Geovany Quenda - Summer 2025

D. Grayson said:
Guenda is miles off Garnacho, so if Nacho is not good enough this kid is not either.
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I don't know about that, he looks way more talented than Garnacho in the games I've seen. Difficult to say, but I can't remember seeing Garnacho looking so impressive in the champions league.

Garnacho is very much a moments player with a scruffy technique, from what I've seen off Quenda he's much quicker, a better passer and a far, far better dribbler.
 
Gordon S said:
Well, that is a depressing read. You follow Sporting closely?
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I follow Braga mainly, but I have watched a few Sporting games. My main problem with hyping up a 17 with a lot of "promise" is the league is very poor and he still is not producing a lot of goals or assists.


dubplate warrior said:
I don't know about that, he looks way more talented than Garnacho in the games I've seen. Difficult to say, but I can't remember seeing Garnacho looking so impressive in the champions league.

Garnacho is very much a moments player with a scruffy technique, from what I've seen off Quenda he's much quicker, a better passer and a far, far better dribbler.
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Quenda has very low productivity numbers. wasting a lot of money on a player who has no proven goal-contribution record is just silly. The eye test dose does not win you games goals do.



Widow said:
He's better at 17 than Garna was, easily.
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Garnacho at 17 would have started regularly in the same league as well.
 
His passing, vision and selflessness is on another level to Garnacho. He looks quicker to me too and has an ability to genuinely beat a player and leave them for dead. I think he has certainly more strings to his bow than Garnacho, so I’d say he’s more talented. I’ve not seen him over a run of games let alone a season, so I can’t say he’s at a better level right now. I’ll leave that to others who have seen him more, but some of the Sporting fans on here reckon he’s another generational talent and he’s out performing past greats at a similar age, so it certainly bodes well.

I’d be surprised if he came here, I would expect a lot of other big clubs to get involved when it comes down to it.
 
D. Grayson said:
I follow Braga mainly, but I have watched a few Sporting games. My main problem with hyping up a 17 with a lot of "promise" is the league is very poor and he still is not producing a lot of goals or assists.




Quenda has very low productivity numbers. wasting a lot of money on a player who has no proven goal-contribution record is just silly. The eye test dose does not win you games goals do.





Garnacho at 17 would have started regularly in the same league as well.
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Guess work that though. Let's just focus on what we actually know.
 
D. Grayson said:
The biggest factor in buying Quenda is guesswork. His underlying numbers provide little to suggest he will be successful in a bigger league, he does however have attributes that could lead to success.
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But it's not the biggest factor. RA knows him well for his system, that negates a lot of guesswork.
 
Widow said:
But it's not the biggest factor. RA knows him well for his system, that negates a lot of guesswork.
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We’re four months and however many hundreds of millions on from a manager who appeared to fundamentally lack the ability to tell the difference between good and Premier League good. I’m not sure I’d be taken it as a given that the new guy will be any better on that front. He’ll have insight into the player, particularly mentally, but I’d only be doing deals like this if the scouting and data lined up with his thoughts.
 
D. Grayson said:
ETH was as familiar with his former players, all of whom played in a stronger league.
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Dutch league stronger than Portuguese? Not for transitioning to the PL. Dutch league is so wide open which is a stark contrast to the PL. Players just have so much time on the ball.

The Portuguese league is faster and more physical, while probably a little less technical and tactical than the Dutch league.
 
I watched him against Arsenal in the CL and a few other matches. He looks talented but still very undercooked as a player, as is only to be expected for a 17-year-old. The biggest things that stand out to me are that he is still pretty small/slight, his final third composure isn't really there yet, and that he has the habits of a player used to playing in slower leagues, especially a tendency to receive the ball while standing still or to receive it and then come to a stop or virtual stop before deciding what to do.

I think this is a player a big English club would see as a potential jewel of their academy but would still have in their U21s right now and would probably be looking to send on loan next year rather than promoting immediately. Or integrating him very slowly while he continued to play a lot at U21 level. I don't see him as a player that you can reasonably expect to come to England and play regularly in the PL immediately with a lot of success.

I can see him developing into a really good player, you can squint a bit and see a smaller Bukayo Saka in terms of his balance of quickness, left footed technique, and balance. But there's a lot of development that needs to happen.
 
Exiled_Red said:
Dutch league stronger than Portuguese? Not for transitioning to the PL. Dutch league is so wide open which is a stark contrast to the PL. Players just have so much time on the ball.

The Portuguese league is faster and more physical, while probably a little less technical and tactical than the Dutch league.
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The Dutch League has a higher Uefa coefficient. The Portuguese league has a history of selling players for large sums of money, with many failing to meet expectations.
 
I just don't see the point why we should prioritize signing him now. No one discredits his massive talent, but not sure if he is ready yet for such a huge jump, while we would only limit our funds. We could let him grow for another year or two and sign him after that. If another team is faster and grab him first, move on to the next talent.
I am aware we need at least one upgrade on the wing back positions, but that for me should be someone who can start 50+ games, like Frimpong.
 
aeh1991 said:
I just don't see the point why we should prioritize signing him now. No one discredits his massive talent, but not sure if he is ready yet for such a huge jump, while we would only limit our funds. We could let him grow for another year or two and sign him after that. If another team is faster and grab him first, move on to the next talent.
I am aware we need at least one upgrade on the wing back positions, but that for me should be someone who can start 50+ games, like Frimpong.
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Yeah I could totally understand moving for him if we had the funds after signing proven number 9 and at least one midfielder, however doesn't sound like we do so need to be prioritising the important positions.
 
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