..... Was thinking of Januzaj last Night. How Moyes destroyed his Career. The Dude was handed Everything by Moyes. Freekicks, Corner Kicks, even if possible Goal kicks and Throw-ins.
Moyes no get sense na. I have seen Greenwood score long range free kicks with both right and left foot but he will need to beg really hard before Pogba, Bruno and co allow him to start taking them.
I really like the way Ole removed Greenwood early yesterday. He is doing all he can to nurture the guy carefully and protect him from the media and hype. Imagine the pressure and distractions that would start with a Greenwood hat-trick. He should continue killing therm softly under the radar until next season when hopefully he would be more mature emotionally and psychologically to handle all the hype.
Nezzjnr: Don't we think Sancho arrival will hamper the growth of Robin Greenwood??
There are enough games to go around so that shouldn't be a problem. We need more ammunition in order to challenge for the EPL. As things stand we are one injury away from starting Daniel James. Also if anybody has to be worried it should be Martial and Rashford.
Sancho would start on the right with Greenwood being the first off the bench, but as time goes on there is a possibility of Greenwood ousting Martial from CF or Sancho ousting Rashford from LW.
Lana1: I remember when afrodoc said Greenwood was better than all of Chelsea's yoot players and shekpites led by no other than, you guessed it......brother airmark came out crying
I was being honest and talking about what i know. I watched plenty of youth football during the LVG/JM era and know that entire generation very well.
Sancho was the best in his set with Gomes, Foden, Sessegnon, Chong, Brewster, Hudson Ode and co AND Greenwood was the best in the next set.
People that watched no youth football started arguing based on club affiliation.
patrickmuf: Well said however, low key Chelsea have managed to make some good money courtesy of sales. Recently, Atlanta took up the option to buy Pasalic for 15m that low key good money. They're several others they sell between 5 - 10m...So, whilst they're not getting to benefit on the field of play, their account is steadily smiling...
Even a god as wicked as Moloch would cry at the number of careers that Chelshit have destroyed with their mass production and mass loan model.
BARAJ92: Man Utd must learn how to tie this youth players on big contract or learn the model from Chelshit, we cant be losing potential world class players on free transfer.
The only person that has left recently is Gomes, and there are possible explanations for him leaving. Chelshit has not gained anything on the pitch from their model. It can be argued that they have wrecked close to a dozen potential world class talents. They won the FA Youth Cup for 5 straight years and have little to show for it in the senior team.
And tying down unproven youth players with big contract is exactly what we should not do. See as that Chelshit Owusu-Abeyie played a fast one on his club. 1 goal in 29 matches and he is on 120k per week. Criminal! That is why his friend Gomes rejected Man Utd's offer of 25k per week. Meanwhile Mason Greenwood who is a better player than them right now and a better prospect overall is on 25k per week.
Leyqute: Levitt is the only youth player I’ve seen slot into the CDM role and settle down comfortably. He can dictate play and provide a base for the team to attack. That boy is talented. Can pass, has vision and his off ball movement is good.
It’s just his small physique. If he can bulk up I’m certain Ole will give him minutes next season to prove himself.
Hannibal Mejbri is more of an 8 and 10. He’s young too and maybe by the end of next season he’ll get some minutes in the first team.
James Garner, I think, is more like Scot McTom. He isn’t that comfortable playing CDM. And he isn’t that strong yet too.
I just hope talented youth players make it to the first team and make it there. It’s been a while we had that. A long while.
Levitt's style reminds me of Paul Scholes. Garner was the CDM for the youth teams and more like Carrick than McTominay. The reason he isn't comfortable playing CDM for the senior is that lack of strength that you mentioned.
sylvalord: Afrodoc, We let Ramazani go. It was very shocking when i heard that because i know he is quite talented. Do you think we will be buying him back for top dollars in a few years time?
Maybe but i don't think so. I never saw that higher intelligence from him. He is fast and tricky but with Rashford, Martial, Greenwood, Chong and hopefully Sancho coming in there just enough room for more youth wingers at the moment (unless it is another next level talent like Greenwood)
Khaytunechi: He believed so much in his own pace and decided to do a foolish thing instead of acting smartly. 10 times out of 10, a smart defender would try sell an offside. The Yarmolenko guy didn't even check his own run at all, he was just sprinting down at full pace, Antonio took about three to four touches before releasing the pass, Rudiger had all the time in the world to assess the situation but he was bent on a footrace. He killed himself but c'est la vie.
He could not set a dependable offside trap because he was so deep in his half and he is not the smartest of players naturally.
The time to set the trap was immediately Antonio got the ball. He shoulde have been a bit closer to him and positioned to cut off a pass to Yarmolenko. That way you can either block the pass or step up while Antonio struggles to control the ball thereby placing Yarmolenko in an offside postion.
Instead he was far away from Antonio, in no position to block a pass and in no position to set an offside trap for Yarmolenko. He is a reactive rather than proactive defender.
If you pause this video at 2 min 18 secs when Christensen was battling Antonio, that is when Rudiger shoulder have been at the half way line a few yards behind is partner to pick up loose balls or loose runners.
Instead he dropped off like an airline stock during COVID crisis. He also drifted too much to the right cos he wasn't aware of Yarmolenko's run on time. If he was better positioned he would have nipped that move in the bud. That is not to absolve other ball watchers like Alonso, Christensen of their share of the blame.
obainojazz: I dey brother Time difference is crazy.. I wonder how doc dey watch matches.. How man go dey watch ball 3am, 4:30 am and so on I'm good jare.. thanks
raumdeuter: Can someone who knows his football explain how Rudiger will work the offside in this scenario
Those were the frozen image on when Antonio got the ball and released it
To be fair, from what you just showed his positioning was wrong so he caused his own problems. What was he doing sooooo deep in his own half and far away from all his team mates?
P.S I have not seen the goals myself so just going from your screenshot.