Devilish evidently doesn’t watch us play, why respond to him??
United signing Álvaro Fernandez, 17-year-old LB from Madrid
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In England it does, maybe not so much in Italy and Spain, and remind me in what position did Maldini and Ramos have/had most of their career success?
If he believes Shaw needs replacing I can assure you he does.
The lads obviously left-footed but the two or three videos of him floating around at the moment show he is very confident/competent knocking it off first-time with his weaker right-foot, always a good sign.
I've got a stinking feeling, by the time he turns 25 and if he is any good, he'll be "pining to go back to his hometown". Same as that Barca boy. 
Yeah let's worry about what might happen in 7/8 years time.I've got a stinking feeling, by the time he turns 25 and if he is any good, he'll be "pining to go back to his hometown". Same as that Barca boy.
He looks taller and he's still got a few growing years left.
Looks like he'll end up a DM or maybe a CB
I agree. At 6ft1, he's already taller then the average fullback and he looks like he's going to get bigger. TBF I understand your POV as we're both from an era where tall players were mostly trained to become CBs or target men. Which explains why there's so many midgets in football who are blessed with great technique as compared to the big guys (Maradona, Messi, Scholes, Aguero, Zola). However there had been many tall players who were blessed with great technique as well. Ibra, Cantona, Van Basten and Maldini to mention a few.
Football is changing. The full back role is transforming from a role were failed CBs go there to die into one of the most important and demanding roles in football. In fact they are now expected to be able to help the CB, do the job of a typical fullback and also play as a traditional EPL winger. Which explains why fullbacks like Alexander-Arnold, Robertson and Digne have as many assists as that expected from top class wingers and creative players. His extra inches might help in his defensive duties.
You were serious with this post ?
Absolutely no idea if he's any good but I like what Oles doing.
Scouting young talent from around Europe, bringing them to one of the best academies around at the moment and potentially saving us 10's of millions in the future.
Exact opposite of Mourinho's throw cash at it approach
Scouting young talent from around Europe, bringing them to one of the best academies around at the moment and potentially saving us 10's of millions in the future.
Exact opposite of Mourinho's throw cash at it approach
Deadly.
No white text, you're crazier than I thought then
Academy recruitment has nothing to do with Ole or Mourinho.
Looks a very good passer of the ball and unafraid to attack aggressively.
does he still have the long hair, can we call him the next sergio ramos?
That's what we said about Dalot after the obligatory Youtube clip.
Fingers crossed he's just a bit better
It'll be interesting to see how he develops, I can see him being eased in at LB for the 18s, but moved to LCB(in a 2 or 3) or DLPM as the season progresses.
The music reminds me of Ghana's dancing pallbearers -- tough to focus the lad's abilities with that in the background when I half expect the guys with the sunnies and their tux lifting a coffin up & down to show up in the video.
He's pacy. He'll no doubt fill out a bit, he's still very young.