Manu Garcia

[sam-caddick]

Made his debut for the Under 18s today. Right little firecracker he is, has some excellent close control.

Looks a good player, I thought he was immense for U16's In Qatar the other month.

I think we will be seeing this lad in the Youth Champions League next season.

 

[kenzie115]

Looked calm and composed despite playing with lads two years older than him today. Impressive little player.

 

[LoveCity]

I didn't watch the match, but out of an extremely talented bunch of kids in the Qatar tournament, he stood out as the best of the bunch for City. Has the right attributes to be a City player if he keeps developing his skills.

We have cherry picked some quality young Spanish talent from the smaller clubs over there like Garcia (Gijon), Maffeo (Espanyol), Brahim (Malaga), Fernandes (Zaragoza) and Tasende (Deportivo). We must have a great scouting presence.

 

[Grob]

I didn't watch the match, but out of an extremely talented bunch of kids in the Qatar tournament, he stood out as the best of the bunch for City. Has the right attributes to be a City player if he keeps developing his skills.

We have cherry picked some quality young Spanish talent from the smaller clubs over there like Garcia (Gijon), Maffeo (Espanyol), Brahim (Malaga), Fernandes (Zaragoza) and Tasende (Deportivo). We must have a great scouting presence.

We've certainly got our finger on the pulse over there but considering the exec team you would expect knowledge of Spanish prospects to be bread and butter. Not all players at La Masia start at Barca when they were born as they would have you believe, they cherry pick them from 9 to 16 from the smaller Spanish clubs just as we have. Securing a lot of these talents over Barcelona is a testament to our sporting director as well as the pull of our upcoming best in the world training facilities.

Garcia as you say was the standout in Al Kass. Dictates the game from midfield and has defensive and positional awareness when he doesn't have the ball which is a bonus at his age and in his position.

I think Maffeo is an outstanding talent as well, been a little unlucky with injury but he is an all round modern right full back. Angelino has superb ability but is still learning his position.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I didn't watch the match, but out of an extremely talented bunch of kids in the Qatar tournament, he stood out as the best of the bunch for City. Has the right attributes to be a City player if he keeps developing his skills.

We have cherry picked some quality young Spanish talent from the smaller clubs over there like Garcia (Gijon), Maffeo (Espanyol), Brahim (Malaga), Fernandes (Zaragoza) and Tasende (Deportivo). We must have a great scouting presence.

have we got the same in South America to the best of your knowledge LC?

 

[LoveCity]

I didn't watch the match, but out of an extremely talented bunch of kids in the Qatar tournament, he stood out as the best of the bunch for City. Has the right attributes to be a City player if he keeps developing his skills.

We have cherry picked some quality young Spanish talent from the smaller clubs over there like Garcia (Gijon), Maffeo (Espanyol), Brahim (Malaga), Fernandes (Zaragoza) and Tasende (Deportivo). We must have a great scouting presence.

have we got the same in South America to the best of your knowledge LC?

I don't know to what extent, but our presence there has definitely improved. There was a story about this last year, saying Txiki would use his contacts to give us a chance of getting top young talent from there. Zuculini seems signed and sealed and a few others are linked like Correa and Nathan.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I didn't watch the match, but out of an extremely talented bunch of kids in the Qatar tournament, he stood out as the best of the bunch for City. Has the right attributes to be a City player if he keeps developing his skills.

We have cherry picked some quality young Spanish talent from the smaller clubs over there like Garcia (Gijon), Maffeo (Espanyol), Brahim (Malaga), Fernandes (Zaragoza) and Tasende (Deportivo). We must have a great scouting presence.

have we got the same in South America to the best of your knowledge LC?

I don't know to what extent, but our presence there has definitely improved. There was a story about this last year, saying Txiki would use his contacts to give us a chance of getting top young talent from there. Zuculini seems signed and sealed and a few others are linked like Correa and Nathan.

cheers LC

 

[Nelly's Left Foot]

I didn't watch the match, but out of an extremely talented bunch of kids in the Qatar tournament, he stood out as the best of the bunch for City. Has the right attributes to be a City player if he keeps developing his skills.

We have cherry picked some quality young Spanish talent from the smaller clubs over there like Garcia (Gijon), Maffeo (Espanyol), Brahim (Malaga), Fernandes (Zaragoza) and Tasende (Deportivo). We must have a great scouting presence.

We've certainly got our finger on the pulse over there but considering the exec team you would expect knowledge of Spanish prospects to be bread and butter. Not all players at La Masia start at Barca when they were born as they would have you believe, they cherry pick them from 9 to 16 from the smaller Spanish clubs just as we have. Securing a lot of these talents over Barcelona is a testament to our sporting director as well as the pull of our upcoming best in the world training facilities.

Garcia as you say was the standout in Al Kass. Dictates the game from midfield and has defensive and positional awareness when he doesn't have the ball which is a bonus at his age and in his position.

