Thats my thoughts. Could this guy be molded into a Rodri Clone. Im actually okay with no transfers now if we genuinely give our talented young players some proper game timeGlad to see our future Rodri's back-up in the making.
Thats my thoughts. Could this guy be molded into a Rodri Clone. Im actually okay with no transfers now if we genuinely give our talented young players some proper game time
We have been developing great youngsters for years - who knows how could a lot could have become under pep in a first team squad - sometimes 18 - 20 yrs is too young to judge...Id be happy if the prem made a rule that half your squad have to be from the academy and you couldn't sign int'l kids...would make the league better to watch in terms of connection with the team and local fans - we had this out of necessity when i started following the blues in early to mid 70's. Makes a difference - Ok you might not have the top quality but the league would be more passionate and more fun to watch. This is a key reason why non league is so popular in the UK in general.Exactly, there is a unique joy to seeing homegrown talent flourish..
Getting mixed up with katongoWrong thread?
Damn- my mistakeYou’re thinking of Jadel Katongo
Once again I find it very interesting that Pep plays O’Reilly out of position as a DM ahead of Wright and Susoho who are both natural DM’s. Pep must obviously rate O’Reilly very highly. He’s been very unfortunate with injuries and I think he has made very little improvement in 2-3 years. For big parts of last season I actually thought O’Reilly wasn’t quite ready for EDS level, but now he’s been shining for the first team and even out of position. Exactly what makes pre season fun. Has a lot of the tools to play the Rodri role in the futureThat would be an interesting Pep transition, Nico having played as an attacking midfielder throughout his time in the academy and the sort of player that likes to travel with the ball and score goals, you could have argued his weaknesses were defensive dilligence and holding onto the ball. Be interesting to see if Pep can change his game and make use of his obvious talent and physicality in a holding role. Despite Nicos history you can see potential in it.
What next Joel Ndala at centre half and Jacob wright on the wing :)
Still running on EDS speed, you can see Bobb, Lewis etc just making the decisions quicker. It'll come.Great prospect and I thought he did well, maybe Pep just throws him on and tells him to enjoy himself because he holds on to the ball and loses the ball too much for a serious Pep side.