Excellent. A year behind his development is very disappointing - but hopefully his talent will help it being less of an impact. Great finisher.
Will Keane
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Good news.
Still might take time for him to come back fully though.
Still might take time for him to come back fully though.
I've heard that he is recovering well.
With the talk of signing this player and that, no mention of Will.
can't wait to see him back
Says he's 6' 2" on the website is that true? Didn't realize he was that tall.
20, time to go out on loan next season if we aren't going to use him at United? He was such a talent before that injury. Really enjoyed his ability to hold the ball up and add a dash of poaching to his play. He looks a pretty assured finisher at reserve level.
20, time to go out on loan next season if we aren't going to use him at United? He was such a talent before that injury. Really enjoyed his ability to hold the ball up and add a dash of poaching to his play. He looks a pretty assured finisher at reserve level.
I think we'll keep him until January at least surely, he's missed a whole season so we don't want to rush him back into first team football elsewhere.
is he going to be fit for pre season? my god he is so unlucky, exactly one year out of action isn't it?
Poor fella, can't see that he will be able to resume at the same level now... he is really having a torrid time tbh Whenever I saw him when he was younger, which was only a handful of times, seemed a very 'goal poacher' player, which admittedly its easier to stand out as you can have a poor game and still score 2 but he impressed me..
He's not a goal poacher though. Why shouldn't he be able to resume the same level? A really torrid time....geez lol. He'll be fine. He's young and has recovered so will be back next season. Plenty of players have had the same type of injury and come back . The good thing with him in that he won't have put much weight on if any and he'll have been working out in the gym anyway
He is a goal poacher though, he is an out and out striker, unless you have seen something different? I don't see whats wrong with saying he has had a torrid time? I would say he has, very unlucky with injuries and the fact our strongest department is strikers..
You clearly don't follow youth players if you believe that most come back from a lengthy injury and will be 'fine', most I would argue never look like getting back to the form they once showed through stopping and starting and missing that years/ whatever time out injured from playing.
i think he is some sort of ole and teddy combined into one. the ability to hold the ball like teddy and can finish like ole.
That's quite a player you are describing there... wouldn't mind if he turned out like that, always rated Will higher than his brother FWIW though
he does look comfortable and good enough banging in goals at youth level. the biggest challenge is to bring it up to the main level and even now it is tougher for him because of that injury.
his brother is developing nicely though. i reckon he should get another loan move and we'll see again in a year time how he is doing.
his brother is developing nicely though. i reckon he should get another loan move and we'll see again in a year time how he is doing.
I think Genius made the best point about probably keeping him here until Jan, unless of course he could have a crazy Pre season...
He's hard to distinguish. He's not an out and out goal thief like Hernandez but I always noticed that he was very sound positionally. He'd often just 'be in the right area at the right time' and that extra finishing ability I think he has was what gave him the edge. He's definitely a smart all-round striker though.
nonsense......
Since when exactly? His movement and finishing prowess is a well known fact at the club.
Personally I disagree with you, perhaps you have seen more of him than me, I am not sure as I have only seen about 9-10 FULL matches, and even they were at reserve level, he may just have been doing the job asked. However, from what I saw, there is no way you could conclude that he wasn't a goal poacher, for me I know its tedious and used up but I would draw comparisons to Micky Owen personally, purely for the way he just, as you say 'is quite often in the right place at the right time'
Hes quite and odd mix really. Capable of both finishing and creating. I said it a few years ago he reminds me of Sheringham in that sense. Lets just hope he resumes his orignal levels of progress....
Young Teddy
I'm not saying he's not a poacher. I just meant he's not an out and out goal sneak like Hernandez. There was definitely more to his game than poaching.
I don't think its crazy to hope he gets a good pre-season behind him and get a loan to a bottom PL club or top CL side.. although striker do have a hard time at his age on loan... typically tend to warm the benches..
EDIT: @Ghaliboy - Yea fully agreed mate, I never thought that about Owen though when others did... even Hernandez IMO isn't limited as a striker, maybe can't pass a ball like Xavi but it's the fact his finishing is so good I suppose that it makes the rest of his abilities look below par... I suppose that's what it is for me, Keane's finishing ability from what I have seen was particularly good.
