Norris
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We now have two threads for TFM. Not sure which one to follow more.
We need more black players, i agree.
Omitted from the U21 match in which Januzaj, Riley, Pereira, McNair and Love are all involved.
He might actually start against Watford, not too sure on the Rojo situation but there's a very good chance he'll be involved at least from the bench.
What position is he? I thought he was a midfielder but I'm guessing I was wrong?
What position is he? I thought he was a midfielder but I'm guessing I was wrong?
We'd probably end up losing him to a European rival if that happens!I'd love it if he developed into a brick hard water carrier DM like Deschamps or makele.
One of my favourite type of players and essential if you want to to a top top European club side.
I don't mind selling him for £70m either!We'd probably end up losing him to a European rival if that happens!
I have that feeling too. More confident about him than even Rashford. I've heard lots of good things about him alreadyFrom the little I have seen, he reminds me a bit of Essien. (And not just in appearance)
I have a big feeling about Fosu Mensah, I think he will be the biggest star from our youth system since Pogba.
Yep. Literally translation is "Let's go". But can also mean as "get in!". Are you Ghanaian by any chance?For the ones wondering, yenkoo is Ghanian for let's go, or come on something like that.
McNair must be worried about the future, when we'd prefer to play two centre mids at the back rather than him. And the sudden sh!tload of young fullbacks who keep him miles down the pecking order there too.
I love that suddenly many here have big hopes for him. I do too, but we have to be realistic as well. He has to be developed carefully and if I am not mistaken, someone who watched a lot U21 games earlier posted that the likes of RoShaun Williams and Regan Poole have looked better this season (Although TFM mostly plays in the centre ). So still a long way to go for him.
I had a lot of hopes for one Rodrigo Possebon too (if anyone remembers him). Look how that turned out.
I know there are obviously quite a few that have watched him closely and honestly I have no problem if people come on here to shower praise on him, but it did seem like a sudden outburst of comments over him. He had a good debut, not the best though and we were lucky his bad pass wasn't punished.Definitely not suddenly. Everybody who has followed the academy knows about him. Others can correct me but I would say he is the youngster with the highest potential.
Williams has been very impressive for the under 21s, particularly because he's still eligible for the under 18s again next year but Poole has only played 3/4 games and has done well but hasn't been particularly brilliant in any of them. Fosu Mensah has been excellent for the under 21s in most matches he's played this season in a variety of positions playing rb,lb,cb,dm and am. If I had to pick one player from the under 18s/21s that I think has a long term future at United it would be Fosu Mensah because he has so many different facets to his game that no matter what position he's been played in he adapts and excels in it. Obviously for such a young player he still has a lot to work on such as concentration and positioning but all of the raw materials are there.I love that suddenly many here have big hopes for him. I do too, but we have to be realistic as well. He has to be developed carefully and if I am not mistaken, someone who watched a lot U21 games earlier posted that the likes of RoShaun Williams and Regan Poole have looked better this season (Although TFM mostly plays in the centre ). So still a long way to go for him.
I had a lot of hopes for one Rodrigo Possebon too (if anyone remembers him). Look how that turned out.
Yeah honestly, I haven't actually seen how Williams and Poole have performed to be have an idea of how to gauge them. But I did regularly read comments on here which suggested they were doing very well, in some games better than TFM. As for Fosu-Mensah, yeah even I have very high hopes for him. Him and Rashford were my two favourites for quite a while now. And yeah, he has been very good wherever he has played. But eventually, I'd like him to settle at CB, with maybe the ability the bring the ball out from the back like how Blind does for us. Even CDM is fine, but I don't think his passing (especially long range) has been good enough for that. But those are things you can develop. As you said, he has all the Raw Materials to excel really.Williams has been very impressive for the under 21s, particularly because he's still eligible for the under 18s again next year but Poole has only played 3/4 games and has done well but hasn't been particularly brilliant in any of them. Fosu Mensah has been excellent for the under 21s in most matches he's played this season in a variety of positions playing rb,lb,cb,dm and am. If I had to pick one player from the under 18s/21s that I think has a long term future at United it would be Fosu Mensah because he has so many different facets to his game that no matter what position he's been played in he adapts and excels in it. Obviously for such a young player he still has a lot to work on such as concentration and positioning but all of the raw materials are there.
