The most mature 15-year-old I've seen at u18s level, and - with the exception of Ravel - the best. There's something so rhythmic, borderline hypnotic, about the way he moves with the ball at his feet. Zizou's heir with hair. Obviously.
Presume you're talking at United here? And not including that Noggie boy wonder everyone's been spaffing over? (very unfortunate turn of phrase, admittedly)
Never heard of this kid. Is he English?
His game seems very calm and composed and he seems to have plenty of technical ability. He's left footed too isn't he? It seems that a lot of the most technically gifted youngsters are lefties.
Got #8 written all over him, in my opinion. It's not just about his pace, it's the tempo of his game and the orchestrating role that he seems to slip into instinctively whenever I've seen him play. Doesn't make decisions with the immediacy of a natural #10. His build's better suited to a deeper role too.
Definitely one of the ones to watch in this group.
Don't know if he's coping with growth spurt or what but from what I heard he did score good number of goals at younger levels but I haven't seen that aspect of his game since promoted to the U18s.
With him,Dearnley,Williams,Warren,Kenyon and Makela we have a few serious talents in that age group.
Talented but not quite in the Januzaj/Pereira/Wilson bracket for me. Not yet, at least; plenty of time for that.
Still firmly of the opinion that his future is as a Fabregas-esque #8, not a #10.
EDIT: That through-ball near the end was lovely. Absolutely textbook little diagonal run and reverse diagonal pass.
looks to have very similar skill set to Januzaj. Great dribbling, vision and weight of pass.
no8 looked bright as well, who is he?
His vision again standing out.
He's still pretty soft and one footed though. Guess that could improve as he's still pretty young even for this level.
Januzaj when he first arrived was similar and just floated even more out of games especially in terms of any sort of physical challenges.
Devonte Redmond.He usually looks elegant on highlights but not really do much in real match.
I missed the game on Friday but he's been more influential this season. Probably the best player on the pitch against Newcastle a couple of weeks ago. He's got a lot of qualities, hopefully he'll keep improving his ability to mold them into performances.
Adnan was always a tough bastard, never afraid to get kicked or put his foot in. In one of his first academy games (against City I think) he had a very physical battle going with his (much bigger) marker until he finally flattened him in a clean but brutal aerial duel. That's when I knew he was special.
Dunno about that tbh. He always seemed to vary from time to time and game to game.
Got bit of a hairdryer from SAF himself after the youth cup game where we got knocked out for being too soft and less involved no ?
When they were in Gribbin's age Januzaj and Pereira still haven't come to us and Wilson still occasionally do feck all in games so I don't think that comparison is really fair.
Dunno about that tbh. He always seemed to vary from time to time and game to game.
Got bit of a hairdryer from SAF himself after the youth cup game where we got knocked out for being too soft and less involved no ?
Could only watch the first 30 minutes today and have only seen highlights before but Callum looks so good on the ball. Played some perfectly weighted through balls today and looked as if he was just taking a stroll in the park. I see there are concerns about his position and the defensive side of his game but he looks really talented, and only just turned 16.
