Angelino

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To be honest, he's not 'tiny'..just small, like Silva. I wouldn't say he's exceptionally small for a full back. Never had that impression personally.
 
sam-caddick said:


Got a feeling if he impresses on this loan he will be in the first team squad when he comes back.
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No way he moves straight to our 1ts team squad just because (if) he impresses on his loan-spell at NYCFC, and thsat's one of those cases when it would be a right decision to wait with a yoingster's promotion.
A good loan there will obivously improve him, but neither he nor we should loose our heads because of it. The level of MLS isn't equal to EPL and it isn't an adequate test for the players who [we] want [to] play in EPL immediately.
Moreover, Angelino has big flaws in terms of defence. This loan will hopefully open the doors for him to a better league. And, even after that, he would probably still need 1-2 more loan years, in EPL or somewhere else

We have a pretty good pair of leftbacks with Kolarov and Clichy on long0term contracts, so there's no need to rush with promoting/signing new leftbacks. In my opinion, when one of them will start to regress and stop performing good enough for us, like some others did last season, we should sell him and buy a young leftback for this spot who would've already established himself in a proper club - Kurzawa, for example.
 


Wrote a piece on Angelino and Jack Byrne's loans this year if anyone fancies a read :)
 
twosips said:
I can't decide if its Rusnak though. Rusnak's no 7 later on in another goal in that video. It looks like Celina, but initial impressions would have been Rusnak. Those two and Bytiqi all look similar from distance.
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It's James Hardy
 
Angelino played 45 mins in a NYC FC friendly today against a nearby lower div club. Lampard and Pirlo didn't play. Villa got a goal in a 4-0 win.
If the NYC FC OS puts out video highlights later I'll link 'em.
 
shroom said:
Angelino played 45 mins in a NYC FC friendly today against a nearby lower div club. Lampard and Pirlo didn't play. Villa got a goal in a 4-0 win.
If the NYC FC OS puts out video highlights later I'll link 'em.
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Hopefully he will play this weekend then!
 
Impressive debut from him. His talent and intelligence were very evident throughout. Was completely composed and confident which is great to see from a young player. He set up two great chances that could have resulted in goals as well.

Excited to see what he can develop into as I think he is class.
 
He came on with a knock and not match fit, and looked like the best player on the pitch. NYCFC looked like a new team, suddenly much more dangerous and fluid.

He glided past his marker like he wasn't there. Two times be dropped centrally when NY couldn't get the ball past midfield and shot a pinpoint pass to a forward from 30 yards away. He created at least two very good chances. The fans and commentator were wanking themselves at the stuff he was doing, especially compared to the dogshit player he replaced. He only disappointed once today, after the game when the NYC fans admitted there was no chance of keeping him in MLS because he looks destined as a first-team member for City.

We've got a gem. If he can ever learn to defend, watch out Clichy.

Some comments about him:

Put me on the Angelino bandwagon. I couldn't believe how confident and poised he was for an 18 year old
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Brilliant little player we have there (on loan). I love his confidence and his skill. He also has extremely good vision. People like Wingert should be ashamed of themselves that they get a paycheck for riding an 18-yr olds coat tails. Would take 5-6 more just like him. Just a joy to watch.
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Angelino - WOW! What pace, what hustle. Great first touch. Creative player for a LB. Plays with flair. Thinks he's the best player on the field. Should be our starting Fullback out left.
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If I had the balls of Angelino, I would buy a 69 shirt and wear it publicly. Unfortunately, I do not.
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Angelino looked fantastic. He probably spent more time in the final third than our fullbacks have the entire season combined. Early on he was pushing up and waving for the ball but we don't have anyone who really play a cross field ball other than Poku sometimes. I'm guessing Pirlo can remedy that to say the least.
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Kind of wild when you think about the fact that an 18 year old is light years ahead from a so called MLS veteran. The club better make sure this guy doesn't father any kids here. He'll be a problem. Hide your teenage daughters.
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His swagger and confidence definitely impressed the American audience.
 
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It's very pleasing to read the above comments on his first game. When he was interviewed he mentioned how much he loves attacking. He smiled when asked about the other part of his job! Of course balancing attack and defence will come with time and experience.

I must confess I was a little surprised that Paddy said he was the best player in the EDS squad. Although there is no doubt he is up there in the top 4 or 5.

We definitely have a gem on our hands, and it looks like he will be getting the right nurturing in these critical years.
 
I've been saying for a very long time that the extreme caution displayed by Pellegrini and his coaches towards our youngsters is 100% wrong. They're as good as they can be at that age. They're all fantastically confident footballers, a genuinely fantastic bunch. Angelino proved exactly that last night with his confidence, technique and poise. He looked better than more or less everyone on the pitch - and he's not the only one capable of doing that. Ambrose is, Barker is, Maffeo is, Bryan is, Iheanacho is, Celina is. Byrne is etc etc. He and a few others should have been rewarded with their progress last year with some minutes on the pitch during a cap game or as a late sub. Genuinely criminal that they weren't. Yeah, he's not the finished product but we simply have to encourage these kids to take the next step as we could save ourselves a fucking fortune in the transfer market if we do.

Hopefully this will be the year that that happens.
 
twosips said:
I've been saying for a very long time that the extreme caution displayed by Pellegrini and his coaches towards our youngsters is 100% wrong. They're as good as they can be at that age. They're all fantastically confident footballers, a genuinely fantastic bunch. Angelino proved exactly that last night with his confidence, technique and poise. He looked better than more or less everyone on the pitch - and he's not the only one capable of doing that. Ambrose is, Barker is, Maffeo is, Bryan is, Iheanacho is, Celina is. Byrne is etc etc. He and a few others should have been rewarded with their progress last year with some minutes on the pitch during a cap game or as a late sub. Genuinely criminal that they weren't. Yeah, he's not the finished product but we simply have to encourage these kids to take the next step as we could save ourselves a fucking fortune in the transfer market if we do.

Hopefully this will be the year that that happens.
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Agree with all of this.

Hopefully a lot of them can impress in pre-season and get themselves in the mix for next season.

Exciting times ahead.
 
SlimShadyRus said:
Do we really have to make a left-back from him? I mean let him play forward, LM or at a further position on the field. He may even do a Bale
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I have heard this been said before.

If he can get his defensive game right it could be like having two wingers on the pitch, just like when Roberto Carlos played.

Bale could never push on defensively sand excelled his hame going forward, if Angelino does the same then so be it, but I would love him to go on and be a player in the mould of Carlos because can you imagine having a top class winger in front of him? Our left side could potentially be unbelievably exciting.
 
sam-caddick said:
I have heard this been said before.

If he can get his defensive game right it could be like having two wingers on the pitch, just like when Roberto Carlos played.

Bale could never push on defensively sand excelled his hame going forward, if Angelino does the same then so be it, but I would love him to go on and be a player in the mould of Carlos because can you imagine having a top class winger in front of him? Our left side could potentially be unbelievably exciting.
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Got to be Barker hasn't it, with Nemane and Maffeo on the other side. Let the media find the negative in that set-up.
 
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