Can we get him back - he's gone for 18 months I think but is there an option??
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Player Thread: Patrick Roberts
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Can we get him back - he's gone for 18 months I think but is there an option??
jollylescott
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Two great goals. He has incredible power in his left foot. He actually looks more of an attacking threat than Navas.
Why didn't he get a game under Pellegrini? Makes no sense considering he'll be far better than Navas.
He played away at Sunderland in the league cup, had the tricks but went down to easy, looked like he needed toughening up.
That's like comparing a Lada with a Porsche isn't it??Two great goals. He has incredible power in his left foot. He actually looks more of an attacking threat than Navas.
Neville Kneville
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Two great goals. He has incredible power in his left foot. He actually looks more of an attacking threat than Navas.
We have a whole bunch of kids who would be a better attacking threat than Navas if they'd been given the chance to play at a higher level.
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He played away at Sunderland in the league cup, had the tricks but went down to easy, looked like he needed toughening up.
This experience will probably give him that.
Roberts, Brahim, Sancho, Byrne, Denayer, Sterling and Iheanacho.... we have some future!
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We wouldn't have paid as much as we did if he wasn't a big talent. lets just remember he's playing league 1 standard football before people get carried away though
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Why did we loan him out for 18 months when a new manager was coming in the summer?
Neville Kneville
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We wouldn't have paid as much as we did if he wasn't a big talent. lets just remember he's playing league 1 standard football before people get carried away though
He might never make it at City.
Doesn't mean he couldn't skin a few players & win us a game or two. Same as a whole bunch of others.
Well, naval is a different category of player altogether.And to think we have Navas getting game time................
His role, if he had stayed here, would have been to play 30 minutes at a time as a sub. Unfortunately he was well behind demichelis in the pecking order in that respect, so...
There is no way he would fit into are system, he goes forward and can beat a man .
Proper talent
Hmmm....not sure I like the sound of that!
Neville Kneville
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Why did we loan him out for 18 months when a new manager was coming in the summer?
Because Celtic are a proper club & aren't doing us a favour. The alternative would be sitting on the bench at some shithole, like Brandon Barker was.
Sleeping_Easy
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That as well as the fact we have a director of football who's job it is to plan for the long term and as part of that is loan deals like this.Because Celtic are a proper club & aren't doing us a favour. The alternative would be sitting on the bench at some shithole, like Brandon Barker was.
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We paid £12M for him, at least we know if he doesn't make it here, Celtic would snap our hands off for him. We'll get our money back at least. I can't wait to see him back here for the 17/18 season.
With Pep, I think its as much about personality and wanting to learn as it is about raw natural talent.
Pep will do his homework on the lad and no doubt speak with him and if he thinks he can improve him and make him a part of our future he will be back, make no mistake about it.