CTID101 said:
CityCTID said:
woahmark said:
I said bench, I didn't say start. And it's against Barnsley, who are 21st in the Championship. I think Razak and Suarez deserve to play 20 minutes or so if the game is going well, i.e 2-0 lead in say the 70th minute.
This, Razak and Suarez deserve to play some minutes..
Why do they deserve it?
Why doesn't Milner or Sinclair deserve it? or what about Lescott? Kolo? Kolarov?
Well Milner is getting a lot of game time. Lescott has been replaced by Nastasic, who is 19, he's younger than Razak and older than Suarez.
Kolo has received game time this season, but he should understand that he will always play second fiddle to Kompany. Kolarov does get the odd game, here and there, but I'm sure he knows that Clichy is the 1st choice LB.
I think it's ridiculous when your biggest youth prospects (currently) barely make game time, with one of them, voted young player of the year, hasn't even made his league debut!
You can say all you want about 'if they're good enough, they'll play' but in a squad of Man City's calibre they will never be 'better' than Milner, Lescott, Kolo and Kolarov if they aren't loaned out or not getting any minutes. Denis Suarez's development maybe in danger of stagnating - he himself said if he isn't involved in the first team next season, he will look elsewhere for game time.
Razak hasn't been loaned out nor is he getting minutes, he is pretty much wasting a few months of career. Not even playing EDS games, I believe. Someone will say 'training with top players like Yaya, Silva, Aguero..etc. he is getting experience, makes up for lack of game time' yes he is but he needs game time (match experience) in order to fully improve. He isn't getting that.
Now I'm not saying play the EDS team against Barnsley, I'm just saying that it would be good if Razak and Suarez get minutes against Barnsley or towards the end of the season in the Premier League season (if united win the title).
Yes sometimes senior players will have to make way for youth players (in minor games), that's the way it works. Got to give the younger ones chances. A lot of teams do it.
Just my thoughts, tho :-)