I said a while back that he has a touch of the Berbs about him, in that he thinks that he is so good that the game should come to him.
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I said a while back that he has a touch of the Berbs about him, in that he thinks that he is so good that the game should come to him.
Yeah I get what you mean he does have that sort of vibe, but hopefully that confidence will be channelled in the right way as he clearly have lots of talents.
I think we have to be careful judging Powell, I myself, sometimes forget that he is only 18. To put that into context, Cleverley is 5 years older than him, and he is considered a young prospect. Midfielders tend to peak later in their careers because for a top club it requires a certain maturity. I have every confidence he could potentially bloom into a top quality midfielder, but currently we have to take what we get from him, and learn from Darren Fletcher, whom was widely castigated in his early Manchester United career, but grew into a vital cog, prior to his illness.
agree with the touch or berba, he looks very relaxed at times when he is with or without the ball.
would love to see him playing more. should have another CL start next week.
would love to see him playing more. should have another CL start next week.
He seems astonishingly composed and confident for a kid of 18. If he continues to improve over the next couple of years we could have a very good player on our hands for 10-15 years.
You don't have to believe he's the next Scholes or anything, he's still young and will develop into his own player.
He's a player that is not only very solid technically but tries things and makes things happen. A very good sign at 18.
Not to mention he has all the physical attributes to be a top box to box midfielder, if he takes to the defensive work.
Not to mention he has all the physical attributes to be a top box to box midfielder, if he takes to the defensive work.
New Gibson or Lampard? I am still undecided. But he still have plenty of years ahead to prove himself here.
Brilliant on the ball, physically strong, good leap and a brilliant strike - the only thing he is missing is pace. He is not slow but he is not very quick either...
But I stand by what I said early in the summer prior to signing him - we would regret losing out on Powell, more than we would Lucas Moura. Thank God we got him....he will be tremendous in 2-3 years
But I stand by what I said early in the summer prior to signing him - we would regret losing out on Powell, more than we would Lucas Moura. Thank God we got him....he will be tremendous in 2-3 years
You can't compare him to Gibson - the only similiarity is that they lack a bit of pace and that they both have a tremendous strike. But while Gibsons strength was his long-range passing - Powell's strength is that he is very good in the air and that he has a superb technique
To be honest, I haven't seen that astonishing composure that some rare special young talents seem to have in Powell yet. He looks very raw like you'd expect of an 18 year old. I'd have to see a lot more of him to judge his talent/potential though.
I agree. I wasn't blown away by his performances this week.
While I don't think we should be down on Gibbo, a lot of players wilt under the pressure of the Old Trafford spotlight and he's been good for Everton, I see your point.
If Powell is a hard worker he'll go on to be more than just a good player as he has a good sense of positioning going forward and is effective in the final third (wish he'd give the Hollywood balls a break sometimes though). But only time will tell.
Good to see the lad get a run out, even if he didn't really have any chances to really do anything and impress. Only highlight from his game was the nice little escape from the two players when out near the wing. Hopefully he continues to impress in training and picks up a few more cameos as the season goes on.
Could quite easily see him becoming our best midfielder within the next few years. Luckily he's getting game time for us at 18 years old and doesn't necessarily need to be loaned out as he's spent time playing in League 1. Couldn't be in a better position really.
Do you think we will still loan him out next year anyway? I can't see him having a big role to play next season with the first team. Still a reserve team player that is on the verge of being ready for me even next year. Or do we keep him at the club and slowly give him a few more games next season
I wouldn't be surprised to see him go out on loan in the second half of this season. He has the next CL game and possibly a nice draw in the FA Cup for us in Jan, then he can go out.
I'm sure he will start against Cluj at home since he was trusted to start in Turkey - he's being introduced very quickly to the first team picture, which is very promising to see in itself.
Sir Alex said he'd get games for us (and that was one of the tipping points in him coming) so I can only see him being included more often in the second half of the season rather than out on loan.
