No where near ready for first team IMO. I may be proved wrong but in the U18's games I've seen he has struggled to impose himself. The lad clearly has talent and in 18 months when he has developed more physically and adjusted to English football, we may see a step up.
Hannibal Mejbri - Manchester United Player
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Couldn't disagree more about him imposing himself, I think he's done very well in that aspect. But yeah, he's obviously not ready for the first team, but is anyone actually saying that? Mental if they are.
Apparently scored twice for France U17 vs Gibraltar in 8-0 win
Guessing it's the reason he didn't feature for the u18s or u23s this weekend?
Possibly
Yep, he is with the national team.
Assist for France u17's.
Great ball. Good to have another midfielder with that in his locker.
Any idea if he's in the French u17 world cup squad?
Edit: just checked. He's not which is surprising.
Edit: just checked. He's not which is surprising.
The u17 world cup is for players who were u17 last season & France generally don't tend to play players up an age group until U19s. Mejbri is playing for this season's u17s in the European Championship qualifiers at the moment
Cheers. We don't have any representation(in terms of Players)at the u17WC do we?
He's on the bench for the Euro game kicking off at 1pm
There's not a single 2003 player in that squad.
It's better for him to be with the 2003 generation because he wouldn't play much at wc u17 anyway, at his position France has Agoume and Aouchiche who both have had 1st team experience and are the best players of the 2002 French Gen
Thanks.
No the only team that any of our 02s have played for that qualified is France who Emeran has played for but he's injured
He does train with the first team, that much I know, without even reading the piece in L'equipe.
yes, trains some/particular days with the pros during the week, but is with the youth squad (u18, u23) on the weekends
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Good to see that he's showing real quality.
That moment when he's in the centre and stops the game dead. Scholes like.
I know its hard to tell with youth players and (for me at least) in particular midfielders but my god he looks an absolute shoe-in to make it.
Looks very tidy on the ball , looking forward to see how he develops .
Our youngsters love the crazy hair
Our youngsters love the crazy hair
Same. It's obvious. I've probably said that about 5 players in 20 years and I've only seen this lad play 4 or 5 times but it already looks absolutely obvious to me.
Looks like a proper modern type CM playmaker doesnt he? Someone controlling the flow of the game and dominating with possession, passing, press resistant dribbling and vision.
Has this guy featured much for the u23 this season?
Not trying to get ahead of myself and his development, but he turns 17 next season. Any chance we could see him creep onto our bench if a few injuries arise near the end of the season.
Not trying to get ahead of myself and his development, but he turns 17 next season. Any chance we could see him creep onto our bench if a few injuries arise near the end of the season.
With the way we play I am worried if he can physically cope with the EPL. It’s very unfortunate, you don’t need to be strong to play at the EPL but our style of play requires you to be strong. Hence why Garner can’t impose himself in games.
He's 16. Plenty time to bulk up. He's got a good big frame. Should be a solid lad once he fills out.
A couple of sub appearances in the PL2. Wouldn't be surprised to see him split between the teams (U18 & U23) during spring and be a part of the first team tour next summer. Then again we've got Garner, Levitt, Galbraith, Puigmal, Traore (who's played a bit higher up the pitch this season), Gomes and even McCann looking for minutes in the U23s so perhaps it's better to play with the U18s than sit on the bench with the U23s. Training-wise he'll for sure be mixing it up with the first team. In general I'd say it's good to be patient and let the foreign signings take their time getting used to English football but he seems to have adapted quickly. The competition in midfield (below the first team starters) is incredibly tough at the moment, but in case Gomes leaves and a couple of players go out on loan, who knows...
You shouldn't worry about his physicality just yet because he's still 16. And I've met the kid and believe me I don't think physicality will be a issue with him.
Very tidy dribbling there. Reminds me a bit of Luka Modric
He does remind me of Modric too.
This. I've been trying to think who his playing style reminds me of!
I hope Ole has a plan to dominate games more and more and possession as well with better quality and improvements. He would with in perfectly then, if we can balance out possession and counter attack, not just from game to game, but during games as well. He could be an asset to open up defences and give us more in midfield, especially when we struggle against weak opponents who park the bus.
Looks like a very neat player. Be interesting to see how he progresses.
Really promising. Seems always in control and looking for the best option. Yeah, as mentioned above a bit of Modric in his style.
He doesn't need to bulk up either like one of the posters suggested. Physique-wise he's fine and will develop naturally. His style of play is very similar to the likes of Modric and Iniesta who were hardly physical powerhouses.
God, that constant fast forwarding at the end of the clips was awful
I'm surprised with Mejbri so far, I'd heard he had a big reputation in France but he's taken to the English football like a duck to water. To be honest, he actually reminds me a bit of a "classic" British all-action CM but with more finesse, I've only seen half of a season of him and I already think he's brilliant. Needs some protection from the referees though, the poor guy gets kicked all over the fecking show.