Drainy
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Think the German clubs will be all over this, they love a youth prospect from an English club.
funny seeing Germany doing to England what we did to Spain and Italy, before Brexit screwed us all over
Think the German clubs will be all over this, they love a youth prospect from an English club.
Not that it changes your point but he's Danish.Haven’t heard anything about him until now when I read this thread but sounds like a Dortmund move would be able to offer him everything the other big clubs couldn’t - plus they have a very recent history of developing English talent for a couple of years and selling them off for huge sums.
Thanks bud, like I said I hadn’t heard of him before this thread and jumped straight in. Silly assumption of me considering how international the game is at just about all levelsNot that it changes your point but he's Danish.
You’re off your head, Obi-Martin is second only to Dowman in terms of ratingPatino just hasn’t really progressed, he went on loan in the championship and started brightly but then lost his place after a few months and never got back in the team. I’m not sure he has the athleticism and physicality for top level football.
The best four prospects in the academy are Ethan Nwaneri, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ayden Heaven (all three in first team pre-season), and a 14 year old named Max Dowman.
Rightly or wrongly, club seems willing to go the extra mile to keep the best kids but not for others deemed not as promising.
My sense is that Chido is not rated as highly as these others. He scored a billion goals at U18 level but he’s like a giant for that level and also faster than almost all the opposing CBs so he’s a hard prospect to evaluate.
Even if Adebayor/Kanu is his level as a player then we get either:Gives me Adebayor/Kanu vibes.
I personally didn't see anything that jaw dropping in highlights.
You’re off your head, Obi-Martin is second only to Dowman in terms of rating
Thought they were already in your U21s which is why I didn’t mention themThat is if you remove Nwaneri and MLS out of the equation as they are very close to first team and thus there is no comparison there.
Nwaneri will likely get lots of minutes this year for the first team. MLS also hopefully gets some.
Yup, we are on the same lines then.Thought they were already in your U21s which is why I didn’t mention them
Haha exactlyWhy even try if he moves to Real Madrid in a few years
I am not convinced he will come here but we shall see
Talented kid no doubt. Folks trying to make out his numbers have been seen before, they literally haven't. He's shattered records at Arsenal. Comparing him to Afobe and Nketiah is disingenuous, why don't you compare him to Owusu Abeiye and Alliadiere as well while you're at it. He's on the trajectory to becoming a beast of a striker and while it's not certain, as far as youth forwards go he's the must sure fire out there. United fans bring up Wilson, Keane and McNeil but even they haven't put up these numbers. Scoring 10 in a single game? Acting like that's normal is wild. I'm excited to see him grow in the academy if he comes and I'm sure we'll see him make his full team debut within a year.
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Talented kid no doubt. Folks trying to make out his numbers have been seen before, they literally haven't. He's shattered records at Arsenal. Comparing him to Afobe and Nketiah is disingenuous, why don't you compare him to Owusu Abeiye and Alliadiere as well while you're at it. He's on the trajectory to becoming a beast of a striker and while it's not certain, as far as youth forwards go he's the must sure fire out there. United fans bring up Wilson, Keane and McNeil but even they haven't put up these numbers. Scoring 10 in a single game? Acting like that's normal is wild. I'm excited to see him grow in the academy if he comes and I'm sure we'll see him make his full team debut within a year.
However, it's certainly a bit of a coup if you pick him up. Would be interested to know the reasons behind why he's choosing to leave, there was a bit of a pathway cleared for him at Arsenal in terms of U18 and U21 level over the next couple of years. Good luck to the lad.
One of the videos I watched that included plenty of him
More of note is how well Arsenal's u18s press from the front, not much from Obi and more so Rosiak, Copley and Dudziak
Those are decent comparisons, what he has though and can't really be thought is that natural knack for goals, he knows where to be and that's valuable.Definitely not an expert on him, but seeing some youtube videos, his playing style is definitely not like Adebeyor, Kanu or Welbeck. Agile, technical, physically well built with a towering presence up front. He could be a complete striker if he makes the right decisions.
How do United convince a player like this to join us in a situation like this?
Money, coaching, opportunity, pathway to the first team etc...
He looks at Mainoo and Garnacho and even Willy from last year and can see a clear pathway to the first team. Even Forson started in the league at a point so he can see an opportunity to become a first teamer here more so than Arsenal. Nketiah and Smith Rowe haven't been playing as much and most young players will look at this as a red flag. The biggest talent to come through recently in Nwaneri hasn't gotten 10% of Mainoos play time and young Arsenal players will see this. Now I get that it's harder to bed youngsters into title challenging sides and Arteta can point to that but Sir Alex had no issues doing this and in order to avoid continuously losing your talented youngsters, Arteta will have to consider how to integrate more kids or show a clear pathway. Arsene did it to great effect and Arsenal was known for this. Remember the Larsson's and the Qunicy's, Alliadiere, Clichy, Traore etc you have to try and bring them through. Not all will make it but you do it to show the u18s that if they grind they too can play for the first team one day.He's certainly a talent. What's hard to judge is how much of that is down to his sheer physical advantage he has over the other players. You can even see from the highlights, he looks like a fully grown man playing against school boys. By the time he gets to U21 level it will probably be a bit more telling as his peers will be of similar size.
However, it's certainly a bit of a coup if you pick him up. Would be interested to know the reasons behind why he's choosing to leave, there was a bit of a pathway cleared for him at Arsenal in terms of U18 and U21 level over the next couple of years. Good luck to the lad.
Definitely not an expert on him, but seeing some youtube videos, his playing style is definitely not like Adebeyor, Kanu or Welbeck. Agile, technical, physically well built with a towering presence up front. He could be a complete striker if he makes the right decisions.
He looks gigantic.6ft2 at 16. Blimey
How many academy players has Arteta integrated to the first team, in terms of giving them genuine opportunities? I think that could be a big part of it.
He looks at Mainoo and Garnacho and even Willy from last year and can see a clear pathway to the first team. Even Forson started in the league at a point so he can see an opportunity to become a first teamer here more so than Arsenal. Nketiah and Smith Rowe haven't been playing as much and most young players will look at this as a red flag. The biggest talent to come through recently in Nwaneri hasn't gotten 10% of Mainoos play time and young Arsenal players will see this. Now I get that it's harder to bed youngsters into title challenging sides and Arteta can point to that but Sir Alex had no issues doing this and in order to avoid continuously losing your talented youngsters, Arteta will have to consider how to integrate more kids or show a clear pathway. Arsene did it to great effect and Arsenal was known for this. Remember the Larsson's and the Qunicy's, Alliadiere, Clichy, Traore etc you have to try and bring them through. Not all will make it but you do it to show the u18s that if they grind they too can play for the first team one day.
I guarantee you were.Funny, i was taller at 14, and was never called gigantic.![]()
I guarantee you were.
But just not to his face!I guarantee you were.
Oh yeah actually forgot about him!And a certain Chilean but let’s pretend that didn’t happen!