EDIT: @Ghaliboy - Yea fully agreed mate, I never thought that about Owen though when others did... even Hernandez IMO isn't limited as a striker, maybe can't pass a ball like Xavi but it's the fact his finishing is so good I suppose that it makes the rest of his abilities look below par... I suppose that's what it is for me, Keane's finishing ability from what I have seen was particularly good.
He was a changing player when he got his injury. He grew much stronger during the 11/12 season and as a result he'd stay up front rather than drop deep as often as he did when he was younger. In the Newcastle match where he got the hat-trick he was almost utilized as an old-school target-man. Incredibly well rounded player, can't wait to see him play.
Yep sort of forgotten about that aspect of his development. His brother has really filled out in the last 12 months.
Lets hope he turns out better than the last youngster to score a hat trick against Newcastle!
Only seen the boy on a few occasions but he reminds me of Denis Law in some ways. First time I saw him, his movement stood out the most. Very lively player but can function as a target man.
From the few times he's been shown on tv recently he looks to have put on quite a bit of muscle while out injured obviously the injury was terrible but it could help him in the long run having a year to concentrate on his physique. we seem to be being very careful with his comeback because as far as I know he was back running a month or 2 ago but we made a decision to hold off on bringing him back fully until he had a full preseason so he's being managed properly and the type of character he is he will probably come back more determined than ever
Hopefully he can get a season on loan and get some games before coming back next season (like welbeck did)
Swansea look light up front - perhaps he could go there and add some strength in depth to assist them with a european campaign
Swansea look light up front - perhaps he could go there and add some strength in depth to assist them with a european campaign
I get the impression Laudrup is a fan of foreign imports and he's been making noise about the board needing to spend £200m.
I reckon he'll stay at the club until January so they can monitor his progress after the long injury lay-off, then consider a loan deal. Depending on how Hull are getting on they could be an option?
As long as its somewhere he gets games then I dont mind where he goes
Our luck with exceptional youth talents really has been horrendous. For Petrucci, Fabio and Keane to suffer like they have done is just crazily unfortunate. Januzaj has had a lot of problems too, and that's before getting onto discussing Smalling, Rafael, et al in the first team. The whole process of building our next team should've been a hell of a lot smoother than it has been.
People would classify Hernandez as more of a pocher. I think that term is actually demeaning to him. Someone mentioned Teddy and he is more like Teddy with a bit of Ole actually. I do follow youth players. Get your facts right.
Did it effect fletcher? The reality is what percentage of kids CAN be brought through to the first team anyway? You're lucky if you bring through a 5-6 in the space of 6-8 years. The injury has been treated. He'll have had the support of the club. We've sold King and Cofie so he knows he'll walk back in the reserve side. It may take him time to get up to speed - it might not - but he will.
I think there's been a mix up and you should have a bit of common sense. I think you're average simpleton would judge the term of 'poacher' as just a finisher....i'm not a simpleton. I know what you're saying but he's more then a poacher. You wouldn't usually call a striker who has that much to offer a 'poacher'.
Well I hope you are right about Flether and I am proved wrong, I want the same thing!
Has Teddy's composure around the box and Ole's minimal backlift when he shots.
Fletch never did his ACL, did he?
Not yet
Very early in his career I think. Before he hit the first team.
I've said this many times, Will Keane reminds me of Berbatov only with: pace, a wicked workrate, non-moody & both-footed...
This kid is gonna be awesome for us in good time. He's a great humble lad & he's United thru & thru like Welbeck - u cant buy that sort of committment & thats what we all cry out for at United from our young players!
This kid is gonna be awesome for us in good time. He's a great humble lad & he's United thru & thru like Welbeck - u cant buy that sort of committment & thats what we all cry out for at United from our young players!
Yeah he did his knee & was out for about 2 years or something when he was around 20 years old. He'd other injuries aswell during this period too, which happens quite a bit with that shit..
I think Hernandez goes beyond the term 'poacher'. I prefer to use something like 'goal thief' or 'goal sneak'. From what I have seen of Keane I think he has the smart positional awareness and natural ability to get into goal scoring positions which accommodates a scoring role like a poacher in any team. Even if he isn't an out and out poacher in the true meaning of the term.
You've just described the world's best player. Keane's technically gifted but he's not quite in the same league as Berbs. Of course, very few are. And I wouldn't call Will pacey. He's not slow by any means but if he's lost a yard of pace, which can happen with ACL tears, there's a chance his game will suffer.