Gabriele Biancheri
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss three 1-1 draws.
The first got us knocked out of the FA Cup, the next puts us in a good position in our Round of 16 Europa League game, and the latest was an actual decent performance against Arsenal at Old Trafford.
All hopes for the season now rest on the Europa League - does Amorim have the squad to win it?
At the moment I see more nuance in Gab's game than Obi, which is unsurprising considering they age diff and experience. I cant see how Obi will be getting any 1st team playing time this season or next. He would be eaten alive by the PL's CBs at the moment.
I read that as he’s having back surgery soon.
Yeah, thankfully it is an arm injury of sorts so should not be too long out, he is having a great season and I would hate to see his momentum disrupted too much.
Indeed. Don't know the details but judging by his ig story I wouldn't be surprised if we see him back on the pitch with a cast fairly soon.
Can you play with a cast? Surely would be very dangerous.
Think I’ve seen many players do it in the past. But perhaps it’s more with a lighter cast later on in recovery.
Anyone my age is immediately taken back to Lineker '86
Remember Ljungberg playing with a cast what felt like ages.
Cantona vs arsenal? Anyone?
I can’t believe this wasn’t everyone’s first thought?!
We turned down an aporoach from Como for him apparently, I wonder if Varane was behind it
He plays for Manchester United and is eligible to play for Italy, who have been chasing him. Every scout in Italy will know him.
Has it been said when he is likely to return from injury?
No news on when Gabriele Biancheri when he will be back. Very underrated player, badly missed.
In my opinion at this moment a better prospect than Obi Martin, doesn't get the same hype as he's not the shiny new toy but a brilliant finisher, great movement, and able to hold up the ball very well for one not too talk.
In my opinion at this moment a better prospect than Obi Martin, doesn't get the same hype as he's not the shiny new toy but a brilliant finisher, great movement, and able to hold up the ball very well for one not too talk.
I haven’t seen more than YouTube-clips and read “reports” about him. So if you were to describe or place him in the formation that we have today, what/where would his role be?
My impression is that he’s perhaps more of a second striker/10 than a 9, meaning that he could potentially suit a role as a “runner” in one of the two 10s? Or is he actually more of a 9?
I’d say he’s very much a poacher type no.9. Something similar to Chicharito back in the day. Despite him not being the tallest, he uses his body strength very well in hold-up play. He’s decent at basic passing but I would say he’s not skillful enough or a great dribbler to create something as a no.10.
His finishing has been excellent this season and he's good with his passing around the box but Chido just has more to his game. Biancheri just doesn't have the pace to beat players and that will limit him in senior football, most of his goals have been through low crosses infront the face of the goal for tap ins, which is still a great skill to have but was also a result of the u18s smashing every team in the beginning.
Chido on the other hand has better physicality, better mid-long-range passing, better at making space for himself to get a shot off and is just a bigger threat from outside the pen area. All of this whilst being a year younger, moving into a new team and scoring at a similar rate in the u18s.
I think it's because Obi Martin looks taller and stronger so people naturally expect them to be more first team ready
Also because he was signed with a lot of hype around him, where as Biancheri has been here a while longer and if you are not in tune with following the academy you probably forgot about him
He reminds me of Chicharito. A number 10 who not only benefits from knock downs but can also fashion and finish chances
Chicharito was smallish but had no obvious no10 qualities. Infact, as good as he was as a poacher the main thing that frustrated me about him was how many passing moves died at his feet if he was far from goal and had to do more than just finish for a goal.
Thanks both. You think he'd be ready for cameos this season and perhaps a backup-role next season?
In my opinion he needs more games at U21s and/or (lower league) first team level. I’ve been mainly impressed with him when he’s played against men, but the quality of opposition has been pretty poor.
Not sure many League One or League Two teams would make him their starting striker, so perhaps a super sub role in League One would be the best we could hope for.
Thanks again, I appriciate it.
I love seeing our own products getting minutes in the first team and with a "leaner" squad going forward I'm hoping that some new faces gets some minutes/cameos this season, but assuming it to soon for him then.
Not too sure I would agree with the way you compared both players. Chido looks very raw, and with not much to his game apart from been bigger than the rest of the guys, imo he'll get eaten alive at senior level if brought in to early. Where Bianchari looks more polished able to bring players into play better, I'd agree the lack of physicality could hinder him in future.
Yea not sure how many people actually watch the kids regularly, someone compared one of youngsters to Solskjaer as he was more of a #10 like OGS was and I just despair for what people see, OGS was as far from a #10 as you could be for a striker.
The way I see it, Chido is quick, physical with a good finish and seems to have good movement, his dribbling looks a bit awkward and bumbly but he oddly makes it through the crowd quite often and he does seem to have that ability to just score each game and get his goal.
Biancheri is a more rounded complete player currently, better play on the ball including passing and technicality (Vision, skills, reading the game etc) but he's not filled out physically nor blessed with pace so the two oddly compliment each other.
Both very exciting prospects whatever happens.
Top scoring at a World Cup with a cast. Those were the days, none of this rolling around shite.
My first thought was "Eric
"Second thought was "I miss Eric
"Third thought was "Here we are pining over some U-18 hopefully fixing our lack of goals. How did we get here?"
I gather the kid is not half the player Giuseppe Rossi was and we had to move him on because we had no prospect of using him.
Someone just described Chicharito as a #10 a few posts ago. I don't think it has anything to do with watching kids regularly.
Fair enough - It was just an opinion that worried me is all
Maybe they watched OGS when he was on the RW. Although how you get to 10 is still odd.
Hopefully going to be a star for United and Wales.
This part is just straight wrong, he not scoring goals just because he is bigger than the rest, he is quite skillful and scores a good variety of goals ex: his goal against PNE. A lot of Chido's clumsiness comes from him holding onto the ball longer because trying to make space for himself, whereas Biancheri will more likely look to layoff and run and thus looks a lot more polished. If Chido polishes his game he will have a higher ceiling of the two.
Biancheri has good vision? Of all the skills he has that would be one of his weakest. Shea Lacey is someone with great vision.
Shea Lacey has amazing vision for his age but yea Biancheri has impressed me at times not from a deep playmaking perspective but several times he has slipped a runner in to an angle and I've been quite impressed he's seen that
What's his ethnicity?
Obviously he has Italian but he looks mixed race.
Obviously he has Italian but he looks mixed race.
Involved in the warm-ups today, so the comeback is getting closer.