Mason Greenwood

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The pop quiz question is trying to figure out which is his better leg. Been watching him for a while now and I still cant figure it out.
 
He should be in our squad from next season. He's 17 now and some of the best talents in the world started playing regularly from the age of 18. We can use him in the cup games and slowly integrate him into the team.

The thing I love best about him is that he can score from both feet with equal ease. It's very hard for defenders against such players. They wouldn't know which side to cover when he is running at them.
 
There's no chance of this lad going on loan imo. He'll be carefully nurtured within the club. He'll soon start getting cameos which will increase in regularity as he gets stronger. Wouldn't be surprised if he's a first team regular by this time next year.
 
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What I notice away is the contrast in goal instinct between Rashford and Greenwood. You can tell one is more comfortable towards a goal than the other.
 
For reference, at the same age Rashford didn't hit double figures in goals until a little past the mid point of the season. Both started off as attacking midfielders, but Greenwood clearly took to finishing much quicker than Rashford. Though to be fair to Rashford, he started doing much better the next season which is the season he made his debut.
 
The likes of Fulham or Huddersfield could do with him, id love to see him get some proper gametime and how he reacts
 
Will be interesting to see where he plays for us if he does get minutes this season! He could to a job anywhere across the front 3 or playing off a striker as a number 10
 
Feed Me said:
Crisper strikes come off his left peg but his right foot is more than serviceable.
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I am not sure about that. He took pens with his right leg which usually is an indication of his prefered foot. But this is the genius about the lad.
 
Solskjaer certainly alludes to him in the press conference today. He specifically mentions the U18s as opposed to the 23s. He said ‘we have 2 or 3 really top talents in the U18 that are coming though.’
 
Rozay said:
Solskjaer certainly alludes to him in the press conference today. He specifically mentions the U18s as opposed to the 23s. He said ‘we have 2 or 3 really top talents in the U18 that are coming though.’
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Other than Greenwood who else do you think he was talking about? Chong would make two but whose the third?
 
sglowrider said:
I am not sure about that. He took pens with his right leg which usually is an indication of his prefered foot. But this is the genius about the lad.
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He seems to dribble with his left foot mainly and contorted himself a bit to score a volley on his left foot earlier in the season when it landed on his right. Other than that it would be almost impossible to tell. He is genuinely superb with both feet. Bobby Charlton like in his two footedness.
 
FootyGirl88 said:
Oh wow - what better than Tuanzebe?
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I don't really include Tuanzebe as in the academy anymore as he's out getting first team football at Villa, give the youth a watch when Laird's back from injury and make a judgement, he's excellent.
 
FootyGirl88 said:
Other than Greenwood who else do you think he was talking about? Chong would make two but whose the third?
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Well, James Garner, first and foremost. There’s little evidence to suggest anyone in our entire academy is more highly thought of than him, considering how many squads he’s been in of late.
 
AltiUn said:
I don't really include Tuanzebe as in the academy anymore as he's out getting first team football at Villa, give the youth a watch when Laird's back from injury and make a judgement, he's excellent.
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Yeah of course but Tunazebe was highly rated when he was in the academy, now he's playing for villa you can see why he was rated. I'm just wondering if their playing styles are similar.
 
Murder on Zidane's Floor said:
Was just about to post. The lad can bang
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So I actually counted the goals. He scored 11 on his left and 12 on his right. He is equally comfortable on both sides. If you see his last two goals, it was against the same defender in almost identical position on the field. For the first one, he moved left and easily scored. So for the second, the defender tries to cover his left, so he does a few step overs and scores on his right.

This guy is a natural goal scorer. And the best part is that he is not just a poacher. He has decent pace, dribbling and technique. We have a gem in our hands.
 
Will be interesting to see how he adapt to not being a bit bigger, a bit stronger and a bit faster than most of the defenders he is up against.
 
andersj said:
Will be interesting to see how he adapt to not being a bit bigger, a bit stronger and a bit faster than most of the defenders he is up against.
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Is he really that big? They all seem to be of similar size. I don't think it's his physical attributes that make him stand out.
 
FootyGirl88 said:
Yeah of course but Tunazebe was highly rated when he was in the academy, now he's playing for villa you can see why he was rated. I'm just wondering if their playing styles are similar.
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They aren't, Laird is an all action full back, he's up and down the pitch all the time, contributing plenty to attack and doing a very reliable job defending. Whereas Tuanzebe is a CB.
 
andersj said:
Will be interesting to see how he adapt to not being a bit bigger, a bit stronger and a bit faster than most of the defenders he is up against.
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Indeed! Although his superb technique and skill levels will see him shine imo! The step up was too much for James Wilson for instance because he relied on being faster than the other U18's far more than Mason does!
 
AltiUn said:
They aren't, Laird is an all action full back, he's up and down the pitch all the time, contributing plenty to attack and doing a very reliable job defending. Whereas Tuanzebe is a CB.
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Oh I see, I thought he was a CB
 
AgentP said:
Is he really that big? They all seem to be of similar size. I don't think it's his physical attributes that make him stand out.
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I think he is a complete striker at this level. He is not that big, but I would guess he is above average at U18. And he looks stronger than most. And faster. That is a good thing, because if he works hard he probably will be in a few years time too.

But I do think it remains a challenge (like it is for almost evey young player) when he eventually steps up. He will meet grown men that is bigger, stronger and maybe even faster than him - for now. How does he adapt his play? And will it make him determind to work hard? Hopefully. But I think most will agree that he can not play like this against most senior teams.

At this level he almost looks like a faster and slicker version of a Kane/RvP-hybrid.

Maybe for now the best thing we could hope for would be a player similar to our new manager? A lethal player, keeping it simple. And he can of course develop into so much more in time.
 
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Adisa said:
I doubt he'd start for them.
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I don't know. Huddersfield haven't had a striker score a goal since the dawn of colour television so they might take a punt.

On the other hand, such poor form from their supposed goalscorers suggests the service might be more hindrance than help to the lad.
 
Very encouraging to hear Ole's comments! Reading between the lines, it seems fatigue and maybe injury are the only reasons he's not debuted so far!
 
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