In Rainbows
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Mejbri looks very polished and well rounded. And that isn't to say he's a jack of all trades type. His technical skill is very impressive. I'll use Angel Gomes as an example as I'm a Gomes stan. Gomes has amazing technical ability in all the obvious ways. That being his first touch, his ball manipulation, and his dribbling. However, if there is a ball in the air and he's tasked to control it, he might not be as calm and will let it bounce because naturally there are opposition who are also going for it. This is something Pogba does really well. He's calm and focuses on just controlling the ball which is why he comes out on top in those situation. Mejbri is the same way.We do have some very good youth at the moment with what has already been promoted and what is to come. Forgettign Mjebri, the amount of young English talent coming through this season at several clubs look very rosy for the future of our International side.
Sure I have seen lots of reports Garner may be loaned next season. Considering the fees we may have to spend for our targets and our priorities, I dont see us signing a defensive midfielder this window which bar Matic we dont really have, Id rather keep him here.
As for Laird I think he looks really promising, to the point that personally, I think we should raise funds from selling Dalot who I think has had a hard time this season but look promising, but he will never get in front of Bissaka. Bissaka and Laird with the fact that Willilams can also play right back seems plenty of good options for me at right back.
As for Mjebri, anybody here seen him playing for our youth sides? All I have seen are youtube clips. He looks to have a fantastic pass on him but apart from that he doesnt look physically ready at all for me from the clips seen anyway. Of course he has been working on this but he looks to me like he has some natural growth to do with his age as well as bulking up a bit too. If he is very close, would we as appears to be the case be lookign so seriously at Grealish as a potential signing? Saying that I would love to see Laird and maybe even Menghi, Garner and Mjebri promoted to the full team squad. We do for me have a good 6/7 players I feel should be moved on and we arent making that many signings. We have a big squad so I think more of these hungry youngsters waiting in the wings would be a good thing
Another thing is that he's also composed when defenders try to take the ball off him and he must do a trick to get himself out of trouble. Gomes, despite having really good technique and tricks, can lose the ball in those situations where a Pogba, Sancho, or even Greenwood would not. I feel like I'm putting Gomes and Mejbri under a microscope as these types of situations don't affect a game as much, but it's still something I've started to consider when evaluating youth players.
Mejbri has a great first touch, dribbles well, manipulates the ball well to give himself space, and has vision. In terms of technique, he's like Foden. Mejbri has high energy as well so he gets stuck in and can be nasty. He pretty much stands out every match. Like it's very obvious how good he is when you watch him against players his age.
Some on here have likened him to Modric in his technical ability and composure.