Thanks for that interview, it was really great. Really like Daehli, seems like a smart young boy from everything you read about him.
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Thanks, and yeah he seems to have a great attitude and the talent to match which is a very good combination.
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I read Dagbladet's article, I'm sure your translation was better, Burre. Which keeper is going where?
Check the twitter-thread. It's that ol' Inter-keeper going to QPR.
Oh phew, I assumed it was a United keeper.
Great read. We've really got a bunch of talented technical players in the academy, and MMD seems to be the most hard-working one. Will be interesting to see how the physical side of things turn out for him.
From Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet:
Dæhli has been nominated for a Rising Star Award as the biggest talent in England by the Northwest Football Awards. Quite a long list of nominees, Martin Kelly, Tom Ince and Nick Powell (for Crewe) among them, but you can actually vote yourself.
Dæhli has been nominated for a Rising Star Award as the biggest talent in England by the Northwest Football Awards. Quite a long list of nominees, Martin Kelly, Tom Ince and Nick Powell (for Crewe) among them, but you can actually vote yourself.
It's a worthless award. One nominee from each club in the region.
Only nominated? I would have gone for Januzaj.
Januzaj is hugely talented but has only played about 10 games for the club
How's the lad developing?
Any chance of seeing him in the first team soon?
Any chance of seeing him in the first team soon?
Really that little? I thought he'd played 20 easy, maybe it's just every academy game I've seen has involved him so it just seems like more. I do rate him higher than Daehli though.
He's doing very well. I'd say he should get a few first team games in two or three years, he's got great skill but needs to develop physically.
He's greatly improved. Last season he looked lightweight, but he's able to hold his own physically now.
At the moment he's one of 4 or 5 super promising academy players - Januzaj, Wilson, Periera.. - who might just develop into another Fergie's fledgling generation.
The first team is another country though.
He is, he's good but he's not Neymar good, not yet anyway. He could get a few league cup games next season, or maybe even a championship loan.
I love seeing this thread bumped - such an exciting prospect.
Imo Daehli is the most talented of the bunch.
So Martin Kelly has got this award sewn up? Or have the authorities on this poll sorted it so that scousers can't sit there and re-vote and rig it a la Suarez.
King on Dæhli: - He's absolutely fantastic. I love playing with him. His style of play is very atypically Norwegian, you would almost think he was born in Brazil.
- He's very technically gifted, and he can go very far if he continues to work hard.
- He's creative. Very creative. And he's best with the ball in his feet.
- He needs to grow a little, because he is still very small. But so was Magnus (Eikrem) as well when he arrived at United, and he's put on a lot. This is his second season at United, and he will grow. He will have to join me in the gym every morning, but on the other hand he is so technically gifted that he shouldn't worry about that. He needs to develop as a footballer.
Magnus Wolff Eikrem on Dæhli after training with him last summer and this summer:
- Of course when you play for a club like United and get to practice with so many good players, you will improve. We saw that. I have big expectations, but I don't want to put too much pressure on him.
- He's very technically gifted, and he can go very far if he continues to work hard.
- He's creative. Very creative. And he's best with the ball in his feet.
- He needs to grow a little, because he is still very small. But so was Magnus (Eikrem) as well when he arrived at United, and he's put on a lot. This is his second season at United, and he will grow. He will have to join me in the gym every morning, but on the other hand he is so technically gifted that he shouldn't worry about that. He needs to develop as a footballer.
Magnus Wolff Eikrem on Dæhli after training with him last summer and this summer:
- Of course when you play for a club like United and get to practice with so many good players, you will improve. We saw that. I have big expectations, but I don't want to put too much pressure on him.
For Christs sake:
I can't believe that people in the game are harping on about him needing to grow. Many of the best players in the world are tiny, the lad is clearly going to be big enough for the modern professional game.
I can't believe that people in the game are harping on about him needing to grow. Many of the best players in the world are tiny, the lad is clearly going to be big enough for the modern professional game.
True, just look at half of Barca's attack and midfield, not exactly physical giants. Or our own Scholsey for that matter. If Dæhli continues his development and progresses like he has so far he'll hopefully get some time in the reserves this season and start sniffing on LC cameos next year. Has he gotten any subs for the reserves yet btw?
