who plays regularly for England U19, U20 or U21
- a small number of elite talents from the top tier of PL2 U23
So it should come as no surprise if most of the players that United want to loan out, don't attract interest from Championship teams. Kovar and Levitt going on loan to League One teams fits the pattern above. Given their actions, I think it would be fair to assume that Championship clubs haven't been impressed by the standard of PL2 U23 football over the last few years.
He better get used to playing with those league 1 playersOnly watched the first half. Nothing spectacular but what do you expect him to do around league one players? His partner is league one player and the guy behind him is also league one player. However, this should be a positive thing to attract some teams from Championship to make a loan deal for him.
Yes. Competitive league that will test him.I think League one is fine. If he does well, Championship next
No. Hopefully he's there for a year. Loan rules were changed a few years back making it hard to recall a player midway through a loan unless he's not playing. If he can't get minutes at League 1 level he won't at a higher level. Loans shorter than 1 year are still possible but only if covering for an injured player, or begun halfway into a season. Loans are basically 1, or even 2 years now. Clubs loaning out players can no longer enforce shorter loans.If he would be very good, can he move to the Championship in January?
I remember an elite Chelsea defence that featured a 1.83m Carvalho at CB. Alaba is great when he plays CB (and played it in the UCL final for the winning team) and is only 1.80m. Koulibaly who is many people's dream purchase to shore up our D is only about an inch or 3cm taller.Thiago Silva is exactly 1.83m tall.