I don't think they look anything alike but I was going to say this also. Seems like a fitting description of his talents- a more defensive Essien. Would be great if he could become that sort of player.From the little I have seen, he reminds me a bit of Essien. (And not just in appearance)
I love that suddenly many here have big hopes for him. I do too, but we have to be realistic as well. He has to be developed carefully and if I am not mistaken, someone who watched a lot U21 games earlier posted that the likes of RoShaun Williams and Regan Poole have looked better this season (Although TFM mostly plays in the centre ). So still a long way to go for him.
I had a lot of hopes for one Rodrigo Possebon too (if anyone remembers him). Look how that turned out.
how could Poole look better before TFM's debut against Arsenal? He played one game as DM and one game as CB for us, you can tell he was decent as 17 year old but judging by two games...? TFM was great almost anywhere he played for usfrom the very beginning he came to us as 16year old, which is a sign of a great player... He's very young and has got great mentality. Possebon was injury prone Brazilian which says it all...I love that suddenly many here have big hopes for him. I do too, but we have to be realistic as well. He has to be developed carefully and if I am not mistaken, someone who watched a lot U21 games earlier posted that the likes of RoShaun Williams and Regan Poole have looked better this season (Although TFM mostly plays in the centre ). So still a long way to go for him.
I had a lot of hopes for one Rodrigo Possebon too (if anyone remembers him). Look how that turned out.
This is pace he showed in the reserve team right? Faster than Shaw and Valencia in top speed?His pace is absolutely frightening, probably the fastest player in our squad.
His pace is absolutely frightening, probably the fastest player in our squad.
I'll put my money on Wilson.That'd probably be Ro'Shaun Williams.
Which is why I didn't say that. I said I read on the caf, people saying that Poole and RoShaun Williams have looked really good this season. I haven't watched them enough to be honest.how could Poole look better before TFM's debut against Arsenal? He played one game as DM and one game as CB for us, you can tell he was decent as 17 year old but judging by two games...? TFM was great almost anywhere he played for usfrom the very beginning he came to us as 16year old, which is a sign of a great player... He's very young and has got great mentality. Possebon was injury prone Brazilian which says it all...
I have no doubt TFM will make it here if he stays injury free
Yeah that was so sad. I was gutted for him. Rossi can't be really called a youth product anyways. But after that blistering start with Villareal, injuries curtailed him too. Pogba well, he's just doing it somewhere else.Rodrigo wasn't the same after that injury though. We all have disappointments. I rated Rossi and Pogba lol
Agree. He has insane acceleration. But over the long run, I think others can catch up though.I'll put my money on Wilson.
Definitely faster than Valencia, think a bit faster than Shaw as well. Tuanzebe, Williams, TFM are probably the fastest in the club, their speed is insane.This is pace he showed in the reserve team right? Faster than Shaw and Valencia in top speed?
He never actually broke his leg. The tackle from Pogatetz was horrific but Possebon only missed around a month because of it. He never looked the same after the tackle though and looked afraid of getting injured so it seems the damage was psychological more than physicalWhich is why I didn't say that. I said I read on the caf, people saying that Poole and RoShaun Williams have looked really good this season. I haven't watched them enough to be honest.
With regards to Possebon, it wasn't exactly frequent injuries tbh. He had a horrific Leg Break playing for the U21s and was never the same after that.
Really?? That's what you gathered?? Had nothing to do with him being talented enough to play that role with strength and power? That he was put in that role because of an injury??Described him to my dad when he came on: 'he'll boss a few defensive situations, drive through their entire midfield at least once, and probably give the ball away in a mental position.' Cheers Timmy: making me look like I know what I'm talking about since 2016.
Bit pissed Louis thinks he's a fullback though, and especially that that's the reason Joyce has suddenly started playing him there. I like him as a CB and a CM, but he definitely needs to be central, where he can really boss the game.