I get excited every time I see him on the bench, let alone starting. I have high hopes for him despite his ridiculous young age - I wouldn't be surprised if we see him each time in our next 3 games.
He looks very casual on the ball for me, maybe it's his style of play. There was one moment in the QPR match where he held the ball on the left wing, then effortlessly glided outside past his man and over-ran with it unfortunately after he didn't seem to know what to do. Didn't know he had that in him
Watch his goal for the reserves. He has the ability to create magic.
Sir Alex's obvious eagerness to get him involved soon and as much as possible is really good to see. Not only for Powell's own sake, but also because it suggests that his regular exclusion of Anderson and Cleverley in favour of Scholes/Giggs is a strategy of some kind, not just a permanent blind spot, and that sooner or later he does plan to hand over responsibility to the youngsters. Just not yet, obviously.
Do you watch the reserves? He produces moments like that regularly now at that level. You can tell who are the ones that haven't seen him at that level as they're comparing him to Lampard and players like that. He's not like that at all, he's actually a very good dribbler.
He does have some Lampard-like qualities, but I agree about the dribbling. Part of the problem is that these days people assume that only short players can dribble. Powell is like Berbatov in that he often doesn't look like his feet are that quick because he's tall, and his style is so economical. But as he regularly shows, he's perfectly capable of beating a few men.
He has some, of course, but I think people are painting the wrong picture of him by comparing him to Lampard and Gibson. You can see exactly what sort of player they think he is by comparing him to those two, which couldn't be further from the truth. I've seen these comparisons since day one, presumably because he's a midfielder with a good shot on him. He's for more exciting to watch than either of those two though, and I believe he has much more to his game - with dribbling ability being the standout attribute.
Lampard was a pretty good dribbler too i think?
It does make you wonder if Powell is going to end up as a striker or number 10. He seems too lazy and casual for midfield. Can you imagine a striker with his kind of ability and physical presence?
I wouldn't be surprised to see him as a centre midfielder, but I'd say it's more likely that he'd be more of a Lampard type of player. Him arrowing the diamond formation would suit him best I'm sure.
Agreed. The problem with that, though, is that he's competing with Kagawa and Rooney for that position at the moment.
Something tells me Fergie might have seen something of the young Rooney in him. Somewhere between a striker and a midfielder, explosive and with an incredible strike in his locker.
That said, he's not quite at that level of quality, good though he is. Look at their European debuts in very similar circumstances. Powell: did very well, looked surprisingly comfortable in a match at that level. Rooney: world-beating hat trick, was pretty much one of our key players from then onwards.
He's born no 10. Simple as that.
Crouchie had quick feet for a big man.
IN other news, its a game of two halves.
Didnt see the game but saw he started, how did he play?
Felt he was poor
Passing wasn't great, was caught in possession and was subbed
Featured in a typically strange formation where he was central but drifted left
United were pish tonight though - I wouldn't read anything into it
Passing wasn't great, was caught in possession and was subbed
Featured in a typically strange formation where he was central but drifted left
United were pish tonight though - I wouldn't read anything into it
Yeah, a fairly horrific game to judge him in, and he was bizarrely playing down the left hand side.
The only things i could gather from the game were he is useful tracking back, and his physicality is decent for a kid.
The only things i could gather from the game were he is useful tracking back, and his physicality is decent for a kid.
In fairness Fergie wasted Powell and Rooney with his tactical stupidity
I'd rather have seen someone like lindgard given a chance out wide rather than sticking round pegs in square holes
I'd rather have seen someone like lindgard given a chance out wide rather than sticking round pegs in square holes
I think he showed some good signs away. Nothing amazing or anything but definitely some positive signs. He's very good at getting around his man and finding free space with the ball at his feet.
He's at Leicester. Powell has played on the inside left for the reserves, but it is poor to see him and Rooney wide.
Anders?
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