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TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £100m
He's been bullied a bit the last two games but ultimately the backline didn't give away the goal in either
Woah there, no I’m not. I wasn’t even having a go at Davies if you read what I said. It was your poor reasoning I was talking about, I didn’t mention davies’s ability.
I was only messing about before but don’t be going round having a go at me without even being able to understand the point being made.
Pabbers
Player Valuation: £60m
You hate young humans, just admit it la!?!
Simon baker
Player Valuation: £10m
He is younger than Christensen at Chelsea, Sanchez at spurs & 6 months older than Gomez at Liverpool. 22 year old centre half’s don’t generally start every week at premier league level.
Hopefully he features in & around 25 games as first choice back up too Mina & zouma.
Carragher & Jagielka were getting bullied by players like Mounie at 30 years of age holgate is taller than both & eventually once he adds more bulk hopefully without losing any pace will be better equipped than either of them 2 were for dealing with muscular target men.
Hopefully he features in & around 25 games as first choice back up too Mina & zouma.
Carragher & Jagielka were getting bullied by players like Mounie at 30 years of age holgate is taller than both & eventually once he adds more bulk hopefully without losing any pace will be better equipped than either of them 2 were for dealing with muscular target men.
Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
We have 8 players in our first team squad aged 21 or younger. With the exception of Richarlison, none of them would probably be included in many people's best XI. That's because they are still young and are playing for a premier league club that has aspirations to break into the top 6. In other words, they currently aren't good enough to do what we want them to do. Fact.
What is also a fact is that there are very few players in world football aged 21 or younger, who are currently holding down regular starting roles at clubs with similar ambitions in the top 4/5 leagues. Without actually doing any research, I would say maybe 20/30 in total. maybe 4/5 of these, perhaps less, in the premier league.
The reason for this is, apart from the exceptional few, players this age have not developed enough, physically, mentally or ability wise, to play at this level. That doesn't mean that they never will. Players continue to learn and develop until they're 25 or more provided they are in the right environment and playing at the required level.
Our young players are currently in the right environment and playing at the right level under a manager seemingly prepared to give them game time to develop them. The only ingredient missing is the fans patience and support.
Sadly, I could have made this post in any one of half a dozen threads and it would still be applicable. These young players are not ready to be regular starters at this level, but they do need regular game time if they are to learn and develop. They will make mistakes. They will have good games and poor games, otherwise known as inconsistency. They need to be able to be introduced from the bench and start the odd games without having every bad pass, mistimed tackled or missed chance dissected and vilified. I've seen some absolute belting comments on here about 19 year old midfielders being incapable of controlling football matches in arguably the hardest league in the world, and 20 year old defenders being out muscled by world class strikers like Ibra.
People on here just need to accept that our young players are what they are, a work in progress. They are amongst the best in the country in their age group, as evidenced by the number we have in the U21 squad, and that the only way they are going to learn is through managed game time. They may not all reach the required standard, but any that do will save us many millions in the transfer market further down the line. People also need to realise that they don't all need to become first choice in their positions. If we get in Europe every year which is our aim, we're going to need a squad of 30 to cope with the number of games.
We all need to learn to cut them some slack. The rhetoric in these young player threads has become all too familiar and repetitive lately and I just can't understand why so many on here expect so much from them. I haven't even looked at the threads for Davies, DCL, Kenny, Lookman and Dowell today because I just know what's going to be in there. I did swing into the Pickford thread for a moment and that was a mistake too.
Madness.
What is also a fact is that there are very few players in world football aged 21 or younger, who are currently holding down regular starting roles at clubs with similar ambitions in the top 4/5 leagues. Without actually doing any research, I would say maybe 20/30 in total. maybe 4/5 of these, perhaps less, in the premier league.
The reason for this is, apart from the exceptional few, players this age have not developed enough, physically, mentally or ability wise, to play at this level. That doesn't mean that they never will. Players continue to learn and develop until they're 25 or more provided they are in the right environment and playing at the required level.
Our young players are currently in the right environment and playing at the right level under a manager seemingly prepared to give them game time to develop them. The only ingredient missing is the fans patience and support.
Sadly, I could have made this post in any one of half a dozen threads and it would still be applicable. These young players are not ready to be regular starters at this level, but they do need regular game time if they are to learn and develop. They will make mistakes. They will have good games and poor games, otherwise known as inconsistency. They need to be able to be introduced from the bench and start the odd games without having every bad pass, mistimed tackled or missed chance dissected and vilified. I've seen some absolute belting comments on here about 19 year old midfielders being incapable of controlling football matches in arguably the hardest league in the world, and 20 year old defenders being out muscled by world class strikers like Ibra.
People on here just need to accept that our young players are what they are, a work in progress. They are amongst the best in the country in their age group, as evidenced by the number we have in the U21 squad, and that the only way they are going to learn is through managed game time. They may not all reach the required standard, but any that do will save us many millions in the transfer market further down the line. People also need to realise that they don't all need to become first choice in their positions. If we get in Europe every year which is our aim, we're going to need a squad of 30 to cope with the number of games.
We all need to learn to cut them some slack. The rhetoric in these young player threads has become all too familiar and repetitive lately and I just can't understand why so many on here expect so much from them. I haven't even looked at the threads for Davies, DCL, Kenny, Lookman and Dowell today because I just know what's going to be in there. I did swing into the Pickford thread for a moment and that was a mistake too.
Madness.
Manx Blue
Player Valuation: £2.5m
Best post on here for some time.
Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
Makes a change from Bed I suppose.
Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
Thank you Sir. Although sadly I suspect there's more than a few who'll disagree with you.
upthetoffees
Player Valuation: £8m
Surely favourite to play right back on Sunday? He's transitioned to play as a centre half which suits him better but we need someone right?
Deulofeumygod
Player Valuation: £35m
Rather Kenny at rb and holgate cb with Zouma. Holgate can’t cross and doesn’t beat his man
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Albro
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Am I missing something champ, but why are you implying that Holgate will play RB? Happy to be enlightened mate, flicked through the pages but cant find why etc.
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