I think Maffeo is an outstanding talent as well, been a little unlucky with injury but he is an all round modern right full back. Angelino has superb ability but is still learning his position.

Maybe the best of the bunch for me is Maffeo.

 

[BlueRiv]

MCFCReserves&Academy ‏@MCFC_EDS_ACAD 4m
Well done to #MCFC midfielders @Manugarcia_98 and @FPaolo10 for signing their scholarships today - looking forward to great season from both

 

[Neville Kneville]

I didn't watch the match, but out of an extremely talented bunch of kids in the Qatar tournament, he stood out as the best of the bunch for City. Has the right attributes to be a City player if he keeps developing his skills.

We have cherry picked some quality young Spanish talent from the smaller clubs over there like Garcia (Gijon), Maffeo (Espanyol), Brahim (Malaga), Fernandes (Zaragoza) and Tasende (Deportivo). We must have a great scouting presence.

We've certainly got our finger on the pulse over there but considering the exec team you would expect knowledge of Spanish prospects to be bread and butter. Not all players at La Masia start at Barca when they were born as they would have you believe, they cherry pick them from 9 to 16 from the smaller Spanish clubs just as we have. Securing a lot of these talents over Barcelona is a testament to our sporting director as well as the pull of our upcoming best in the world training facilities.

Garcia as you say was the standout in Al Kass. Dictates the game from midfield and has defensive and positional awareness when he doesn't have the ball which is a bonus at his age and in his position.

I think Maffeo is an outstanding talent as well, been a little unlucky with injury but he is an all round modern right full back. Angelino has superb ability but is still learning his position.

Maybe the best of the bunch for me is Maffeo.

Loads of talent in those age groups imo. Difficult to rate whos best as they kind of take it in turns. Really seem to be on another level of football intelligence comapred to kids of the past.

 

[Deepest Blue]

I didn't watch the match, but out of an extremely talented bunch of kids in the Qatar tournament, he stood out as the best of the bunch for City. Has the right attributes to be a City player if he keeps developing his skills.

We have cherry picked some quality young Spanish talent from the smaller clubs over there like Garcia (Gijon), Maffeo (Espanyol), Brahim (Malaga), Fernandes (Zaragoza) and Tasende (Deportivo). We must have a great scouting presence.

have we got the same in South America to the best of your knowledge LC?

I don't know to what extent, but our presence there has definitely improved. There was a story about this last year, saying Txiki would use his contacts to give us a chance of getting top young talent from there. Zuculini seems signed and sealed and a few others are linked like Correa and Nathan.

It's tougher with non-EU kids but quite a few have a chance to get a dual nationality/passport eg Italian, Spanish etc which helps with the process.

 

[BlueDejong]

Best prospect in the Academy.

 

[spinzer]

What a showoff, he should have passed the ball... Haha :p
<a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOqzWhQpST0&list=UUkzCjdRMrW2vXLx8mvPVLdQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOqzWhQ ... Lx8mvPVLdQ</a>

 

[FantasyIreland]

What a showoff, he should have passed the ball... Haha :p
<a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOqzWhQpST0&list=UUkzCjdRMrW2vXLx8mvPVLdQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOqzWhQ ... Lx8mvPVLdQ</a>

Fantastic ability.I think he and some of his age group are going to be very special indeed.

 

[g180aj]

This lad is progressing through the ranks so quickly, he seems to stand out in whatever team he plays in. He has a bright future and I cant wait to see him in our first team.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Needs bumping.

A 20 min cameo today.... but he looks a different class - his composure,technique and awareness is magnificent - I believe he could be very special indeed.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Needs bumping.

A 20 min cameo today.... but he looks a different class - his composure,technique and awareness is magnificent - I believe he could be very special indeed.

Agreed totally. Even on the shit pitch passed the ball very smoothly.

 

[Nelly's Left Foot]

Needs bumping.

A 20 min cameo today.... but he looks a different class - his composure,technique and awareness is magnificent - I believe he could be very special indeed.

Good little cameo wasn't it. Must get to see more of him at the CFA in the new year.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Needs bumping.

A 20 min cameo today.... but he looks a different class - his composure,technique and awareness is magnificent - I believe he could be very special indeed.

Good little cameo wasn't it. Must get to see more of him at the CFA in the new year.

It really was.....he just looks so assured,like he has all the time in the world to dictate and orchestrate play.He's 17 next month so loads of time to develop,however,given the marvellous attributes he undoubtedly possesses......its difficult not to get excited about his incredible potential.Its little wonder Barcelona wanted him,he looks ready made for their philosophy of play,and probably a very good reason why we have to carefully handle his progression!

 

[ManCityMVP]

The boy is 16, comes on in the 79th minute and puts together two assists playing in the u19 UEFA Youth League. Unreal, bright future.