Buzzing! Looking forward to seeing how he does
Kobbie Mainoo
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Box-to-box midfielder who surges through the middle of the park with the ball for fun and has a nice range of passing. Very good physicality for his age group, but won't be able to rely on that in the men's game yet of course.
It's always relatively unlikely to happen with any youth prospect, but if he was to reach his absolute top level, we wouldn't need to sign De Jong because we'd already have our own.
Pogback?
Will he play in the middle 2? Or in the Bruno role?
This is one of the main reasons I wanted Ten Hag because he gives youth players a chance, just got to hope Mainoo takes it now because he looks a great talent
Great to see him start although I’d prefer if it wasn’t in such a disjointed team.
Never heard of him before tonight but I also don't follow youth team at all. Big night for him.
Wait, it's Pogba. Glitch in the simulation?
I wasn't sure he was ready but definitely trust in ETH
Looking forward to the usual "not United quality" posts after seeing a youngster play for the first time.
I assume he's overtaken Iqbal with the start tonight. Lets see what he can do.
pity its not on tv.
Didn't Iqbal get injured in the last u23 game?
He's a #6 in the build up phase and #8 in transition. So I'd describe him as a deep roaming playmaker who is best utilised next to a positionally disciplined midfielder like a Casemiro in a two man midfield.
I think tonight it'll be interesting to see how he does and where he plays. I think personally, he'll be utilised as the most advanced midfielder tonight but he will look to drop deeper to influence play and I expect him to play as the #8 and #10 tonight. He's still only 17, but the potential is there.
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Thanks for the reply.
I've also go the same view as you but I'd say he needs to play his natural position. Fred should be the more advanced. Best way to judge him.
Good luck to the lad! A strong performance could see him considered later in the season but even if he struggles it's great experience for him and hopefully those around him will give him plenty of help.
He seems the biggest talent in the academy so it's not really a surprise. He'll overtake Hannibal as well.
I'd like to see him operate as the connector which is his most natural role imo. And you could be right, ten Hag may well play him deeper next to either McFred.
@MyOnlySolskjaer could you please add a performance thread for the guy after the game tonight?
Sure will do, have to do it after the match as the performance thread is locked. I've prepared it and it's ready to be posted though.
Great meme idea TBH
Did nothing of note in that half. Nothing to suggest he'll make it here thus far. You could tell with some players, they just have thay x factor to make it here, he sadly hasn't got that yet. Someone bite.
There we have it. 17 year old kid plays 45 minutes out of position and he's already been written off.
This fecking place sometimes.
EDIT: Damn you! Tiny white text is extra sneaky
But some of the match thread comments have been along the same lines to be fair.There we have it. 17 year old kid plays 45 minutes out of position and he's already been written off.
This fecking place sometimes.
Damn you! Tiny white text is extra sneaky
Sorry lads couldn't resist
How’s he been doing?
Was a quiet debut, didn't make a major mistake but should have probably shot the ball once or twice rather than lay the ball off. Only 17 so will be interesting to see how he develops.
Didn’t really impose himself on the match but with Elanga and McT having stinkers around him, it didn’t help. Sort of an anonymous/average performance. Good run out for the lad though.
Thanks. shame he wasn’t in the midfield with someone like Eriksen as that would have helped his game somewhat.
Pele won a world cup at 17, Mainoo will need to do a lot more to make it
Yeah I’m sure it wasn’t easy for him out there but hopefully his confidence grows after getting this exposure
It's not his fault. Erik handpicked for him some VDB clips to study from back when he played for him at Ajax and an employee erroneously updated them.
He’s obviously there for a reason if he’s amongst the first team at 17 and getting a start from the manager.. unfortunately I think the occasion got to him today.
All a learning curve.
All a learning curve.
With young players you need the right approach.
If I were ten Hag I'd give him the hairdryer treatment in front of his team mates.
If I were ten Hag I'd give him the hairdryer treatment in front of his team mates.