Or we thought having alternatives to an early 20s striker brought in for buttons from Sheff Utd reserves would be smart business.
All young players are punts, buying other players isn't a reflection on them.
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Or we thought having alternatives to an early 20s striker brought in for buttons from Sheff Utd reserves would be smart business.
All young players are punts, buying other players isn't a reflection on them.
John from Bootle
Player Valuation: £8m
Yeah, I do. Carlo will want another. If we sell the boy Kean that is. Do you think we'll spend less than 20m on a striker?
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £100m
Yes absolutely I do. Partially because we are going to have a tough time finding someone worth over that who is interested because DCL is very good and will get a lot of minutes.
We're off track here. Play the young players more! No more signing meh 27 year olds!
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
There's a lot in that.
I can get on board with the style, we were scoring goals for fun. I just don't think it was sustainable though. It was based on a world class player James being fit and DCL being in the form of his life. I don't think either was sustainable at that level. There is a question as to whether our level B should have been higher though. That was as good as I ever remember us though that start to the season, and so yes that should be the bar, but it may take a bit longer to get too, especially if you have the levels of injuries we have.
I am not having a pop at you for your Godfrey view, you're entitled to your view, but he is a young player. Yes he has had 1 years experience in the league, but by any measure thats not a great deal. Calvert Lewin was in and out under Silva, and the easy play would have been to get a more experienced player in, but Ancelotti went with a younger player on arrival. Nobody can say to me he hasn't come on leaps and bounds under Ancelotti as well. Still a long way to go, but a lot of positives. So I dont think it's as cut and dried as "he doesn't like youth" it equivalent viewpoints people have. I'll be honest, I'm surprised how many younger players have been given a chance.
It's a fair point about there being a difference between giving a debut and developing players. It's too early to say he isn't developing them though isn't it? We would need to judge that over a 2-3 year period I think. Look you might be right, but I'm not sure we can say with any certainty. I always try to give people 3 years, and then have a look. Anything other than that and I think you see a lot of churn and volatility to it's hard to see. What I'll say is if we are sitting here in 2 years and most of the young players have stalled, I will be more open to criticism of him. But at present, I think he has played and developed younger players pretty well overall.
As for Small, I can understand why he would consider leaving. Hell I can't be a hypocrite, I have been saying for a long time that younger players in Britain need to stop bemoaning opportunity and seize the day to find it. We have at times not pushed players through over recent years. It has taken Brands a bit of time to clear the pathways, and looks like he is only starting to do so now. But in his situation, I would find it odd for him to go, and it looks like he will look to stay. We have given lots of young players exposure. We have regularly included them in match day squads. Small has already made a debut at a very young age (younger than most teams have ever played a player). He's played with the 1st team squad already.
If he goes, I'd hope he'd go to a championship team where he will be getting a chance to play. If he goes to a team for a big sign on and higher wages, to me that would be a real waste.
bilyaletdinov_
Player Valuation: £35m
Yeah quite alarming
Played 2 days ago for the U23s and we have Niels on there.
Dario Terracotta
Player Valuation: £70m
There was a lad being touted Lewis Warrington?the other day, two keepers on bench but no sign of him.
longers
Parcheggia l'autobus
Ah somehow missed Neils being the in squad
Gives them experience and gives Carlo to see what they’re made of. It’s on a case by case basis obviously and for small he has digne who has another 6 years or so left in him so I can see why he would be concerned
Not a scooby what that means
Martin Alvito
Player Valuation: £50m
Barry Sanders is a Hall of Fame running back that's in the discussion for the greatest of all time.
Thurman Thomas is a Hall of Fame running back that is not in that discussion.
Sanders turned out to be unambiguously better the moment he took over the starting job in college after Thomas left for the NFL...but no sane coach would replace a proven starting running back of that caliber with an obviously talented but unproven commodity.
That's basically the shape of Small's problem.
So Thierry decides he doesn't want to play for Benitez. Cant say I blame him.
royalbalou
Player Valuation: £20m
If he has a 'big I am' attitude at 16 then imagine what he's like when he's actually proven he's any good.
Don't wanna play for the club?...see ya
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