I think realistically if he performs at the level he's at, there's plenty of opportunity to get sufficient game time to not stunt his development. Antony seems to have stamina issues as he's always seems to be pulled at around the 60-70min mark and often picks up little injuries that Amad can deputise for. I see this as a better option than another loan. I think if we're not seeing him handle the step up at that point, we probably need to consider a sale rather than running his contract down on a neverending spell of loans.
Would be just about as criminal as spending £81 million on a new right winger, oh no wait that was last summer.
I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
Garnacho- Pellestri - Amad
Ole's recruitment was something else.Garnacho- Pellestri - Amad
Seems a great combination, especially with someone like Kane or Osimhen up top
If he doesn't then this club deserves no success. It was obvious from day one how talented he is and should've been well integrated by now if it wasn't for Solskjaer's stubbornness to sign Sancho, Rangnick's hard on for physicality and Ten Hag's persistence to drop over £80 million on Antony.
Hopefully he will go on tour. If there are players missing due to international duty during the summer he should get some time, then it is up to him. Impress the manager and he will have to keep him around.
He didn't make it. Don't think he was robbed, not that I watch the championship but it's not like he was tearing up the league, his team barely made playoffs just today finally sneaking in, etc. He's had a very good season but he's started 27 of 46 league matches for example, and has 13 goals and 3 assists. He provides a lot outside of that, but it took him a while to get used to the physicality and to be ready to play somewhat regularly. Which is what the question always is with him - how will he adapt to faster pace leagues, less time on the ball, greater physicality. That's why it's ultimately still a risk to not loan him next season. Would be very tempted to loan him again next year, but in the Prem as when he does play and is on it, he looks too good, but he has other games where he's quiet.
He was up against Burnley's top scorer Tella for the right wing spot
We had Amad, Sancho and Pellestri for the right wing spot. We shouldn't have been after a new right winger after investing in that position in the previous two windows when the midfield needed a complete rebuild, along with the need for a new striker. You're right though, that blame falls on Murtough too no question.
We had Ronaldo at the beginning of the season who still looked competant even with him wanting to go. Diallo hadn't had the best loan spell at Rangers and Pellestri was nothing to write home about. Moreover Sancho is better suited to the left.
There was still a need for a new striker, albeit not as urgent as it is now. We could've let Ronaldo go given he wanted to go and spent the £80 million on a striker instead? Amad actually played well at Rangers in the opportunities he was given, he was just badly managed by van Bronckhorst, losing his trust after he had a bad game at Celtic park and then them hitting form after that game without him in the side. Pellestri had a bad loan but it's more the point that you have 3 young very talented right wingers to use vs the holes in the side elsewhere, and we still end up sinking £80 million on a new right winger, it's terrible squad management.
Hindsight is 20/20, I would still say that there was a need for a right winger, we could have got another player or paid less but I don't think it was a waste to go after one. ETH chose someone he knew well, I mean it worked with Martinez.
