I agree. I have enough of letting the likes of Jones, Smalling and Evans come in without the feeling that international competition can come as serious from the youngsters.
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I agree. I have enough of letting the likes of Jones, Smalling and Evans come in without the feeling that international competition can come as serious from the youngsters.
Apparently be was quite poor in the Reserve match today, hard to see him starting off that performance.
I watched the game against Leicester. He had a decent game but we lost to a late goal. Blackett got yellowed in the second half for a sharp challenge (won the ball but took the player too). If you didn't actually watch the game you can's say stuff like 'hard to see him starting off that performance'. This is why people believe anything these days smh. Even if he had a bad game in a bloody U-21 game, he'd start Saturday if LVG saw fit.
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Quite hilarious that the only fit and avaialble CB's for next week are Paddy McNair and Tyler Blackett.
I watched the game too. He was crap. Of course a crap performance for the U-21s is relevant when it comes to LvG picking his next first XI team.
Tom Thorpe as well.
Ross Barkley was plenty shite for Everton U-21's in a few games and he got moved up, same with Pogba for a big portion of his last season with us.
Some players just need the step up in the calibre of their opponent, to realise their potential, I understand that is a hard position to justify as conventional wisdom says one must prove themselves at a lower level first.
Yeah, that's fair enough. Just disagreeing with the sentiment that playing badly in an U-21s game mid-week won't factor in picking a team at the weekend. Youngsters can be picked based on how they do in training as well as what they do in competitive games but Blackett did himself no favours with his performance against Leicester.
Agree but we have no idea how LVG factors in those things on his decision making.So far all of these players he has promoted only Wilson,James and by some extent Lingard were among the best performers in the U21s last season.2 key players for the U21s last season Pearson and Rothwell are no where to be seen.
I think that's mainly down to where we're weakest in the first team squad. He's being forced to fast-track defenders but has a lot more options in midfield.
The one curious omission is Thorpe. I'm not sure what he's got to do to get a game.
I would imagine currently in LVG's pecking order he's behind the 3 senior CBs plus McNair for the RCB spot, maybe even behind Vermijl for the LCB spot and perhaps 4th choice in the holding midfielder role after Blind,Carrick and Fletcher (maybe even Jones if we're not short of CBs).
Yes, yes I can.
You're a feisty one, I remember you! Normally everyone just blends together, your anger stands out.
"I heard player A had a terrible game."
"Well, he probably won't start the next one then."
See, it's simple!
He was the same in their last game as well. Made one rather stupid mistake....Im not sure what Thorpe has to do at this stage to get ahead of him....
Well done Tyler
Be left footed?
I don't think so at all, especially when you don't have much of a choice selection wise with all the injuries.
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Need more pics
I can't find any
But here are the other WAG's
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I can't find any
But here are the other WAG's
http://www.contactmusic.com/photo/t...-annual-united-for-unicef-gala-dinner_4443899
Well thats good enough. Thank you sir. Phil Jones girl looks exotic
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No wonder he's had such a bright start to the season.
Well done Tyler
I thought he did well at the start of the yr. Be interesting to see him and Mcnair....but I think fans would feel safer for some reason with Carrick and I think having Blackett would give Palace more confidence which is stupid really. But for both these reasons I wonder if LVG will go with Carrick. Understandable and potentially the right call if so.
LVG does have the guts to do it though. Even Fergie opted to play Carrick and Fletcher at CB's and more proven players in other positions over youth players (ask Pogba) ...but LVG is dutch and they do have a different mentality, average age of Ajax team for example.
LVG does have the guts to do it though. Even Fergie opted to play Carrick and Fletcher at CB's and more proven players in other positions over youth players (ask Pogba) ...but LVG is dutch and they do have a different mentality, average age of Ajax team for example.
He's gone back to struggling for the U21s last 2 games he's played there.
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The evolution of man.
He also looks like he is ready to twat anyone at any given moment.
I can't find any
But here are the other WAG's
http://www.contactmusic.com/photo/t...-annual-united-for-unicef-gala-dinner_4443899
Adnan's missus is clearly a lezzer.
Smalling's missus is
Which is all the more impressive considering he looks like Phil Lynott after an unfortunate lawn mower accident.
Which is all the more impressive considering he looks like Phil Lynott after an unfortunate lawn mower accident.
He's always underwhelmed at that level.
I can see Lingard is clearly a boob guy.
I can see Lingard is clearly a boob guy.
He also seems to be off the crutches.
Looks like he's not as fancied now as he was, for Blind to be ahead of him at CB.
Another head scratching decision.
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