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A Peter Crouch clone. I wonder if he will bag a goddess later in life as well.
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He could, just maybe, pray to god be our Kane.What a lad he is turning out to be. Excited about his future at United.
Just scored 2 for the U18s
No pressure then.He could, just maybe, pray to god be our Kane.
He's more like Haaland than Kane. Elongated and bounding.No pressure then.
Yup Haaland comparisons are fair considering how effortless his finishing seems. May turn out to one of our best signings of this year.He's more like Haaland than Kane. Elongated and bounding.
Indeed. He has a lot more finesse than physics suggests he should.Yup Haaland comparisons are fair considering how effortless his finishing seems. May turn out to one of our best signings of this year.
Cross between Kane Haaland and McBurnie
I agree. Lets hope he at least avoid the injuries Will Keane had.Still reminds me most of Will Keane. Far more than some of the top strikers in world football. We'll see how he goes
Yeah I'm obviously talking about the Will Keane that could have been rather than the one who had too many injuries.I agree. Lets hope he at least avoid the injuries Will Keane had.
According to TM Will Keane lost three years of football due to injuries between 2012 and 2018. And I think they have left out quite a few groin injuries.
Hugh GillHow is his last name pronounced?
I agree. Lets hope he at least avoid the injuries Will Keane had.
According to TM Will Keane lost three years of football due to injuries between 2012 and 2018. And I think they have left out quite a few groin injuries.
Will Keane was such a strange one, looked fantastic then got so many injuries - he got his chance in the first team under LVG and then got injured straight away - then Martial got injured and it gave Rashford his chance... the rest is history.Yeah I'm obviously talking about the Will Keane that could have been rather than the one who had too many injuries.
Gill with a soft or hard G? I read it as “Hugh Jill” - sounded more likely.Hugh Gill
As in the Gill on a fish.Gill with a soft or hard G? I read it as “Hugh Jill” - sounded more likely.
Keane was capped at U-23 level at 18. He was generally regarded ( not just at United) as better than Kane at that time. Along with Morrison, two potentially great talents lost to the club from the same youth team.Will Keane was such a strange one, looked fantastic then got so many injuries - he got his chance in the first team under LVG and then got injured straight away - then Martial got injured and it gave Rashford his chance... the rest is history.
Will Keane must be kicking himself as Micheal Keane has gone onto have a good career and Will was the more talented IMO
Will Keane was brilliant - on his day he was unstoppable. I remember he scored 4 against City in a match once, he simply was too good. He was one of the biggest talents in the team that won the FA Youth Cup in 2011 - and that was perhaps the 2nd most successful team in modern FA Youth Cup history. If you look at the 14 players in our final. Every single player has played matches at a fairly high level, 6 played regularly in Serie A or in the P.L and they have played a total of over 1500 league matches (at the age of 27/28)Keane was capped at U-23 level at 18. He was generally regarded ( not just at United) as better than Kane at that time. Along with Morrison, two potentially great talents lost to the club from the same youth team.
Wasn't that Wilson?Will Keane was brilliant - on his day he was unstoppable. I remember he scored 4 against City in a match once, he simply was too good. He was one of the biggest talents in the team that won the FA Youth Cup in 2011 - and that was perhaps the 2nd most successful team in modern FA Youth Cup history. If you look at the 14 players in our final. Every single player has played matches at a fairly high level, 6 played regularly in Serie A or in the P.L and they have played a total of over 1500 league matches (at the age of 27/28)
Sam Johnstone (181 matches Championship, 7 P.L)
Sean McGinty (49 matches Scottish Championship)
Tom Thorpe (1 P.L - 15 Championship) - but struggled a lot with injuries
Michael Keane (203 P.L - 12 caps for England)
Michele Fornasier (127 matches in Serie B and A)
Ryan Tunnicliffe (2 matches P.L - 160 in the Championship)
Jesse Lingard (133 matches P.L - 24 caps for England)
Paul Pogba (124 matches serie A - 115 P.L - 74 caps for France)
Ravel Morrison (18 in P.L - 58 in the Championship)
Will Keane (7 in P.L - 75 in the Championship)
Gyliano van Velzen (41 matches in the Eeresdivisie, 81 in the Eerste Divisie)
Larnell Cole (32 matches in the Championship)
Tyler Blackett (3 in P.L - 113 matches in the Championship)
John Cofie (24 matches in League 1)
Oh and there was a player on the opposing side who did fairly well for himself as well!