Obviously very excited about this guy, but so was I about King and Eikrem. Would love to see Dæhlie on loan to Molde next season though He'll thrive in Norway as it's not really a physical league, and he'll be able to work on his physique in the gym and prepare for a loan to the Championsship / lower leagues in England later on.
He'll thrive in Norway as it's not really a physical league, and he'll be able to work on his physique in the gym and prepare for a loan to the Championsship / lower leagues in England later on.He's class, height isn't a worry, Pearson is smaller to my eye and he plays in a more physical area. His first touch and feet are terrific, he's getting stronger too. I love how he's always looking around before he gets the ball.
It's not exactly a bad thing if he does bulk up a bit, providing that he doesn't lose any of his current skills. He should still be agile enough and retain his touch. He'll naturally get bigger anyway.
10 minutes in a friendly against Stalybridge, other than that I don't think we've seen him in the reserves? Been on the bench a couple of times I think.
He also started a preseason friendly against Forest Green.
Yeah but arent a lot of the midgets you are referring to, play in the less physical leagues of Spain, Portugal, South America etc? The English leagues continue to be very demanding for the smaller players.
He played and scored for the reserves against Longford town during the summer as well. In terms of competitive games he has one sub appearance last season when he and James Wilson got rewarded for great performances in the youth cup
Smaller players have still capable in the PL if they have the talent though, Juniho, Zola, Owen & Scholes are all tiny players that managed it when the league was probably quite a bit more physical than it is now, I do agree that it is harder in England but if the talent is there it's not to much of a worry.
Daehli won an 87th minute penalty to help the Norway under 19s to a 3-2 win against Turkey today
Good to hear.
What do you reckon guys - a cameo for the first team in 2 years time?
Assuming his development will be consistent as it is right now.
What do you reckon guys - a cameo for the first team in 2 years time?
Assuming his development will be consistent as it is right now.
- Dæhli was one of our best players today, and with his creativity he sets a standard that the other can try to reach, Norways coach says.
He's not really managed to make the transition to u21's yet. I think he might need to spend quite a bit of time there first, but I'm not even convinced by him just yet. I think Januzaj is the pick of the bunch but even he is a million miles from being guaranteed anything here. Morrison was as sure a thing as I've seen in a while and look at him now.
He'll be close to 20 by then so one would hope so. So far, so good.
Be interesting the next few years with him. He's class but I thought the same about Morrison, Eikrem and Gibson at similar levels.
No big injuries, settle into reserves...and he has a huge chance.
No big injuries, settle into reserves...and he has a huge chance.
But Morrison would have made it had it not been for his poor attitude. Same with Pogba.
But that should be a lesson for us, good players crave games. If we can't give them any then we should get them out on loan even if its at a league one/two team.
But that should be a lesson for us, good players crave games. If we can't give them any then we should get them out on loan even if its at a league one/two team.
I rated Morrison highest of all the United youngsters I've seen in the last few years. And his career seems to have come unstuck.
The first time I saw Pogba play for the Academy I was hugely impressed, but I was unhappy with his performances for the Reserves last season. And now he's starting for Juve at 19!
You could lose a lot of money betting on the future of young footballers.
Morrison wasn't nailed on...nobody is really.
Morrison could have gone on to big things with us...he could have also played a few seasons, not lived up to the hype and ended up moving on. I saw alot of Ravel...and he had a real, real chance...but that's what it was.
Gibson, Simpson etc all got time in the first team and then moved on. Ravel could have been a monster but could have been like either of those two.
Noboody can say 'No he definately would have made it' because...well nobody knows.
Pogba moved on, and as you rightly said, he wanted games. The same as Rossi for example.
Morrison could have gone on to big things with us...he could have also played a few seasons, not lived up to the hype and ended up moving on. I saw alot of Ravel...and he had a real, real chance...but that's what it was.
Gibson, Simpson etc all got time in the first team and then moved on. Ravel could have been a monster but could have been like either of those two.
Noboody can say 'No he definately would have made it' because...well nobody knows.
Pogba moved on, and as you rightly said, he wanted games. The same as Rossi for example.
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