Tim Vickery, a U.K. journalist in South America for a long time, says he's witnessed a few players start their career who make you feel you've seen something special.Anyone know just how talented this lad is?
Is he seen as a potential star in the making or potentially a solid squad player, or maybe a make a profit if he doesn't make the grade signing?
We're going to be utterly stacked on that right hand side alone should things go the right way this summer.
Sane, Moreno and Roberts. Not sure where they all fit in, or if they're meant to.
Tim Vickery, a U.K. journalist in South America for a long time, says he's witnessed a few players start their career who make you feel you've seen something special.
He listed Ronaldo (the real one), Neymar and Messi when he played for the Argentina youth teams. He puts Moreno in this bracket.
I've never seen the lad play but that description makes me excited.
I heard such an interview myself,he claimed Jesus was much more of a risk due to his volatility and unpredictability - ive neither read or heard anything similar to back up that statement.Vickery is a football anorak and mostly knows his stuff though some think he's a charlatan. He thinks Moreno will be a much better signing than Gabriel Jesus who he thinks is talented but a bit soft an of course will cost about 4 times as much as Moreno.
Looks like he has had a tattoo on that arm today as they get wrapped in cling film until you get homeCling filmed arm ?!
He's all raw potential right now RDOG, he's come a long way in a very short time (only made his first team debut for Nacional last season I believe) from youth team player to full international for Colombia.
I've watched his last few Copa Libertadores games and he is still quite inconsistent with his decision making, and has missed a few decent scoring chances but in every game he produced moments of real magic that would get you off your seat.
He has rapid pace and great trickery in tight spaces, he absolutely skinned his fullback twice to almost lay on assists in his last appearance when they won the Copa at home and the backheel assist in the semi final against Sao Paolo was pure class. He's in the 'could be anything' bracket right now for me but with the right attitude and with Mr Guardiola guiding him I'm excited to see how he progresses ...
Anyone know just how talented this lad is?
Is he seen as a potential star in the making or potentially a solid squad player, or maybe a make a profit if he doesn't make the grade signing?
We're going to be utterly stacked on that right hand side alone should things go the right way this summer.
Sane, Moreno and Roberts. Not sure where they all fit in, or if they're meant to.
Hard to avoid Vickery as he's on 5 Live and Talkshite almost constantly, a media whore and no mistake.I heard such an interview myself,he claimed Jesus was much more of a risk due to his volatility and unpredictability - ive neither read or heard anything similar to back up that statement.
In regards Moreno,he rates him highly,as you state.
I think Vickery speaks well and intelligently and is a good journalist. But he is that a journalist and not a scout. He famously rated Paulinho much higher than Fernandinho when they were recruited at the same time. He also reckoned Funes Mori couldn't cut it in the premier league. I would take his opinion over most UK journalists about South American footballers but he is not exactly infallible.Hard to avoid Vickery as he's on 5 Live and Talkshite almost constantly, a media whore and no mistake.
To be fair to him though he reckons he watches about 5 full matches a day on TV so he puts the graft in unlike some of our gentlemen of the media who seem to steal a living by attending junkets and recycling other people's opinions as scoops.
Who is?I think Vickery speaks well and intelligently and is a good journalist. But he is that a journalist and not a scout. He famously rated Paulinho much higher than Fernandinho when they were recruited at the same time. He also reckoned Funes Mori couldn't cut it in the premier league. I would take his opinion over most UK journalists about South American footballers but he is not exactly infallible.