jon stakes
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Didn't find a thread at all for him, so... Sorry for copy pasting content from the Yaw Yeboah thread...
One of the better players of the U17 side that brought us Kelechi Iheanacho.
Had a pretty good half-season for IK Start with 2 goals and 2 assists in 13 games as a box-to-box midfielder. From what I have seen from him he' s a player in the mold of Ngolo Kante.
Reports would suggest Guardiola actually blocked a loan deal for Nwakali:
“Celtic wanted to sign Chidiebere last week, but the club gave them a negative response,” said Allwell Nwakali (Chidi's older brother).
“The only thing stopping Chidiebere from playing for the Manchester City first team is work permit. Manchester City have plans for him because he was here (in Nigeria) for just a week and they called him back but in the end, they will be the ones to decide where he plays.”
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...man-city-nwakali-iheanacho-guardiola-11439069
https://www.naij.com/860964-man-city-set-name-nigerias-nwakali-next-seasons-first-team-squad.html
All this indicates to one of two things:
1. Guardiola wants to give all the youth players a proper look in (not just a glance, but a proper look) before he makes any further decisions;
2. Guardiola has pre-selected a group of youth and intends to give them a proper look in.
Lets not get overboard with the first team claims, but I think this is still big, as it suggests that Pep will treat the academy as something more than a loan factory. Which is a very welcome development. It could save City loads of money or let them go crazy on a few select players.
If there is one thing I truely admire him for is his approach to youth players. He really gives them a chance. And in all honesty there are only a few players in our current squad that can't be upstaged by talented youth: Aguero - albeit even him has Iheanacho as stark competition; de Bruyne; for the timebeing Otamendi; Silva; possibly Fernadinho and Gundogan. The rest I could see easily replaced by talented youngsters, if given the chance. Tottenham gave youth a chance and they finished second in the league.
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On a side note Nwakali's younger brother Kelechi just joined Arsenal, apparently received the no 25 shirt (formerly Kanu's) and is supposed to be a first team player. That said he is the more talented of the brothers.
One of the better players of the U17 side that brought us Kelechi Iheanacho.
Had a pretty good half-season for IK Start with 2 goals and 2 assists in 13 games as a box-to-box midfielder. From what I have seen from him he' s a player in the mold of Ngolo Kante.
Reports would suggest Guardiola actually blocked a loan deal for Nwakali:
“Celtic wanted to sign Chidiebere last week, but the club gave them a negative response,” said Allwell Nwakali (Chidi's older brother).
“The only thing stopping Chidiebere from playing for the Manchester City first team is work permit. Manchester City have plans for him because he was here (in Nigeria) for just a week and they called him back but in the end, they will be the ones to decide where he plays.”
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...man-city-nwakali-iheanacho-guardiola-11439069
https://www.naij.com/860964-man-city-set-name-nigerias-nwakali-next-seasons-first-team-squad.html
All this indicates to one of two things:
1. Guardiola wants to give all the youth players a proper look in (not just a glance, but a proper look) before he makes any further decisions;
2. Guardiola has pre-selected a group of youth and intends to give them a proper look in.
Lets not get overboard with the first team claims, but I think this is still big, as it suggests that Pep will treat the academy as something more than a loan factory. Which is a very welcome development. It could save City loads of money or let them go crazy on a few select players.
If there is one thing I truely admire him for is his approach to youth players. He really gives them a chance. And in all honesty there are only a few players in our current squad that can't be upstaged by talented youth: Aguero - albeit even him has Iheanacho as stark competition; de Bruyne; for the timebeing Otamendi; Silva; possibly Fernadinho and Gundogan. The rest I could see easily replaced by talented youngsters, if given the chance. Tottenham gave youth a chance and they finished second in the league.
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On a side note Nwakali's younger brother Kelechi just joined Arsenal, apparently received the no 25 shirt (formerly Kanu's) and is supposed to be a first team player. That said he is the more talented of the brothers.