Love that picture, it makes no sense to meReminds me of this one.
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Jack Byrne
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Height really isn't as important as the way you put yourself about. Navas is short, but he's very good in the air, Sterling is tiny, but he's strong enough and has the attitude to shove players much bigger off the ball.
In the modern game, with today's refereeing, physicality is less important. You want to have some tall lads at the back because set pieces will be an issue, but for a central midfielder there's no problem with being small.
Oh I agree definitely, but it defo helps a little to have a physical presence in a premiership midfield. As Nev was saying, if he wasn't a footballing genius, like a Silva or KDB etc, then it'd defo help if he was to be a bit stronger and bigger like Fernandinho. It may not stop him, but it's not ideal.
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Denis Wise was a midget and held his own in the middle for years.
I'd doubt if Roy Keane (split) was much taller than Byrne. Was he?
Exactly.....what a ridiculous argument.......probably one of the most impressive defensive midfielders of recent times,Makalele,was a mere 5'7''.
Kante,a current lynchpin for Leicester,is 5'6''
c'mon,seriously??
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You can see why on the face of it it could seem like an issue though. Naturally, a taller player is going to seem more than a smaller-than-average player. Yes there are exceptions, but you can see why people would height might be an issue.Exactly.....what a ridiculous argument.......probably one of the most impressive defensive midfielders of recent times,Makalele,was a mere 5'7''.
Kante,a current lynchpin for Leicester,is 5'6''
c'mon,seriously??
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Since you all seem a bit caught up on size, Nigel de Jong is listed as 1.74m. Doesn't seem to bother him.
In surprised Byrne didn't get a call up to the latest Irish squad - Chris Forrester who signed for Peterborough in the summer from my local club St Pats did. Forrester was playing as a winger over here but is apparently playing as a deep lying playmaker for Peterborough so in the same spot Byrne would be hoping to occupy. Not much chance of Byrne making it to the Euro's now unless he makes some serious waves over the next month or two
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In surprised Byrne didn't get a call up to the latest Irish squad - Chris Forrester who signed for Peterborough in the summer from my local club St Pats did. Forrester was playing as a winger over here but is apparently playing as a deep lying playmaker for Peterborough so in the same spot Byrne would be hoping to occupy. Not much chance of Byrne making it to the Euro's now unless he makes some serious waves over the next month or two
Scored again today...
Just scored another beauty.
THIS is the kinda thing he needs to be doing to really mark himself out as an excellent prospect. Hugely encouraging cos he definitely has this to his game as I've seen it in the EDS and if he can take it into the professional game he's gonna be a VERY useful player...
Lovely strike that.
His one last week wasn't bad either...
THIS is the kinda thing he needs to be doing to really mark himself out as an excellent prospect. Hugely encouraging cos he definitely has this to his game as I've seen it in the EDS and if he can take it into the professional game he's gonna be a VERY useful player...
Lovely strike that.
His one last week wasn't bad either...
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