Not a bad youth team that!Will Keane was brilliant - on his day he was unstoppable. I remember he scored 4 against City in a match once, he simply was too good. He was one of the biggest talents in the team that won the FA Youth Cup in 2011 - and that was perhaps the 2nd most successful team in modern FA Youth Cup history. If you look at the 14 players in our final. Every single player has played matches at a fairly high level, 6 played regularly in Serie A or in the P.L and they have played a total of over 1500 league matches (at the age of 27/28)
Sam Johnstone (181 matches Championship, 7 P.L)
Sean McGinty (49 matches Scottish Championship)
Tom Thorpe (1 P.L - 15 Championship) - but struggled a lot with injuries
Michael Keane (203 P.L - 12 caps for England)
Michele Fornasier (127 matches in Serie B and A)
Ryan Tunnicliffe (2 matches P.L - 160 in the Championship)
Jesse Lingard (133 matches P.L - 24 caps for England)
Paul Pogba (124 matches serie A - 115 P.L - 74 caps for France)
Ravel Morrison (18 in P.L - 58 in the Championship)
Will Keane (7 in P.L - 75 in the Championship)
Gyliano van Velzen (41 matches in the Eeresdivisie, 81 in the Eerste Divisie)
Larnell Cole (32 matches in the Championship)
Tyler Blackett (3 in P.L - 113 matches in the Championship)
John Cofie (24 matches in League 1)
Oh and there was a player on the opposing side who did fairly well for himself as well!
Keane has looked really good this season. I think he has improved a few percent every year and that he is finally reached his peak. I think that is due to getting minutes regularly, and I’m not sure he would at Man Utd. (Maybe he would due to our low level, but he probably should not.)Shame about Van Gaal being awful with squad management for Michael (he'd probably be a regular for us now and potentially we wouldn't have spent £80m on a centre back)
Van Gaal drained the morale out of the squad then threw a fit and got rid of two defenders who should have had a future here in favour of someone who is not United quality at all.Keane has looked really good this season. I think he has improved a few percent every year and that he is finally reached his peak. I think that is due to getting minutes regularly, and I’m not sure he would at Man Utd. (Maybe he would due to our low level, but he probably should not.)
He has played close to 30 000 minutes of senior football now. I’m really happy for him, and at this point he would have been a great player for us.
All that being said, I must say that I think it is very difficult for Man Utd to develop young central defenders. Very few is naturally talented enough to compensate for lack of experience and the importance of experience at CB. Then we fail to give them this type of experience. And when they struggle the pressure and scrutiny of playing at Man Utd could really hurt them. Just look at Evans (he came good when he left) or Jones.
As a result, I think we should give our young CB talents loans or, worst case, sell with buy back-clause. The last year or so have done very little for Tuanzebe. (Injury has been part of that obviously.)
I also think we should buy young talents at 24-25 with lots of minutes under their belt. Like we did with Rio, Pallister, Bruce, Stam and Vidic. Or even Maguire.
Agree. He reminds me of the youth team's Will Keane, perhaps a little more awkward looking. Maybe we can actually get this kind of player to the first team this time instead of wondering "what could have been" with Keane.Yeah I'm obviously talking about the Will Keane that could have been rather than the one who had too many injuries.
Van Gaal had put a buy back clause, so we could got him back for cheaper price. Mourinho refused to trigger that clause, and bought Lindelof and Baily instead of him. Even if Mourinho was choosing him, we still end up buying Maguire as we need to replace 4 CBs.Shame about Van Gaal being awful with squad management for Michael (he'd probably be a regular for us now and potentially we wouldn't have spent £80m on a centre back)
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Not to mentioning- trading Nani for Rojo and paying extra in additionVan Gaal drained the morale out of the squad then threw a fit and got rid of two defenders who should have had a future here in favour of someone who is not United quality at all.
How anyone can get rid of Jonny Evans and Michael Keane for Marcos Rojo is beyond me.
He was a shit manager who we are still recovering from.
He is just 17 since a few weeks and new at the club too therefore it is really impressive.Tweet
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McNeill has now scored 6 goals for the u18's. He's a good finisher and has good movement too. While Hugill is more of a traditional striker in the mold of Haaland, McNeill loves to move into the channels to create chances for him and other team-mates. People got unreasonably excited due to the 600 goals thing but has definitely done alright till now.How's Charlie McNiel doing compared to Hugill?
Interesting that all the hype was for him. But that was probably based off the fake goal stat
A loan might benefit him next season. This level looks a bit easy right now. Maybe in Div 2 or a decent team in Div 1?Tweet
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