Jacob Davenport

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Seeing his name popping up more and more, never seen him play myself. What type of player is he? Which current pros could he be compared to to get a good idea of what he looks like?
 
A tenacious ball winning holding midfield player. Only small in stature but big of heart and effort. Reads the game well and seems to play the game nice and simple. He is having a very impressive season with today being no exception. No doubt Brahim gets most of the plaudits for today's win but Davenport was excellent in the 2nd half stopping Chelsea playing.
 
Really like Davenport. I've mentioned him quite a lot in my reports simply cos I've never seen him have a bad game. Such an intelligent little player. Excellent on the ball, capable of spreading delightful 40 yard passes and hugely adept at sweeping up and stepping into defence to cover the gaps and win the ball. I wasn't at the Chelsea game but during the Norwich FA youth cup one he was outstanding tactically. There's a lot to be said for any player that makes a team look 20% more assured immediately simply by being on the pitch - he's one of them. He can take a free kick too.

Reminds me a bit of a young Gareth Barry with his ability to read the game. And the icing on the cake?......

He's a city fan too :)
 
Solid player.

The comparisons made in this thread all bare some accuracy too. Cattermole who can pass and is more intelligent. Barry with more energy.

To coin a poor phrase, his "Football IQ" seems to be quite high. Organises those in from to him and drops into the defence superbly when required. Doesn't try anything too much. Knows his roll and does it to perfection.
 
Clean sweep of awards tonight for Davenport: u18s player of the year, scholar of the year, and players' player of the year. Great prospect.
 
From what I've seen, can't argue with that. Well done.

If his body can stand up to adult football, I can't imagine him not making it at a decent level. So far it looks as if that level could be right at the top, especially in a team which plays intelligent football. Really clever player but also hard working & tough. Should really be right up Pep's street.
 
Well done !

the times i have seen him play, i think he has been our best player. he doesnt do fancy tricks or score goals, but he's a really important player, in terms of breaking the play up and winning the ball back. very good technically swell and moving the ball around
 
Davenport is genuinely fucking mint. More or less every game he's at LEAST a 7.5/10 and he would've been my nomination for u18s player of the year easy, even ahead of Brahim. I've no worries to his physicality personally. He snaps into challenges with an immense amount of ferocity and he has a wonderful ability to turn out of trouble with ease. I think he'll develop just fine on that front.

He's a Gareth Barry with more pace. Or dare I say it, a Sergio Busquets, but more English.
 
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Davenport is genuinely fucking mint. More or less every game he's at LEAST a 7.5/10 and he would've been my nomination for u18s player of the year easy, even ahead of Brahim. I've no worries to his physicality personally. He snaps into challenges with an immense amount of ferocity and he has a wonderful ability to turn out of trouble with ease. I think he'll develop just fine on that front.

He's a Gareth Barry with more pace. Or dare I say it, a Sergio Busquets, but more English.
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Either of those comparisons work for me.
 
I think it is too early to think first team for Jacob but I have a feeling he is Pep's type of player. Knows his role very well, breaks up play well, sees trouble and gets into great positions to sort it out. Looks to have a great character and loves a challenge. And is a big City fan as i assume has been mentioned on here already.
 
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