52 | Oscar Bobb - 2023/24

[MCFC1993]

Said it last week when people were crying about losing Palmer, this lad has it all. Never seen a youth player settle into first team football so quickly.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Fantastic feet in that position. Insane level of composure for a young lad.

Also, can anyone else say his name without doing this?

 

[MCFCFanTX]

already got a chant it seems like

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

How it all began..

 

[I'm With Stupid]

already got a chant it seems like

I thought it was going to be based on this:

 

[TrentGrisham]

I've always wondered why he's so short to score by the bookies... They always know, don't they? ;)

 

[TravisBickle]

I had really high hopes for Palmer and McAtee but I think Bobb might be turn out to be better than both of them. He has made important contributions in recents matches and Pep chose him to make the difference when trying to win the game.

The wisdom of our management team is often questioned when deciding on pathways for youngsters but they seem to have kept the jewel in the crown. It looks like he will establish himself as an important player by the end of the season.

Yep just like Foden, Sancho and Diaz a few years ago…we kept the best one.
But Palmer is class though, gutted to see him go.

 

[lightning Rodri]

 

[oldius]

Pep Guardiola on Oscar Bobb: “He’s so good in small spaces; so quick – right, left. He has a sense of goal, we saw in the training sessions. We were really impressed in preseason when we started to see it. I knew from the information last season he was the best player by far in the Academy. And we saw in the preseason, talking with the players – with his teammates: ‘Oh, this guy is special, this guy is good!’.”

 

[alexmcity]

Bobb combines several excellent qualities: great first touch, quick feet, fantastic balance (which allows him to change direction and be unpredictable), intelligence.

I think Palmer has a great left foot and is technically sound. Talent wise Bobb is more special, though.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I thought he could have hit it first time.

 

[mcfcpride]

Can tell Pep trusts him more already than he ever did with Palmer.

 

[Akira]

Absolutely world class goal. Superb pass from Kevin, but he still had alot to do, and by God did he do it well. Made it look easy. Immensely talented.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Having watched the goal numerous times I still can't work out what's more impressive: the confidence to make the run knowing that if KDB finds him then he'll probably have the last chance to win the game, the immaculate first touch that he has to take side on with a defender in such close proximity trying to tackle him that also takes him passed said defender, the composure to not snatch at the chance when he must be desperate to make an impression and with the goalkeeper closinghim down, the speed of thought to realize that he doesn't have time to go round the keeper the conventional way because of the defender and the only way he can score is to switch the ball from his left foot to his right and finish all in one action, the technical ability to pull it all off in such a congested area or perhaps most importantly that he did all of it in a high pressure atmosphere at the most pressurized stage of the game. Maybe I'm overanalyzing it but there was so much to admire about that goal.

 

[Nascent Blues]

I thought he could have hit it first time.

'Could' and 'should' are worlds apart :)

 

['alifax Blue]

Having watched the goal numerous times I still can't work out what's more impressive: the confidence to make the run knowing that if KDB finds him then he'll probably have the last chance to win the game, the immaculate first touch that he has to take side on with a defender in such close proximity trying to tackle him that also takes him passed said defender, the composure to not snatch at the chance when he must be desperate to make an impression and with the goalkeeper closinghim down, the speed of thought to realize that he doesn't have time to go round the keeper the conventional way because of the defender and the only way he can score is to switch the ball from his left foot to his right and finish all in one action, the technical ability to pull it all off in such a congested area or perhaps most importantly that he did all of it in a high pressure atmosphere at the most pressurized stage of the game. Maybe I'm overanalyzing it but there was so much to admire about that goal.

Thanks to yourself and other early posters on the locked EDS post (WallyA, Shroom, yankblue and Oldius and others)
for their opinions over the years. It adds to my enjoyment of the academy matches.

 

[B\connellblue]

This kid will score a few more big goals for us this season. He has great composure in the moments that matter..Well done young man.

 

[chesterbells]

Having watched the goal numerous times I still can't work out what's more impressive: the confidence to make the run knowing that if KDB finds him then he'll probably have the last chance to win the game, the immaculate first touch that he has to take side on with a defender in such close proximity trying to tackle him that also takes him passed said defender, the composure to not snatch at the chance when he must be desperate to make an impression and with the goalkeeper closinghim down, the speed of thought to realize that he doesn't have time to go round the keeper the conventional way because of the defender and the only way he can score is to switch the ball from his left foot to his right and finish all in one action, the technical ability to pull it all off in such a congested area or perhaps most importantly that he did all of it in a high pressure atmosphere at the most pressurized stage of the game. Maybe I'm overanalyzing it but there was so much to admire about that goal.

I’d say the technical ability to pull it all off in such a congested area.
The speed and balance of foot switch was incredible.

 

[Woody2792]

'Cold' Palmer? Don't worry about it, we've got a Bobb Sleigh

 

[RodneyRodney]

I’d say the technical ability to pull it all off in such a congested area.
The speed and balance of foot switch was incredible.

He'll always give us Hope when things may seem lost