You watch the youth more than most so I have a question for you.
Palmer vs Doyle vs Fiorini - who has the most potential do you think, or maybe simply compare them how you'd like.
I think Palmer is more attacking than Doyle, and Fiorini is somewhere in the middle?
Understandable question but not sure I like it! Not sure I like to be black and white on such things.
Doyle, possibly because of who he is (Doyle/Pardoe) is maybe seen as one of the next to come through and he may well be.Certainly City have involved him very early with the first team squad plus captaining the EDS. Big heart, dynamic, aggressive and has all the attributes as a box to box type player plus. He has played various roles at City so far but that's the way I see him.
Personally I don't think he has been playing that well of late and that could be because he might have been trying too hard , too hard to shine but hopefully that's all part of the learning.
Palmer is much more of a pure attacking player, probably a number 10. Silky skills and goes past players quite easily. Plays with his head up, sees passes , scores goals and for me is a pleasure to watch play. He is only slight and time will tell if that's going to be a problem. We have seen plenty of other very talented players not quite make it despite having so much talent. Captaining the 18's which I think also says plenty about what City think of him.
Fiorini does fall inthe middle a bit as type of player albeit closer to Cole in the role he would play. I have seen him play the deep midfield role, not often , and he reads the game well but he probably doesn't have the game, aggression,tackling for that role. Probably a genuine 8 playmaker who has an eye for goal. Good eye for a pass. City seem to have moved him up to the EDS now which must be a positive in the way City think about him.
I do like to watch the 18's when I can but there are a number who watch more than me so I wonder what their thoughts would be as it's very much about personal opinion.
